Licensed SUD Counselor

CounselorIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

This Position Requires Sunday - Thursday Availability

Must Currently Have One of the Following Licensures: LPCC, LISW, LMFT, LPC,

LICDC, LIDC-CS

This Is a Full Time, Onsite Position Located at Our Columbus, OH Location

We offer competitive salary, 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 30,000 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 a Counselor, you will oversee all aspects of a patient’s treatment. You will be responsible for the coordination and continuity of care from admission through discharge and follow-up of the patients.

You will also promote 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.

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.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or master's degree specializing in psychology, counseling, or social work from an accredited college or university as may be required by the state in which the facility operates.
  • Three (3) years’ experience in substance use, mental health, or related field.

Licensure or Certification of One of the Following

  • LPCC
  • LISW
  • LMFT
  • LPC
  • LICDC
  • LIDC-CS

Responsibilities

  • Interface with the clinical team in decision-making process involving patients to include attending all clinical meetings.
  • Assess the counseling needs of the patient.
  • Assess the patient for substance abuse diagnosis using DSM criteria in determining appropriate level of care based on ASAM criteria.
  • Obtain previous records that are relevant to the current treatment episode.
  • Prepare the substance abuse counseling portion of the patient treatment plan.
  • Provide substance abuse counseling services specified in the patient treatment plan.
  • Develop the patient discharge/continuum of care plan to ensure movement to the appropriate levels of care.
  • Participate fully as a member of a multidisciplinary team for assigned patients.
  • Document all counseling and education services, assessments, reassessments, referrals, and follow-up in the patient’s clinical record.
  • Maintain patient caseload (including all case management and utilization review updates, treatment planning duties, and clinical charting as required).
  • Provide coordination of support services for the patient and their family and record the services provided in the clinical record.
  • Reassess patients and revise the substance use counseling portion of the patient treatment plan, as necessary.
  • Facilitate family therapy as assigned.
  • Contact and coordination with referral sources (i. e., legal, school, employer, etc.).
  • Facilitate intervention for crisis-orientated issues utilizing a multi-disciplinary team approach for assigned patients.
  • Carry out administrative and clinical functions as requested.
  • Attend team meetings and complete all training courses timely as required.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Join our team. Join our mission.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Substance Use Disorder CounselingCoordination of CarePatient AssessmentDischarge PlanningReferral CoordinationCrisis Intervention

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 26% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed SUD Counselor at Pinnacle Treatment Brand a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Substance Use / Addiction Counselor — ranked against 1,008 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.9
Better work-life than 80% of Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings

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  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Columbus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$263k
Typical market rent
$1,450/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Columbus, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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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