University Staff

Description

University of Colorado | CU Anschutz Medical Campus

School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry Addiction Research & Treatment Services (ARTS) Adult Outpatient Program

Substance Use Disorder Treatment Counselor (Health Care Professional Open Rank)

Position #00685165 - Requisition #24616

* Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu/cu-careers *

The University of Colorado has a requirement for COVID-19 vaccinations and full completion thereof by 9/1/21 or upon start date. Information regarding this requirement, and exemptions can be found at:

Exemptions vary by campus location/department.

Campus/Unit-Specific Exemptions:

• Anschutz Campus – Exemptions are allowed for medical or religious reasons.
• Denver Campus - Exemptions are allowed for medical, religious, or personal reasons.
• Consolidated/Central Services Administration – Will follow Anschutz policy on exemptions.

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus seeks individuals with demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive learning and working environment. We value the ability to engage effectively with students, faculty and staff of diverse backgrounds.

Addiction Research and Treatment Services has an opening for a Full-Time University Staff (unclassified) Substance Use Disorder Treatment Counselor (Health Care Professional – Open Rank) position.

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a world-class medical destination at the forefront of transformative science, medicine, education and patient care. The campus encompasses the University of Colorado health professional schools, more than 60 centers and institutes, and two nationally ranked independent hospitals - UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital Colorado - that treat more than two million adult and pediatric patients each year. Innovative, interconnected and highly collaborative, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus delivers life-changing treatments, patient care and professional training and conducts world-renowned research fueled by over $650 million in research grants. For more information, visit www.cuanschutz.edu.

Jobs in this career family are responsible for performing a wide range of professional duties to support the university's teaching, research and/or service missions through the provision of health and wellness services, dealing with general, indirect patient care operations and management of healthcare services. Functions include hospital administration, healthcare regulatory compliance, patient relations, operational services, admissions, and medical records. Includes professional assignments in medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, counseling and behavioral health, public health, dietetics and nutrition, other allied health fields, alternative medicine and therapies, and related disciplines.

• Professionals at the entry level are responsible for exercising discretion, analytical skill, personal accountability and responsibility in a wide range of areas including academic, administrative, managerial and student services functions. Work involves creating, integrating, applying and sharing knowledge directly related to a professional field. At the entry level, duties are limited in scope and are performed with guidance and direction from other professionals and are performed in a training and development capacity.

• Professionals at the intermediate level are responsible for exercising discretion, analytical skill, personal accountability and responsibility in a wide range of areas including academic, administrative, managerial and student services functions. Work involves creating, integrating, applying and sharing knowledge directly related to a professional field. At the intermediate level, duties may be more limited in scope and are performed with guidance and direction from other professionals.

• Senior Professionals are responsible for exercising discretion, analytical skill, personal accountability and responsibility in a wide range of areas including academic, administrative, managerial and student services functions. Work involves creating, integrating, applying and sharing knowledge directly related to a professional field. Work is performed fully independently.

This position provides drug and alcohol assessment, psychosocial, and pharmacological treatment to adults who are living with Substance Use Disorder (SUD). This clinical position is responsible for performing counseling duties and will be supervised by a senior counselor, a Clinical Team Lead, and/or the Clinic Manager. This position will primarily work with patients who are participating in Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), referred from probation departments and with opioid dependent patients and/or other referral sources (i.e. department of social services). This position is required to share on-call and Saturday coverage duties. Evening hours may be necessary as well. Some positions are morning shifts (6:00am-2:30pm) and others may be day/afternoon shifts (10:30am-7:00pm).

Job Duties:

Duties for this position include, but are not limited to:

• Providing assessments of clients for admission to treatment
• Performing SUD evaluations
• Completing patient intakes (new, returning, internal transfer, external transfer, etc.)
• Performing group, individual and family counseling
• Using evidence-based practices for treating offender and criminal-justice involved populations
• Maintaining accurate and timely documentation in patient charts
• Developing and carrying out individualized treatment plans and case management duties as needed to meet the needs of external sources as well as linking client's treatment progress to referral sources
• Completing monthly billing report and statistics
• Assessing and collecting fees from clients
• Staffing on-call shift rotations
• Coverage of clinic front desk as needed, with occasional partial Saturday shift requirement
• Work closely with problem solving courts, the Veterans Administration, Department of Social Services/Human Services, and/or other referral sources.
• Performing other work as assigned or required.

This description is a summary only and is describing the general level of work being performed, it is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties of this position may change from time to time and/or based on business need. We reserve the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of the supervisor and/or hiring authority.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Entry Professional

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, human services, or another closely-related field.
• Less than 1 year of professional experience in Mental Health, Behavioral Health or closely-related field, case management, research of Mental Health, Behavioral Health or closely-related field.
• Possess a valid registration in good standing with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as a Certified Addictions Technician (CAT), Certified Addictions Specialist (CAS), Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPC-C), Social Worker Candidate (SW-C), Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate (MFT-C), or Registered Psychotherapist/Unlicensed Psychotherapist (NLC).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduation with a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in psychology, social work, counseling, human services, or another closely-related field.
• Experience working in a counselor role with clients who are involved with probation, human services, social services, criminal justice programs, and/or other referral sources.
• Experience conducting, leading, or co-leading group counseling sessions.
• Experience working in a counselor role with opioid-dependent, adult clients.
• Experience conducting individual and/or family counseling.
• Experience creating individualized treatment plans and other clinical documentation (for example, DAP notes).
• Experience with therapeutic confrontation and structures.
• Experience observing, monitoring and intervening in drug/alcohol treatment.

Intermediate Professional

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, human services, or another closely-related field.

(Substitution: A combination of education and/or related technical or professional experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree on a year for year basis.)

• More than 1 year but less than 2 years of professional experience in Mental Health, Behavioral Health or closely-related field, case management, research of Mental Health, Behavioral Health or closely-related field.
• Possess a valid registration in good standing with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as a Certified Addictions Technician (CAT), Certified Addictions Specialist (CAS), Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPC-C), Social Worker Candidate (SW-C), Marriage and Family Therapist Candidate (MFT-C), or Registered Psychotherapist/Unlicensed Psychotherapist (NLC).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduation with a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in psychology, social work, counseling, human services, or another closely-related field.
• Possess a valid registration in good standing with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC).
• Experience working in a counselor role with clients who are involved with probation, human services, social services, criminal justice programs, and/or other referral sources.
• Experience conducting, leading, or co-leading group counseling sessions.
• Experience working in a counselor role with opioid-dependent, adult clients.
• Experience conducting individual and/or family counseling.
• Experience creating individualized treatment plans and other clinical documentation (for example, DAP notes).
• Experience with therapeutic confrontation and structures.
• Experience observing, monitoring and intervening in drug/alcohol treatment.

Senior Professional

Minimum Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, human services, or another closely-related field.

(Substitution: A combination of education and/or related technical or professional experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree on a year for year basis.)

• 2 years of professional level experience in Mental Health, Behavioral Health or closely-related field, case management, research of Mental Health, Behavioral Health or closely-related field.
• Possess a valid registration in good standing with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Master of Addiction Counseling (MAC), or Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduation with a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in psychology, social work, counseling, human services, or another closely-related field.
• Experience working in a counselor role with clients who are involved with probation, human services, social services, criminal justice programs, and/or other referral sources.
• Experience conducting, leading, or co-leading group counseling sessions.
• Experience working in a counselor role with opioid-dependent, adult clients.
• Experience conducting individual and/or family counseling.
• Experience creating individualized treatment plans and other clinical documentation (for example, DAP notes).
• Experience with therapeutic confrontation and structures.
• Experience observing, monitoring and intervening in drug/alcohol treatment.

Conditions of Employment:

• Must agree to undertake and successfully pass a fingerprint check.
• Must agree to undertake and successfully pass a criminal background check.
• Must submit proof of COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster.

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will be responsible for travel expenses related to the interview process and any relocation expenses, if applicable.

Competencies:

• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills
• Excellent written communication skills
• Ability to manage difficult behaviors
• Ability to engage substance dependent clients in treatment
• Ability to comply with established rules, policies and procedures and meet deadlines
• Ability to be open-minded and nonjudgmental
• Ability to develop healthy relationships with clients
• Ability to establish boundaries with clients
• Ability to exercise discretion (e.g. patient confidentiality)
• Ability to communicate effectively in written form, which includes the ability to check for typographical, grammatical and spelling errors.

Salary and Benefits:

The annual salary range (or hiring range) for this position has been established at: Senior Professional $60,000 to $67,000, Professional $56,300 to $62,000 and Entry Professional $51,700 to $56,900.

This position may be eligible for a one-time recruitment incentive up to $1,000. Details of this one-time recruitment incentive program will be provided during the interview process.

The above salary range (or hiring range) represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty, and/or training. This position is NOT eligible for overtime compensation.

Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Colorado provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.

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Diversity and Equity:

The University will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities throughout the employment application process. To request an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Human Resources ADA Coordinator at hr.adacoordinator@ucdenver.edu.

The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse student body, faculty and administrative staff. The university strives to promote a culture of inclusiveness, respect, communication and understanding. We encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities and all veterans. The University of Colorado is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.

The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct background investigations for all prospective employees.

Special Instructions to Applicants : Required Application Materials: To apply, please visit: Application Materials Required : Cover Letter, Resume/CV, List of References Application Materials Instructions : Application Deadline: Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu/cu-careers. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Job Category : Health Care

Primary Location : Aurora

Department : U0001 - DENVER & ANSCHUTZ MED CAMPUS - 20280 - SOM-PSYCH-ARTS SP/G

Schedule : Full-time

Posting Date : Aug 3, 2022

Unposting Date : Ongoing

Posting Contact Name : Shingo Ishida (He/Him/His), Program Director of Operations, ARTS Adult Outpatient Program

Posting Contact Email : shingo.ishida@cuanschutz.edu

Position Number : 00685165