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Pinnacle Treatment Brand
Boone, North Carolina

Counselor - Mobile Unit

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

We offer competitive salaries, a full benefits package, Paid Time Off, and opportunities for professional growth.

Pinnacle Treatment Centers is a growing leader in addiction treatment services.

We provide care across the nation touching the lives of more than 35,000 patients daily.

Our mission is to remove all barriers to recovery and transform individuals, families, and communities with treatment that works.

Our employees believe we are creating a better world where lives and communities are made whole again through comprehensive treatment.

As the Mobile Unit Counselor role oversees all aspects of a patient’s treatment.

Responsible for the coordination and continuity of care from admission through discharge and follow-up of the patients. The Travel Counselor role also promotes performance improvement and service delivery by providing comprehensive psychological therapy directed towards addressing the causes and effects of the patient’s addiction by providing substance abuse counseling for assigned patients including family and group therapy.

Requirements

  • Valid driver's license in good standing
  • Ability to travel 100% to designated sites which includes overnight travel as well
  • Tier 1 Counselor (min requirements for consideration)
  • High School Diploma / GED
  • CADC -R
  • Tier 2 Counselor (min requirements for consideration)
  • Bachelor’s Degree and one of the following
  • CADC
  • CADC I
  • Tier 3 Counselor (min requirements for consideration)
  • Master’s degree and one of the following
  • LMFT
  • LCAS
  • LMSW
  • LPC
  • LSW

Responsibilities

  • Ensure the completion of patient databases, treatment plans, progress notes, discharge summaries, and other essential documentation in accordance with applicable federal and state standards and agency policies and procedures.
  • Provide patients with orientation regarding objectives of the program, phase system requirements, rules and regulations, sanctions, hours of services, patient rights, and additional information to help patients adjust to the program.
  • Assure each patient is assessed and placed according to the treatment phases in accordance with Federal and State standards and agency policies.
  • Assure all clinical documentation and patient charts updated in accordance with established policies and procedures.
  • Counsel patients in crisis situations by identifying patient resources and coping abilities to help patients cope with and resolve crisis.
  • Counsel patients who have refused to comply with specific program requirements to increase patient awareness of consequences of noncompliance.
  • Arrange referrals to other agencies and resources in the community when appropriate.
  • Perform treatment plan reviews.
  • Participate in case conferences and case reviews in accordance with established policies and procedures.
  • Develop and increase knowledge of federal, state, and agency regulations regarding confidentiality, methadone treatment, and substance abuse counseling certification.
  • Submit all internal and external correspondence to supervisor for review and approval.
  • Complete intakes, facilitate group counseling sessions.
  • Collection and testing of urine/swab drug screening following proper chain of custody.
  • Secure necessary documentation from patients, when appropriate, to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures.
  • Submit monthly and quarterly statistical reports to supervisor.
  • Attend supervisions as scheduled
  • Attend team meetings and complete all training courses timely as required.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • 18 days PTO (Paid Time Off)
  • 401k with company match
  • Company-sponsored ongoing training and certification opportunities.
  • Full comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short term disability, long term disability and accident insurance.
  • Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP)
  • Discounted tuition and scholarships through Capella University.

Join our team. Join our mission.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Case managementCrisis interventionTreatment planningFamily therapyIntake assessmentPatient educationReferral coordinationRegulatory complianceStatistical reporting

Addiction Counseling — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 36% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.9
Better work-life than 20% of Addiction Counseling listings

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About Pinnacle Treatment Brand

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1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

18 days PTO
401k with company match
Company-sponsored ongoing training and certification opportunities
Full comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short term disability, long term disability and accident insurance
Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP)
Discounted tuition and scholarships through Capella University

Living in Boone

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$518k
Typical market rent
$2,169/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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