Regions Hospital seeking an LADC to join our team in providing treatment services within our community residential treatment program. Afton Place is part of RHSC, an organization committed to improving health and well-being in partnership with our members, patients, and the community. We do this by living our values of excellence, compassion, partnership, and integrity. Being part of the HealthPartners care system provides support and opportunity for integrated services.

As a Mental Health Practitioner/Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor, you are responsible for substance use disorder screening and assessments, providing substance use treatment services and evidence-based practices, ensuring the general health, safety, and welfare of all program residents during the shift, maintaining comprehensive records of resident activity and interventions with program residents through daily logs and incident reports, providing crisis intervention to address significant behavioral, medical or psychiatric problems, monitoring, administrating and setting up medications according to individual treatment plans and residents daily living skills, and acting as a Mental Health Practitioner when substance use counseling services are not needed.

Work Schedule: .6 FTE evenings, 3pm-11:30pm

Required Qualifications:

Education:
*Associates degree in substance use disorder counseling, human services, social work or related field
*Graduation from an accredited substance use counselor training program

Licensure:
*MN Licensed Alcohol & Drug counselor (LADC) through MN Board of Behavioral Health, OR
*Alcohol & Drug Counselor Temporary License (ADC-T) with board approved supervision availability & must obtain LADC within 12 months of hire
*Current medication administration certification, or ability to obtain within 3 months of hire
*Valid driver's license with no driving restriction and ability to drive residents as needed

Experience:
*At least one year of experience in the delivery of services to those with substance use disorder
AND
*Must qualify as a Mental Health Practitioner by meeting one of the following qualifications;

*Work experience of 4,000 hours or 2 years full-time in the delivery of services to individuals with mental illness or substance use disorder; or traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities; OR

*Coursework of at least 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in behavioral sciences or related fields and meets one of the following:

• a. Has at least 2,000 hours in the delivery of services to individuals with mental illness or substance use disorder; or traumatic brain injury or developmental disabilities
• b. Has completed a practicum or internship that required direct interaction with adults and was focused on behavioral sciences or related fields
• c. Is in the process of completing a practicum or internship as part of a formal undergraduate or graduate training program in social work, psychology, or counseling; OR

*Master's or other graduate degree in behavioral sciences or related field