Lead Counselor at Pinnacle Treatment Centers

We offer competitive salaries, full benefits package, Paid Time Off, and opportunities for professional growth.

Pinnacle Treatment Centers is a growing leader in addiction treatment services. We provide care across the nation touching the lives of more than 35,000 patients daily.

Our mission is to remove all barriers to recovery and transform individuals, families, and communities with treatment that works.

Our employees believe we are creating a better world where lives and communities are made whole again through comprehensive treatment.

As a Lead Counselor, you will assist with coordination of all treatment aspects of a patient’s care. This role serves as a professional teammate and/or leader of an interdisciplinary team and is responsible directly to the Clinical Director for the coordination and continuity of care from admission through discharge and follow-up of the patients. The Lead Counselor will also assist the Clinical Director in problem solving, conflict resolution and readiness for state CARF audits.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree specializing in psychology and/or counseling from an accredited
college or university.
• Three (3) years’ experience in substance abuse and/or related field.

• Must obtain one of the following Licensure or certification for counseling:

o Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor III (LCDC III), Licensed Independent
o Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC), Licensed Independent Chemical
o Dependency Counselor-Clinical Supervisor (LICDC-CS), Licensed Independent
o Social Worker (LISW), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC),
o Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Independent Marriage, and Family Therapist (IMFT)

Preferred education and experience: 

• Master's degree in psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or a related field
• Five (5) years of experience in counseling or case management

Responsibilities:

•  Ensures completion of patient databases, treatment plans, progress notes, discharge summaries, and other essential documentation as required by state, federal, and accreditation standards.
• Maintains a caseload up to twelve (12) patients.
• Performs all tasks related to counseling to include completion of master treatment plan, individual service plans, ARTS, biopsychosocial, discharge summaries and
  individualized/group therapy.
• Assures that patients are assessed and placed in appropriate phases of treatment according to state and federal guidelines.
• Counsel patients and address specific needs of the people served.
• Arranges referrals and community information to patients as appropriate.
• Assures all documentation is collected from patients as required by state and federal standards, within the regulated timeframes.
• Submit required statistical and other data as required.
• Shall provide and obtain the following therapeutic services as determined by the Treatment Team and specified in the patient’s Individual Treatment Plan: individual counseling, family counseling, group counseling, and community activities.
• Report all relevant developments and information affecting the patients and facility operation.
• Shall provide teammate coverage as scheduled.
• Complete administrative tasks
• May conduct duties of the Clinical Director in interim capacity when Director is off-site.
• Coordinates care with the multi-disciplinary team, including but not limited to developing a system to ensure UM requirements are met with Clinical Coordinator or Clinical Director
• Enliven compassionate care and empower patients to realize their best level of functioning in the community.
• Attend team meetings and complete all training courses timely as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits:

• 18 days PTO (Paid Time Off)
• 401k with company match
• Company sponsored ongoing training and certification opportunities.
• Full comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short term disability, long term disability and accident insurance.
• Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP)
• Discounted tuition and scholarships through Capella University.

Join our team. Join our mission.

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Pinnacle Treatment Centers is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit and other legitimate business considerations. We want to have the best available persons in every job. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, traits historically associated with race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), parental leave, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic characteristics or information, political affiliation, non-merit based factors or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.