Addiction Counselor

NDSH - Jamestown, ND - Addiction Counselor

The North Dakota State Hospital (NDSH), located in Jamestown, is a specialized psychiatric hospital that serves the whole state. Services focus on psychiatric rehabilitation, residential substance use disorders treatment, and residential treatment for sexually dangerous individuals.

As an Addiction Counselor, you will provide substance use disorder evaluation and treatment services to adults within the Tompkins Rehabilitation Center. Facilitate sessions with clients as determined by treatment plan and program schedules.

Assure appropriate placement level of all clients and provide treatment according to the American Society of Addiction Medicine guidelines. Lead and/or Co-lead group therapy with ongoing assessment of client progress. Provide individual, group and family therapy, case management and behavioral management.

Collect information from client, family, courts, and agencies. Community Liaison for team meetings, staffing, courts, human service centers, private agencies, community-based self-help groups, families, and employers.

To be considered for this position as an Addiction Counselor II, you are required to have one of the following:

• Licensure as an Addiction Counselor (LAC) by the ND Board of Addition Counseling Examiners, and
• A master's degree in one of the majors listed above will substitute for one year of experience.

If unable to find qualified applicants will consider filling as an Addiction Counselor I with a hiring range of $4163 to $6244.

• Addiction Counselor I - Requires a bachelor's degree in Addiction Counseling, Addiction Studies, Social Work, Counseling or Psychology, AND current licensure as an Addiction Counselor by the North Dakota Board of Addiction Counseling Examiners.

If unable to find qualified applicants will consider filling as an Addiction Technician with a hiring range of $3508-$5262.

• Addiction Technician - must have completed all but two academic courses required for the addiction counseling field in a bachelor's or master's degree program in addiction studies or closely related social sciences or health care field. Applicant will need to have been accepted into a clinical training program in ND Consortiums. Individuals in this class must complete all coursework, training, and/or tests and obtain an addiction counselor license from the North Dakota Board of Addiction Counseling Examiners within two years of the date hired.

About HHS:

ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of well-being: physical, economic, and behavioral. Those services are to be delivered as close to home as possible with a focus on dignity and respect. The keys to delivery of those services are the 2800 committed, compassionate ND HHS team members and more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 200 different federal, state, and special sources.

Location:

ND HHS utilizes a blended workplace model. This position is required to work onsite at the State Hospital in Jamestown, North Dakota.

About Team ND

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Application Procedures

Your resume should include information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted. If the Department's Human Resource Division is unable to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications, credit will not be given.

If invited for interview, please be prepared to share at least two work samples.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.

All application material must be received on or before the closing date by 11:59 pm.

A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.

For more information about the position or if you need an accommodation, please contact Lori Evjen at levjen@nd.gov or at 701.253.3275.

Employing Unit: ND HHS - NDSH

TTY Number: ND Relay Service 1-800-366-6888 (text); 1-800-366-6889 (voice)

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with the Application Process or uploading attachments, please contact recruiter@nd.gov or (701)328-3290.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.