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The Counselor for Chemical Dependency at CARLE provides evaluation, counseling, and therapeutic services to chemically dependent patients/families in both outpatient and inpatient settings. This role involves assessing patients' social, psychological, emotional, financial, cultural problems, and chemical abuse history to make treatment recommendations and act as a liaison and patient/family advocate. The counselor also coordinates patient care with the interdisciplinary treatment team, develops individual treatment plans, and facilitates programming for court-ordered referrals.
Responsibilities
- Provides evaluation, counseling, and therapeutic services to chemically dependent patients/families.
- Assesses patient's social, psychological, emotional, financial, cultural problems and chemical abuse history.
- Makes recommendations for treatment and acts as a liaison and patient/family advocate.
- Maintains open communication with referral sources, families, or others involved in the patient's treatment.
- Supports the patient and family throughout treatment.
- Assists the patient and family in working towards positive outcomes.
- Coordinates the patient's care with the interdisciplinary treatment team.
- Develops individual treatment plans based upon information gathered.
- Facilitates programming for court ordered referrals.
- Assists patient and family with adjustment to illness, motivation for treatment and realistic planning for post treatment care.
- Coordinates the completion of the Aftercare Plan with patient and recommends post-treatment referrals.
- Documents per department guidelines.
- Maintains current knowledge of behavioral managed care and the precertification and utilization review activities necessary to obtain treatment approval.
- Participates in covering weekend inpatient evaluations on a rotating basis.
- Provides statistical data or special reports as required.
- Continues professional development and involvement in professional activities.
- Participates in community education as assigned.
- Serves on professional organization committees or boards as appropriate.
- Assesses and chooses teaching strategies and therapy modalities appropriate to the patient's and their families' age specific needs.
- Consults appropriate resources within Behavioral Health Division to provide specialized education.
- Provides educational in-services as assigned.
- Participates in conjoint conferences with patients, concerned persons and referral sources as appropriate.
- Develops, promotes and maintains a good relationship with self-help programs such as AA, NA and Al-Anon.
About CARLE
Carle Health is a healthcare organization operating in Illinois, offering a wide range of services including clinical care, health insurance, research, and academics. They have a team of nearly 16,500 members providing high-quality care through eight hospitals, physician group practices, health insurance plans, and medical education institutions, with a focus on innovation, diversity, and community impact.