Job Summary
- Location
- Boston, MA 02478
- Industries
- Healthcare Services
- Job Type
- Part Time
- Employee
- Years of Experience
- 1+ to 2 Years
- Education Level
- Associate Degree
- Career Level
- Entry Level
- Salary
Salary commensurate with experience- Job Reference Code
- 6356.1072
Community Residence Counselor - Alcohol & Drug Abuse Treatment
About the Job
Description:
NEW PROGRAM OPENING - Residential Extended Care for Substance Abuse
Under direction of the Program Manger, the CRC provides direct patient care and participates in therapeutic milieu within the scope of defined practice. Successful candidate will provide direct patient care through group and individual counseling in accordance with current treatment plan. Establishes relationships with patients that are helpful and maintains professional boundaries. Intervenes in managing complex patient situations. Participates in leading and co-leading patient groups. Provides and supervises community activities according to needs. Provides patients with direction and supervision as needed. Communicates information regarding patient milieu/therapeutic environment to appropriate staff in a timely manner.
Qualifications:
High School Diploma Required. Two years of college preferred. Requires verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work in collaboration with others. One year patient care or related experience preferred, preferably in substance abuse and a valid MA driver's license.
Salary/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience
Job Location: McLean Hospital, MA
Job Number: 6356
Company URL: http://www.mclean.harvard.edu
Company Profile:
McLean Hospital is a comprehensive psychiatric hospital committed to providing easy access to superior quality, cost-effective mental health services in the Boston area, Massachusetts and beyond.
Since 1811, McLean Hospital has been a world leader in the treatment of mental illness and chemical dependency, research into the cause of mental illness and the training of generations of mental health care providers.
Major clinical programs at McLean Hospital address a broad range of psychiatric illnesses, including: depression, bipolar and psychotic disorders; mood and anxiety disorders; alcohol and drug abuse; dissociative disorders; Alzheimer's disease and other geriatric illnesses; and child and adolescent psychiatric disorders. Each program offers access to a full continuum of care, including acute inpatient care, acute residential care, partial hospitalization, continuing residential care options and outpatient services. McLean's multidisciplinary team responds to each patient's situation with a commitment to individualized treatment that may include individual psychotherapy, group therapy, psychopharmacology and rehabilitation services.
As an equal opportunity employer, McLean offers consideration regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, gender orientation or national origin. We also take affirmative action to attract and hire qualified minorities, veterans, women and individuals with disabilities.
NEW PROGRAM OPENING - Residential Extended Care for Substance Abuse
Under direction of the Program Manger, the CRC provides direct patient care and participates in therapeutic milieu within the scope of defined practice. Successful candidate will provide direct patient care through group and individual counseling in accordance with current treatment plan. Establishes relationships with patients that are helpful and maintains professional boundaries. Intervenes in managing complex patient situations. Participates in leading and co-leading patient groups. Provides and supervises community activities according to needs. Provides patients with direction and supervision as needed. Communicates information regarding patient milieu/therapeutic environment to appropriate staff in a timely manner.
Qualifications:
High School Diploma Required. Two years of college preferred. Requires verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work in collaboration with others. One year patient care or related experience preferred, preferably in substance abuse and a valid MA driver's license.
Salary/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience
Job Location: McLean Hospital, MA
Job Number: 6356
Company URL: http://www.mclean.harvard.edu
Company Profile:
McLean Hospital is a comprehensive psychiatric hospital committed to providing easy access to superior quality, cost-effective mental health services in the Boston area, Massachusetts and beyond.
Since 1811, McLean Hospital has been a world leader in the treatment of mental illness and chemical dependency, research into the cause of mental illness and the training of generations of mental health care providers.
Major clinical programs at McLean Hospital address a broad range of psychiatric illnesses, including: depression, bipolar and psychotic disorders; mood and anxiety disorders; alcohol and drug abuse; dissociative disorders; Alzheimer's disease and other geriatric illnesses; and child and adolescent psychiatric disorders. Each program offers access to a full continuum of care, including acute inpatient care, acute residential care, partial hospitalization, continuing residential care options and outpatient services. McLean's multidisciplinary team responds to each patient's situation with a commitment to individualized treatment that may include individual psychotherapy, group therapy, psychopharmacology and rehabilitation services.
As an equal opportunity employer, McLean offers consideration regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, gender orientation or national origin. We also take affirmative action to attract and hire qualified minorities, veterans, women and individuals with disabilities.
