Job description
We are recruiting for a Addictions Counselor III to join our team!
We are here for life’s journey.
Where is your life journey taking you?
Being the heartbeat of Denver means our heart reflects something bigger than ourselves, something that connects us all:
Humanity in action, Triumph in hardship, Transformation in health.
Education:
Work Experience:
Licenses:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Denver Health values the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. For read more about our commitment to diversity visit:
We are here for life’s journey.
Where is your life journey taking you?
Being the heartbeat of Denver means our heart reflects something bigger than ourselves, something that connects us all:
Humanity in action, Triumph in hardship, Transformation in health.
Department
Adult Psychiatrists
Adult Inpatient Psychiatric serves acute and chronically mentally ill patients by providing high quality psychiatric clinical and therapeutic care. The unit specializes in administering care to adult patients who display challenging behaviors and/or who may have comorbid medical diagnoses that cannot be accommodated by other mental health facilities in Colorado. The adult unit comprises 57 beds over a span of 3 units. The multiple units allow for the development of a diverse set of nursing and therapeutic skills including de-escalation techniques, therapeutic awareness and communication. Staffing ratios include a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:5 and behavioral health tech ration of 1:7. These ratios create safe, dignified, individualized patient care. Denver Health is supportive in the professional development and engagement of its employees and offers many opportunities for growth, mentorship, and enrichment.
Job Summary
Under general supervision, performs counseling, care plan development, case management, family intervention, and referral work for alcohol and drug abuse clients receiving treatment at Denver Health. Facilitate group education for clients enrolled in treatment. Provides addiction education to assist patients to gain a better understanding and acceptance of the addictive disease process.
Essential Functions:
Under general supervision, performs counseling, care plan development, case management, family intervention, and referral work for alcohol and drug abuse clients receiving treatment at Denver Health. Facilitate group education for clients enrolled in treatment. Provides addiction education to assist patients to gain a better understanding and acceptance of the addictive disease process.
Essential Functions:
- Performs assessments to identify client’s condition, problems, and determine disposition. (10%)
- Interviews clients to obtain health history and/or complete intake evaluation which may include necessary paperwork. (10%)
- Obtains and records patient vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure. (10%)
- Assesses and adjusts staffing to accommodate sick calls, admissions, changes in patient census or care needs. (10%)
- Coaches counselor staff regarding behaviors and performance issues. (10%)
- Acts as patient advocate in dealing with patient or family concerns. (5%)
- Facilitates individual counselor and group treatment sessions, guiding group behavior. (5%)
- Completes continued education units (CEU) as required to maintain certification/employment. (5%)
- Completes service plan at time of first session. (5%)
- Ensures documentation is legible and service plan reflects all identified problems, interventions, and client response to treatment and documenting changes in service plan in a clinical note. (5%)
- Performs according to all standards of care and policies and procedures for the department. (5%)
- Completes state, federal, and agency mandated documentation. (5%)
- Assists with filling in shifts as requested for PTO. (5%)
- Participates in performance improvement by maintaining charts in proper order and participates in chart audits. (5%)
- Helps maintain a safe environment for patients by responding to staff supports. (5%)
- Utilizes a variety of crisis intervention techniques to respond to aggressive behavior. (0%)
- Makes attempts to re-engage any client who seeks a premature discharge from the program. (0%)
- Ensures clinical supervision records are current. (0%)
- Ensures all duties, responsibilities, and competencies are conducted in a manner that is effective and appropriate to patients/clients who care/service is being delivered/provided. (0%)
- Demonstrates knowledge and applicability of the principle of growth and development over the lifespan, as well as demonstrating the ability to assess data reflecting the patient’s status and interpreting appropriate cultural information of the patient(s) to whom care/service is being delivered/provided. (0%)
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree Required
Work Experience:
- 1-3 years Typically, 1-2 years of paid or volunteer casework and counseling experience in mental health, vocational rehabilitation or social services, including counseling work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Required and
Licenses:
- Proof of passing the NCAC II exam and completion of all requirements at the CAT and CAS level
- CAS Certificate issued by the Colorado Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division
- BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association Required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of safety and infection control requirements.
- Knowledge of state, federal, and agency mandated documentation.
- Knowledge of human behavior and performance.
- Logic and reasoning skills to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Ability to work collaboratively with others.
- Ability to provide personal assistance, emotional support, or other personal care to patients.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients’ treatment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Shift
Work Type
Regular
Salary
$24.33 - $35.24 / hr
Benefits
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Competitive pay
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Outstanding benefits
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Education opportunities
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Shared leadership and advancement opportunity
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State-of-the-art facilities
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Immediate retirement plan matching
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Professional clinical advancement program
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Participation in evidence-based projects
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Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer
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National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer
Our Values
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Excellence– We are better every day
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Compassion– We care for everyone
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Relentlessness– We fight for everyone
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Stewardship– We use resources responsibly
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Learning– We educate the next generation
All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.
Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.
As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.
Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.
We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).
Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.
As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.
Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.
We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).
Denver Health values the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. For read more about our commitment to diversity visit:
https://www.denverhealth.org/for-professionals/careers/diversity-and-inclusion
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