Certified Tobacco Treatment Counselor

3 days ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

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⏱ Part Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🛋️ Counselor

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Lehigh Valley Health Network

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10,000+ employees

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

Description

• Initiates individual and group tobacco counseling and provides follow-up care through the cessation/treatment process. • Collaborates with physicians, office practices, and other medical professionals for patient referrals. • Participates in community outreach initiatives related to tobacco cessation. • Schedules and triages services for the tobacco treatment program. • Performs patient assessment and facilitates group and individual cessation counseling for outpatient tobacco treatment services. • Documents all patient encounters. • Maintains individualized treatment programs and follow-up care. • Performs follow-up contact (telephone or direct mail) for inpatient tobacco cessation consults. • Conducts outreach in-network and outside provider practices to establish cessation partnerships. • Provides pharmacology recommendations for patients and coordinates results with primary care provider. • Carries out necessary tasks for triage and data collection. • Ensures that assessment and treatment are appropriate to the age, education, and culture of the patient and families.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in social work, counseling, respiratory care, or psychology. • 2 years of experience in a clinical and educational setting. • 1 year of experience with tobacco cessation program activities or related counseling (addiction). • Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Access, and Excel. • DL - Driver's License_PA - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire. • Preferred: Master’s Degree in social work, counseling, respiratory care, or psychology. • Preferred: completion of a tobacco treatment program through one or more recognized tobacco treatment centers that are ATTUD accredited. • Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire.