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Arms Acres
Jamaica Queens, New York

CASAC Addiction Counselor

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Arms Acres is looking for novel clinicians who are ready to change lives in our licensed facility located in the Jamaica Queens, NY. We provide outpatient treatment, with cutting edge support for those struggling with substance-use-disorder (SUD).

An Arms Acre clinician provides comprehensive clinical case management services that include: assessments; individual, group and family treatment; treatment plan coordination; discharge planning; and intervention with client support systems, including social service programs and managed care.

Full Time Schedule

Hours vary between 7:00am - 7:00pm.

5,000k Sign-on bonus eligible

Responsibilities

Provides/ensures comprehensive evaluation of patient's functioning as defined by facility policy and procedures.

Coordinates the development and implementation of the multidisciplinary treatment plan; coordinates treatment plan review; performs these activities within established time frames.

Documents patient progress and own interventions in case record. Need to remain within time frames of regulatory requirements.

Provides individual, group and family treatment (psycho-education, life skills) as identified in patient treatment plans and requested by program director.

Performs utilization review, provides progress reports and develop aftercare plans in conjunction with referring persons/agencies, EAPs and managed care/insurance entities.

Participates in quality improvement activities facilitating innovation

Maintains professional competence in their discipline and treatment specialty areas of addiction medicine, through continuing education and supervision.

Requirements

Qualification Requirements

  • Required qualifications are CASAC-T, CASAC certification or LMSW, LMHC
  • Experience working specifically with outpatient substance abuse counseling preferred
  • Bilingual Language Speakers Preferred

Benefits

  • Sign On Bonus - $5,000k
  • 401k Plan
  • Health, Vision and Dental Insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

  • We are an equal opportunity employer according to all current standards.
  • We offer competitive wages, benefits, and a pension plan in a supportive working environment.
  • We are an equal opportunity employer according to all current standards.
  • INDHP

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Treatment planningIndividual therapyGroup therapyFamily therapyLife skills trainingAssessment

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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About Arms Acres

Hospitals and Health Care
Carmel, New York
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-On Bonus $5,000
401k Plan
Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Generous Paid Time Off
Pension Plan