OUTPATIENT COUNSELOR: Carlisle, PA
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Job Description
Responsibilities
- OUTPATIENT COUNSELOR - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER IN OUR CARLISLE, PA OFFICE
- Currently offering evening shift differentials, weekly productivity bonuses, and sign on bonus.
- This is a Monday through Friday position with day and evening hours (2 evenings per week).
Roxbury is proud to be able to offer a unique opportunity to a skilled individual to be a part of regenerating the Outpatient Substance Use Program. A successful candidate will be a compassionate individual whom will put their clients treatment first, efficiently priority/time manage, and effectively offer treatment at the Outpatient and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) levels of care.
Roxbury Is Honored to Offer
- Substantial PTO with calendar year carry over.
- Earning of Extended Leave Bank (ELB) separate from PTO earnings.
- A generous training budget. Local seminar fund plus Educational Assistance!
- Paid by the hour - not fee for service.
Job Role and Responsibilities
Maintaining caseload meeting the needs of the patients and following regulatory guidelines
Ensure completion of all required paperwork (i. e. psychosocial summary, treatment plan, progress notes etcetera) as outlined by regulation both accurately and timely.
Provides evidence-based and other approved counseling techniques and interventions to facilitate client success.
Offer assessment, individual, and group sessions.
Provides appropriate interventions to facilitate engagement of non-compliant patients. Roxbury’s outpatient program specializes in the treatment of substance use disorders while using an integrated treatment approach for individuals with co-occurring mental health needs. We provide assessments, individual therapy, group therapy, and intensive outpatient treatment.
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024.
UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 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 all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. 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 –
Associate's 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
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams
We are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information.
At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.
During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e. g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.
If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.
Qualifications
- Education
- Associate degree
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates OUTPATIENT COUNSELOR: Carlisle, PA at UHS a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Substance Use Disorder Counseling — ranked against 54 active Substance Use Disorder Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Substance Use Disorder Counseling — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 32% have no call, 92% require no weekends.
Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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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