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Presbyterian Medical Services
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Substance Abuse Counselor (LSAA / LADAC)

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Full-Time
Call expectations
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Posted 42m ago · Verified live

Job Description

$2,500 Sign-on Bonus

Presbyterian Medical Services (PMS) is seeking compassionate and dedicated Substance Abuse Counselors to join our Behavioral Health team.

In this rewarding role, you will provide assessments, treatment planning, individual and group counseling, education, and care coordination to support clients throughout their recovery journey.

Working alongside an interdisciplinary team and community partners, you will help individuals develop the skills, support systems, and confidence needed to achieve long-term wellness and recovery.

This position is open to Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (LADACs), Licensed Substance Abuse Associates (LSAAs), and other qualified behavioral health professionals with eligible licensure.

Qualifications

What You'll Do

  • Conduct substance use screenings, assessments, and evaluations.
  • Develop and implement individualized treatment plans.
  • Provide individual, family, couples, and group counseling services.
  • Facilitate substance use education and recovery-focused programming.
  • Support clients through all stages of recovery, including aftercare planning.
  • Coordinate care with families, community partners, courts, schools, employers, and other service providers.
  • Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.
  • Participate in outreach, prevention, and community education initiatives.

Required Qualifications

  • Minimum of an Associates of Arts degree.
  • Knowledge of alcoholism and drug addiction, substance abuse treatment techniques, and twelve-step recovery programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous required.
  • Recovering counselors must be drug and alcohol-free a minimum of two years prior to employment.
  • At least six months experience interviewing, screening and assessing abuse clients.
  • Experience in objective testing (e. g., SASSI, AUP) related to substance abuse issues as well as training and/or education in substance abuse issues.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with prevention, outreach, or community education programs.

Why Join PMS?

  • Meaningful work that positively impacts individuals, families, and communities.
  • Clinical supervision and mentorship opportunities for qualifying clinicians.
  • Supportive, mission-driven culture focused on client care and professional excellence.
  • Professional development and career advancement opportunities.
  • Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
  • Loan Repayment Eligibility: PMS is a National Health Service Corps (NHSC)-approved site and qualifies for Public Student Loan Forgiveness

$1000 Employee Referral Bonus

Key Responsibilities

The counselor will conduct substance use screenings, develop individualized treatment plans, and provide counseling services to support client recovery. They will also coordinate care with community partners and maintain accurate clinical documentation.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Substance abuse counselingIndividual counselingSubstance use screeningAddiction recoveryTwelve-step programsCrisis interventionCommunity outreachPrevention programmingAssessmentEvaluation

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Addiction Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 26% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Addiction Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match
82%
CME allowance
45%
Sign-on bonus
30% this job
Loan repayment
18% this job
PSLF eligible
9% this job

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Santa Fe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$585k
Typical market rent
$1,925/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.8
State income tax
Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Santa Fe, NM metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Presbyterian Medical Services

Medical Practices
Santa Fe, New Mexico
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

$2,500 Sign-on Bonus
Loan Repayment Eligibility (NHSC)
Public Student Loan Forgiveness
Clinical Supervision and Mentorship
Professional Development
Comprehensive Benefits Package