Mental Health Counselor
Company: Montefiore Health System
Location: New York City
Posted on: March 17, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description The Methadone Counselor position provides
counseling to individuals receiving integrated substance abuse
treatment and primary care services at the Substance Abuse
Treatment Program. Essential Functions: • Comprehensive
psychosocial. • Instruct patients in program policies and
procedures. • Development, implementation, and review of treatment
plans. • Provision of substance abuse counseling to individuals,
groups, and families. Counseling focusing on building motivation,
educating, planning crisis intervention, relapse prevention and
aftercare. • Coordination of comprehensive services within the
clinic for patients on counseling caseload. • Monitoring of
patients’ response to methadone medication treatment through
individual counseling and toxicology review. • Conduct vocational
/educational and learning needs evaluation in psychosocial and
ongoing as indicated. Provide referral as needed. • Perform
preliminary evaluation regarding mental health needs of patients on
caseload (i.e. presence of psychiatric symptoms, suicidality,
homicidality etc.) • Evaluate patient eligibility for entitlements
(Public Assistance, SSI, Medicaid etc.) Refer patients to
appropriate agencies when indicated. • Enter patient data into
HRA/STARS computerized database. • Acts as liaison between patient
and outside agencies • Attend regularly scheduled meetings. i.e.
IDC’s, staff meetings, morning reports, case management meetings,
and other team meetings determined to be necessary. • Maintains
required records on patients and updates progress notes as
required. Ensures clinical chart contains necessary information
regarding patient’s status and other information required by the
program policies and regulatory agencies. Completes all required
forms and treatment plans. • Assist patients with referral to other
services and agencies determined to be necessary to the recovery
process (i.e. shelters, detox units, legal counsel, etc.) • Give
case presentations in supervision, IDC meetings, daily reports. •
Ensure all counselor specific billable services are billed and
perform follow-ups to billing (delinquent payments, obtaining
information required to bill, confirming and updating billing
information, etc.) • Attendance at seminars, trainings and grand
rounds which are determined to be important to staff development. •
Counselors will directly supervise the collection of toxicology
samples for all patients as required by federal and state
regulations. • Meet with family members, significant others and
outside providers as determined to be necessary and appropriate for
clinical management and care. Qualifications: • One year’s work
experience as an addiction’s counselor (preferably with methadone
clients) and a BA or BS degree required. CASAC or license in social
work, mental health counseling or a related field is also required.
• Twelve core functions of counselors • Knowledge of governmental,
private and community programs and entitlements available to
patients, familiarity with various state and federal regulations •
Knowledge of computer software • Experience with recognizing signs
of neglect or abuse of children, adults or elderly The hours for
this position are Monday - Friday 10:00 am – 6:30 pm. This is a
100% grant funded position. Montefiore Medical Center is an equal
employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will
recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge
associates in all job classifications without regard to their race,
color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship
status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of
disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression,
genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military
status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other
characteristic protected by law.
Keywords: Montefiore Health System, New York , Mental Health Counselor, Healthcare , New York City, New York
