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Crossroads Treatment Centers
Greeneville, Tennessee

R-105042 Substance Abuse Counselor - Greeneville, TN (OBOT) (Open)

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Crossroads Treatment Centers is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Since 2005, Crossroads has been at the forefront of treating patients with opioid use disorder.

Crossroads is a family of professionals dedicated to providing the most accessible, highest quality, evidence-based medication assisted treatment (MAT) options to combat the growing opioid epidemic and helping people with opioid use disorder start their path to recovery.

This comprehensive approach to treatment, the gold standard in care for opioid use disorder, has been shown to prevent more deaths from overdose and lead to long-term recovery. We are committed to bringing critical services to communities across the U.S. to improve access to treatment for over 26,500 patients.

Our clinics are all outpatient and office-based, with clinics in Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, North and South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive environment for all employees and patients.

  • Day in the Life of a Substance Abuse Counselor
  • Provides individual counseling to highly complex patients
  • Conducts clinical assessments to appropriately assess patient’s treatment needs
  • Designs and updates the patient’s treatment plan, including care coordination, referrals, and discharge planning
  • Manages assigned caseload and compliance with clinical treatment requirements
  • Collaborates with nurses and providers to provide holistic treatment services
  • Facilitates urine drug screening for patients

Schedule and Hours

Our clinical team enjoys an early morning schedule with early afternoon out times. It is expected for all clinical team members to participate in our Saturday rotation. The frequency of this rotation is determined by the current staff count. Expected hours for this role are 40 hours per week.

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday

Education and Experience Requirements

General experience working with underserved populations in a clinical setting.

Lived addiction experience is a plus.

  • Qualified candidates will hold one or more of the following certifications/licenses:
  • LMSW
  • LCSW
  • LPC
  • LADAC

Position Benefits

Consistent schedule with early in times and out times

Advancement opportunities. Clear, climbable structure into Counselor levels (1, 2, 3) based on the certification or license held

Targeted caseload. Caseloads follow state regulations and can range from 40-55 patients.

Excellent training if you are new to our field. We are able to offer necessary training/supervision to those in process of becoming fully certified or licensed.

Opportunity to save lives everyday!

Benefits Package

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
  • PTO
  • Variety of 401K options including a match program with no vesture period.
  • Annual Continuing Education Allowance (in related field)
  • Life Insurance
  • Short/Long Term Disability
  • Paid maternity/paternity leave
  • Mental Health day
  • Calm subscription for all employees

Key Responsibilities

The counselor provides individual counseling, conducts clinical assessments, and designs treatment plans for patients with opioid use disorder. They also collaborate with medical staff to provide holistic care and manage clinical compliance for their assigned caseload.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a professional certification or license such as LMSW, LCSW, LPC, or LADAC. Experience working with underserved populations in a clinical setting is required, and lived addiction experience is considered a plus.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Substance abuse counselingClinical assessmentTreatment planningReferral managementCaseload managementOpioid use disorder treatment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates R-105042 Substance Abuse Counselor - Greeneville, TN (OBOT) (Open) at Crossroads Treatment Centers a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Addiction Medicine counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Crossroads Treatment Centers holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 38 active listings.

Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 24% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
22%
Loan repayment
14%
PSLF eligible
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Addiction Medicine (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,276 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Greeneville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$285k
Typical market rent
$1,206/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
State income tax
None
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.

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About Crossroads Treatment Centers

Medical Practices
Greenville, South Carolina
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
PTO
Variety of 401K options including a match program with no vesture period
Annual Continuing Education Allowance (in related field)
Life Insurance
Short/Long Term Disability
Paid maternity/paternity leave
Mental Health day