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$51.46 - $51.46 / hour

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved

• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture

• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:

• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients

• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

• Autonomy in a warm team environment

• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!

• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching

• Company paid life insurance

• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)

• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts

• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The Substance Abuse Counselor will work under the direction of the Health Services Administrator (HSA),Program Manager (PM), or higher licensed medical professional. They will collaborate with physicians andother health care personnel in evaluating and treating patients with addiction and mental health disorders.The Substance Abuse Counselor will provide treatment and support to help patients recover from variousaddictions and behavioral problems.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide assessments, treatment planning, and counseling for substance abuse program clients.

• Collaborate with healthcare personnel inevaluating and treating patients with substance abuse healthproblems.

• Perform prevention activities to prevent alcohol and drug abuse in the County and provide educationand training for other staff and the public.

• Maintain client confidentiality and adherence to HIPAA requirements while documenting all findingsin the patient's health record.

• Assist with crisis response and intervention services, help patients and families understand and follow substance abuse recommendations, and maintain a professional relationship with county staff and the healthcare team.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• High School and specialized training for licensing/certification(s).

Experience

• At least one year of experience providing treatment to individuals with substance abuse disorder within a correctional facility

Licenses/Certifications

• Current (and must maintain) unrestricted Certified Substance Abuse Counselor in the state of CA

• Current (and must maintain) lifesaving BLS/ACLS certification through AHA

Additional Details

Must be Independently Certified such as: SUDCC-II, SUDCC-III, SUDCC-III-CS, SUDCC-IV, CADC-I, CADC-II, CADC-III, CATC-I, CATC-II, CATC-III, CATC-IV CATC-V

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

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Job 24-170079

Facility CA San Luis Obispo Cty

Type PRN

Shift PRN

Recruiter : Full Name: First Last Dana Martin

Recruiter : Email DMartin1@Wellpath.us

Compensation Information $51.46 - $51.46 / hour