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Sandy Pines is now hiring an Addiction Counselor.

Sandy Pines is a 149 bed Residential Psychiatric Facility servicing children and adolescents ages 5 to 17.  The facility is located in beautiful sub-tropical South Florida and is nestled beside Jonathan Dickinson Sate Park which creates a rustic, roomy outdoor atmosphere.  Sandy Pines is at the county line of both Palm Beach and Martin Counties and is just minutes away from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.

Visit us online: https://sandypineshospital.com/

A certified substance abuse counselor is a qualified clinician responsible for providing counseling services to clients recovering from addiction to substance, drugs or alcohol. The Addictions Counselor is responsible for the overall design and implementation of the facility’s substance abuse services program. Their duties include evaluating and treating patients’ mental and physical health and providing support to addicts. reports directly to Director of Clinical Services.

Benefit Highlights:

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

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. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022. 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. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. 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
Master's Degree in Mental Health Counseling, Social Work or related field.  Master's level Certified Additions Professional preferred. Must have at least 2 years’ experience working with children and adolescents in a substance abuse/addiction treatment program.

Required

• Masters’ degree in counseling or a related field
• State licensing or certification
• Experience in individual and group counseling
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

Risponsabilities

• Counsel patients sessions as appropriate
• Create and modify individualized treatment strategies, evaluations of progress while in counseling
• Mediate and advocate for patients in the event that emergencies arise
• Assess patients’ substance dependency status continually
• Advise family members and friends in how best to understand patients’ struggles and provide support during the recovery process

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.

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.