Substance Use Counselor
Substance Use Counselor
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Job Description
With general supervision from the STOP Behavioral Health Psychiatric Supervisor 2 (a licensed behavioral health clinician) the social work associate provides substance use disorders services. We use evidencebased culturally responsive traumainformed practices including level of care assessments treatment planning/problem list updates individual and group counseling collateral/family services recovery incentives (point of care urine drug testing with incentives based on results) coordination with prescribing clinicians case management and community outreach.
Benefitted PartTime and FullTime opportunities are available.
The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.
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Please note: The compensation ranges listed online for roles not covered by a bargaining unit agreement are very wide however a job offer will typically fall in the range of 80% 120% of the established midpoint. An offer will take into consideration the experience of the final candidate AND the current salary level of individuals working at UCSF in a similar role.
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License/Certification
Registration or certification with a California approved alcohol and drug counselor certification organization (CCAPP CAADE or CADTP). If not registered certified or licensed when applying for the position the candidate must be eligible to register with one of the entities above.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of California San Francisco is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age protected veteran or disabled status or genetic information.
Department Description
The UCSF Department of Psychiatry at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital includes multiple programs located in the community. The largest of these the Division of Citywide Case Management provides intensive clinical case management and other behavioral health services designed for adults with serious mental illness.
One of the Citywide Division programs the Substance Treatment Outpatient Program (STOP) provides outpatient addiction treatment for stimulants alcohol and other drugs in the context of serious mental illness and longterm institutionalization and homelessness. Services include evidencebased culturally responsive traumainformed group and individual counseling supportive family counseling as indicated contingency management intensive clinical case management and community outreach. Services are integrated in larger mental health medical or criminal justice settings.
STOP at 1263 Mission St. provides outpatient substance use disorders treatment to adults with addictions and serious mental illness in coordination with psychiatric services they receive there.
The target population is lowincome adults with cooccurring substance use psychiatric and medical conditions. This includes a large proportion of African Americans and Latinos gay lesbian bisexual and transgender individuals. The target population includes people of all ages races ethnicities sexual orientations gender identities religious or spiritual practices socioeconomic classes partnership statuses and physical and mental disabilities.
STOP was selected as a site for the California Recovery Incentives Program. California is the first state to receive federal approval for contingency management for substance use disorders as part of the Medicaid program.
About UCSF
The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research graduatelevel education in the life sciences and health professions and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the worlds leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer neurodegenerative diseases aging and stem cells.
Pride Values
UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism respect integrity diversity and excellence also known as our PRIDE values.
In addition to our PRIDE values UCSF is committed to equity both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education discovery and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available at
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Employment Type
Full Time
