Primary Counselor - Create

Argus Community

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New York$28/hrFull TimeAddiction Medicine

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Argus Community Inc as a Primary Counselor – Residential Substance Abuse Treatment in United States.

Key Responsibilities

Facilitates therapeutic groups as assigned: Documents results in group notes and any significant issues in progress notes.

Monitors and encourages resident’s participation in daily meetings.

Facilitates daily meetings, when needed, to address treatment concerns and issues, and makes everyone aware of all matters pertaining to the program.

Facilitates or attends general meetings to address treatment concerns and issues, and makes everyone aware of all matters pertaining to the program.

Requirements

Must have minimum of two years’ experience working with substance abusers; through Knowledge of Residential Treatment Programs.

Must have working knowledge of the regulations that govern Residential Treatment Programs.

Must be able to relate effectively to contract managers, evaluators, regulatory and other agencies.

Must be computer literate and have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits & Compensation

Hourly rate: $28/hr.

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Argus Community Inc as a Primary Counselor – Residential Substance Abuse Treatment.

Key Skills

CounselingGroup TherapyCrisis InterventionSubstance Abuse TreatmentCase ManagementClinical DocumentationTreatment PlanningOASAS RegulationsToxicology ReportingInterpersonal CommunicationBehavioral MonitoringStaff SupervisionComputer LiteracyADL Skills Development

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Primary Counselor - Create position at Argus Community includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Addiction Medicine — Physician Career Context

This Addiction Medicine position at Argus Community is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

Compensation Analysis

This position also offers production-based compensation: $28 per hourly. Production bonuses can significantly increase total earnings above the stated base salary range.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in New York.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Transparent compensation ($0k–$0k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Counseling, Group Therapy, Crisis Intervention, Substance Abuse Treatment, Case Management, Clinical Documentation, Treatment Planning, OASAS Regulations. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Addiction Medicine role.

Core responsibilities: The Primary Counselor provides individual and group counseling services to residents within a residential chemical dependency program. Responsibilities include facilitating therapeutic groups, monitoring resident behavior, managing clinical documentation, and coordinating with the treatment team to ...

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