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DRUG & ALCOHOL TREATMENT COUNSELOR, Full Time

CounselorIncludes callFull-Time

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Northwest Specialty Hospital, an extension of Northern Nevada Medical Center, brings expanded services to a new building located at 6225 Sharlands Ave. in Northwest Reno. The facility will offer acute rehabilitation and adult behavioral health services.

Our acute rehabilitation services include occupational, speech, and physical therapy for adults recovering from stroke, injury, or another disabling condition.

We offer advanced treatment for a wide range of conditions including stroke, brain injury, amputation, neurological disorders, major multiple traumas and spinal cord and back injuries.

All patients will experience private rooms, have access to a newly renovated therapy gym, and personalized care from our qualified staff.

The adult behavioral health services offered is an expansion to our current 50 and older program at NNMC. The new program will offer behavioral health services to all adults 18 years and older. The department is managed through a multidisciplinary team including physicians, nurses, CNAs, social workers, and therapists.

Patients will experience an individualized care plan, inclusive of individual and family therapy, activities, medication management, and a 24-hour secure, compassionate environment.

Learn more at: https://www.nnmc.com

This Drug & Alcohol Treatment Counselor opportunity is full time, offers full benefits and a convenient schedule.

This individual will provide clinical social services to patients and families through assessment, treatment planning, individual and family therapy, group facilitation, crisis intervention, and discharge coordination.

This role supports patients in addressing biopsychosocial needs and developing skills necessary to achieve emotional stability and functional recovery.

The Program Therapist serves as a core clinical member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and is responsible for delivering therapeutic interventions, coordinating care, and supporting continuity of treatment from admission through discharge.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

  • Conduct individual, group, couples, and family therapy sessions.
  • Provide psychoeducation and process therapy groups.
  • Utilize evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address patient needs.
  • Develop therapeutic alliances that support engagement and recovery
  • Assess psychosocial, behavioral, and emotional functioning.
  • Identify treatment needs and risk factors.
  • Document updates when significant changes occur.
  • Consult with families regarding emotional and social needs.
  • Intake paperwork and treatment plan completed within 72 hours of admit.

Benefits for Full and Part Time Employees

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

Tuition Reimbursement/Repayment Program

  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

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.

During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

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. www.uhs.com

Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree Required, Master's preferred
  • LDATC or CADAC Certification preferred
  • 1-3 years experience required
  • BLS Required

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.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams

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
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyPsychosocial assessmentBehavioral functioningIntake documentationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Addiction Medicine — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 30% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Nevada is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.5% of Nevada clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

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

Top Counselor Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution36 jobs · 32 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs

401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
55%
Sign-on bonus
41%
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 1.5
Below most Addiction Medicine (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,285 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Reno

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$547k
Typical market rent
$1,967/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.0
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Reno, NV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About UHS

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501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Challenging and rewarding work environment
Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
Tuition Reimbursement/Repayment Program
Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries