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Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

COUNSELOR-Substance Use Disorder Unit

CounselorIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

up to $2000

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Weekend work is also flagged as required; confirm which days and how often.

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

Roxbury Treatment Center, a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc., has been a beacon of hope and healing for over 35 years, serving those struggling with behavioral health and substance use issues.

Located in Shippensburg, PA., our 112-bed behavioral health facility offers acute psychiatric, detoxification, and rehabilitation services for adults as well as, an adolescent inpatient psychiatric program for youth ages 13-17. We also have two substance use disorder outpatient offices in Carlisle and Chambersburg.

Our mission is to provide high-quality behavioral health services in an environment that values service excellence, respect, and ethical standards, integrity, compassion, and teamwork.

We are currently hiring a full-time Counselor to work in our Substance Use Disorder Unit.

This is a Monday - Friday day position with evening and/or weekend hours as necessary.

Website

roxburyhospital.com

Job Role and Responsibilities

The Substance Use Disorder Counselor is responsible for developing and carrying out treatment and direct patient care for adults within the substance abuse detox and rehabilitation program for the recovery of chemical dependency, substance abuse or addictions. The work involves interviewing chemically dependent patients, completing assessments and social histories, conducting individual and group counseling sessions, conducting orientation for new admissions, and developing and implementing individual treatment plans.

  • Great Benefits!
  • Educational assistance of up to $2000 annually
  • Pet Insurance
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • Tuition savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off

Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

Challenging and Rewarding Work Environment

More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit uhs.com.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Education:

Master’s Degree or above from an accredited college with a major in Counseling, Social Work, Chemical Dependency, Psychology or other related field – OR –

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college with a major in Counseling, Social Work, Chemical Dependency, Psychology or other related field and one year of clinical experience – OR –

Associates Degree from an accredited college with a major in Counseling, Social Work, Chemical Dependency, Psychology or other related field and two years of clinical experience - OR -

  • Licensed RN with 1 year of counseling experience in a health/human services field – OR –
  • Certified additions counselor

EEO Statement

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Qualifications

Education
Associate degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual CounselingPatient AssessmentTreatment PlanningCrisis InterventionCase ManagementClinical InterviewingSubstance Abuse TreatmentDetoxification ServicesBehavioral Health Care

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 24% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs · 36 employers

401k / retirement match
95% this job
Sign-on bonus
38%
CME allowance
28%
Loan repayment
18% this job
PSLF eligible
15%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.9
Better work-life than 30% of Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,008 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Shippensburg

Typical market rent
$1,134/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About UHS

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Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Educational assistance up to $2,000 annually
Pet insurance
Medical, Dental, Vision
Tuition savings with Chamberlain University
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
401(K) with company match
Discounted stock plan
Generous Paid Time Off