A New Start Treatment:
A New Start Treatment and Recovery Center is a comprehensive treatment facility located in the hub of all substance abuse treatment, Los Angeles, California. A New Start Treatment offers the utmost in treatment needs with detoxification, gender specific residential treatment, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient treatment as well as sober living facilities. The facilities are state-of-the-art, with the newest in treatment needs, providing cutting-edge treatment and ancillary services.

Not only does A New Start Treatment provide the best for their clients, but also employees. A New Start Treatment emphasizes the importance of employee health and wellness, by investing in a brand new Wellness Program that encompasses healthy snack options, a meditation room, mindfulness training, yoga classes, and more- all at the expense of the company in order to provide a nurturing and beneficial environment for the employees.

Title: Primary Therapist at a young and quickly growing comprehensive treatment facility in the beacon of substance abuse treatment, Los Angeles.

Purpose: The Primary Therapist at A New Start Treatment and Recovery does not just facilitate individual sessions, but is actually the point person of the client’s treatment and trajectory.

Reports to: Executive Director

Direct Reports: N/A

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Oversees documentation in clinical section of each client’s electronic health record and quality assurance for deficiencies.
• Attends and participates in clinical team meetings.
• Completes clinical assessment and treatment plan for assigned clients.
• Initiates discharge planning upon admission for assigned clients, and updates discharge plan weekly.
• Facilitates comprehensive evaluation and diagnostic summary for assigned clients.
• Facilitates multi-disciplinary treatment planning and updates for assigned clients (ensures inclusion of all treatment modalities/ disciplines).
• Individual sessions for all assigned clients (at least weekly).
• Group counseling, education, and meetings per program schedule.
• Extends 80% of the caseload.
• Maintains ongoing communication with client’s family/support system throughout duration of client’s treatment.
• Family/conjoint therapy as specified in individual client’s treatment plans.
• Coordinates treatment objectives for assigned clients with Resident Advisor Supervisor, Executive Director, and pertinent staff.
• Coordination of all treatment services needed for assigned client caseload.
• Supports aftercare program by meeting with alumni on an as-needed basis (when approved by Executive Director). Participates in alumni and referral source events pertinent to the facility.
• Provides daily clinical progress note in client’s electronic health record.
• Participates in in-service training, individual/group supervision meetings, and counselor/residential staff interface meeting.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Executive Director.

Minimum Requirements:

• Qualifications:
• Understanding of the 12 Steps.
• 2 years sobriety if personally represented as “recovering”.
• Knowledge:
• Masters in Clinical Psychology or Social Work
• Current CPR/First Aid Certification.
• Experience:
• 2 + years experience in the field of alcohol and/or other drug services.
• Skills:
• Computer competence (Microsoft Word, Excel, Internet).
• Ability to effectively communicate with staff and clients.

Salary:

• Very competitive, DOE

Benefits:

• full dental, medical and 401k coverage available
• New wellness program, emphasizing employee needs and holistic health

Job Type: Full-time
Required experience:

• Field of Alcohol and Drug Services: 2 years

Required license or certification:

• Masters in Clinical Psychology or Social Work; Current CPR/First Aid

Required education:

• Master’s

Job Type: Full-time

Required experience:

• experience working in drug and alcohol treatment preferred: 1 year

Required license or certification:

• registered with the BBS required

Required education:

• Master’s