STOPP-E COUNSELOR

Borinquen Medical Centers is based in Miami, FL and is seeking to hire a full-time STOPP-E Substance Abuse Counselor to join our team!. The Counselor will be responsible to provide screening, assessment, counseling, and HIV/Hepatitis education to individuals and families struggling with substance abuse issues, mental illness, trauma, and/or co-occurring disorders.

Tasks and Responsibilities

1. Responsible for interviewing, screening, and assessing clients who report struggling with issues of substance abuse as well as other mental health disorders.
2. Work with an ethnically diverse population from an anti-oppression framework.
3. Provide pretreatment and risk reduction counseling to substance abuse clients using CRCS (Comprehensive Risk Counseling Services).
4. Administer intake and follow-up GPRAs and complete all required clinical documentation in a timely manner. 
5. Provide pre/post-test counseling for hepatitis and HIV. 
6. Coordinate referrals to substance abuse residential treatment facilities, as well as other ancillary services.
7. Provide individual, couples, group, and family therapy to those struggling with substance use and/or mental illness.
8. Provide trauma-focused counseling.
9. Provide substance use and HIV/Hepatitis education and coordinate internal referrals to Ryan White/PAC Waiver case management as well as to primary care.
10. Follow up with STOPP clients in the community at minimum once per month.
11. Work cooperatively and in conjunction with the entire STOPP and Behavioral Health team.
12. Become familiar with Athena EHR and document all clinical documentation and client contacts in EHR timely. 
13. Attend STOPP staff meetings, Behavioral Health department meetings, and BMC general staff meetings.
14. Uses professional skills to balance and handle crisis situations in an appropriate manner.
15. Provides all services abiding by a professional code of ethics and in accordance with BMC’s policies.
16. Works with Director of Behavioral Health and staff to promote the success of the department and the organization.
17. Participates in activities, health fairs, as needed by the STOPP program and by BMC.
18. Assists Director of Behavioral Health and STOPP Program Manager.
19. Coordinate and complete assigned project-based work.
20. Recruit, organize, and facilitate support groups with various themes as the population demands.   
21. Able to work with integrated team to develop a client treatment plan.  
22. Create and modify documents for activities, and prepares reports as required by the program. 
23. Other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor or Director of BH, as required.
24. Must communicate effectively with supervisor regarding caseloads, issues regarding supervision, and leave requests. 

REQUIREMENTS

1. Master’s Degree in counseling, social work, clinical psychology, sociology, behavioral science, marriage and family therapy or related field with some counseling experience.  CAP preferred.  
2. Proof of all certifications and proof of licensure or intern status is required at time of application. 
3. Bilingual (Spanish/English or Haitian-Creole/English).
4. Strong interpersonal skills.
5. Handle information with high level of confidentiality.
6. An equivalent combination of training and experience may be considered.  Such experience must be clearly documented for consideration.

BENEFITS

1. Medical/Dental/Vision/Short Term Disability
2. Company paid long term disability
3. Life insurance
4. 401K Plan
5. Standard Paid Holiday's
6. Vacation and Sick Time
7. Amazing Team & Atmosphere