Admissions Counselor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Maine, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Lead the treatment team in collaboration with providers, care navigators, and administrators.

• Act as the authority on addiction and recovery while coordinating treatment decisions for members.

• Oversee and enhance clinical skills and knowledge associated with the clinical service model.

• Comply with Groups Recovery System and deliver consistent, high-quality counseling services.

• Conduct intake assessments to determine individuals’ suitability for the program.

• Complete required clinical assessments daily.

• Provide individual support, including crisis intervention, referrals, liaison with external parties, and coordination with Care Navigators.

• Utilize the custom EMR to efficiently record member progress.

• Collaborate with providers to assess treatment suitability for each member.

• Oversee compliance activities related to member admission criteria and documentation.

• Participate in training to maintain licensure.

• Document care coordination needs addressed by Care Navigators.

• Represent the treatment team in discussions regarding challenging members.

• Carry out additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.

• Full licensure required: LADC, LCSW/LISW, LCAC, LMFT, or LPCC/LMHC.

• Ability and willingness to obtain licensure reciprocity in other states.

• Minimum of two years of experience leading group therapy in a SUD setting.

• Minimum of two years of experience conducting intakes in a SUD setting.

• High comfort level with technology, including EMR, email, software, and mobile applications such as Google Apps.

• Strong commitment to member success.

• Ability to maintain appropriate boundaries and accountability.

• Exceptional customer service skills with the ability to foster positive relationships.

• Capability to make objective clinical decisions that demonstrate sound judgment and align with Groups Recovery System and harm reduction philosophy.

• Commitment to maintaining high ethical standards.

• Team-oriented mindset.

• Access to reliable internet and telephone services, with download speeds exceeding 40 Mbps, upload speeds exceeding 10 Mbps, and a robust WiFi signal from the remote work location.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work arrangement.

• Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM schedule.

• Internal and external training required for maintaining licensure.

• Fully virtual care model.