Substance Abuse Counselor SUD Bilingual

1 month ago

California$56K - $62KFull TimeAddiction Medicine

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS INC as a Substance Abuse Counselor – Bilingual Spanish in United States. At TURN our mission is Improving Lives. Our organization embraces the tenets of client-centered care, and our core values People, Culture and Growth are at the forefront of everything we do.

Key Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodation may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

related services to clients.

Document, review, and chart client progress; Complete all required paperwork, on time.

Attend treatment meetings and provides input to treatment plan. Prepares treatment and discharge plans and discharge summaries.

Requirements

Must meet one of the following:

Certification through a recognized alcohol and drug certification entity plus two years of experience working with alcohol and drug related issues/addictions, preferred, OR,

Actively working toward a recognized alcohol and drug certification and two years of experience working with alcohol and drug related issues/addictions, OR,

B. A./B. S. degree in human service field and one year of experience working with alcohol and drug related issues/addictions

Benefits & Compensation

Salary: $56K - $62K

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

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

Apply to join MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS INC as a Substance Abuse Counselor – Bilingual Spanish.

Key Skills

Client-Centered CareIndividual CounselingGroup CounselingCrisis InterventionCollateral ServicesTreatment PlanningDischarge PlanningRehabilitation ActivitiesHIPAA ComplianceProblem SolvingCultural CompetencyBilingual SpanishDocumentationEHR Software KnowledgeCaseload Management

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Substance Abuse Counselor SUD Bilingual position at MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS 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 MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS 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

MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS lists compensation for this physician position at $56k to $62k annually.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in California.

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 ($56k–$62k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Client-Centered Care, Individual Counseling, Group Counseling, Crisis Intervention, Collateral Services, Treatment Planning, Discharge Planning, Rehabilitation Activities. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Addiction Medicine role.

Core responsibilities: The Substance Abuse Counselor provides individual and group counseling, rehabilitation activities, and recovery skills training to adult clients in a non-residential substance abuse or mental health program. Key duties include maintaining a caseload, documenting client progress, attending treatment ...

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