What are the responsibilities and job description for the Outpatient Services Certified Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor (CAADC) position at Havenwyck Hospital?
Outpatient Services Certified Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor (CAADC)
Havenwyck Hospital is a Joint Commission-accredited and licensed psychiatric hospital, overlooking Lake Galloway in Auburn Hills, Michigan. We specialize in providing comprehensive, compassionate behavioral health services to children, adolescents and adults.
It is the ultimate goal of our dedicated staff to build strength, confidence and knowledge within each patient, in hopes that they may continue learning and understanding their needs and practicing self-care for the rest of their lives.
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300 Subsidiaries!
- Tuition Assistance
What do our current employees value at Havenwyck Hospital and UHS?
An environment that puts patient care first. One of the most rewarding aspects of this job is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times. Supportive and responsive leadership. You are never alone, as you are part of a large network of peer co-workers that routinely exchange ideas and review current topics within the industry. Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career. There are very robust continuing education options and opportunities for skills diversification and career advancement with UHS.
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The Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC) provides social services to patients under general direction of the Director of Outpatient Services. The CAADC is a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team.
- Participates as an integral professional member of a multidisciplinary treatment team led by a psychiatrist.
- Facilitates the therapeutic milieu of the programs.
- Receives notification of admission of patients and referrals for social work intervention.
- Performs interventions as directed by the treatment team, the treating psychiatrist and/or the Director of Outpatient Services.
- Obtains and assesses social history information and reports to the treatment teams.
- Performs discharge planning as directed by the psychiatrist from the day of admission.
- Provides daily group therapy, individual therapy, family therapy and/or substance abuse group/didactic as deemed appropriate by the treatment team, the treating psychiatrist and the Director of Outpatient Services.
- Works a schedule tailored to needs of the programs.
- Acts as liaison for patients with various community agencies and resources.
- Attends treatment team conferences and completes treatment plans, reviews them with family members two (2) times a week.
- Fully licensed by the Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals (MCBAP) required.
- Master’s Degree or higher, or Current License in the State of Michigan license at a Master’s level, in psychology, social work, counseling, psychiatric nursing, addiction science, or marriage and family therapy, with a clinical application required.
- Substance abuse treatment/co-occurring treatment experience required.
- Experience on an inpatient psychiatric unit preferred.
- Employees must be in good standing (employment/corrective action history, evaluation, etc.) to be considered for internal transfers.
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