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Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor

Job ID 371420 Date posted 12/09/2025
  • Albert Lea, Minnesota
  • Full Time
  • Addiction Services
  • Remote: No
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Benefits Highlights
  • Medical: Multiple plan options.
  • Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
  • Vision: Affordable plan with national network.
  • Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
  • Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.


Responsibilities

Licensed alcohol and drug counselor responsible to provide direct patient care to individuals struggling with an alcohol and/or drug addiction. Facilitate group counseling. Facilitate individual counseling. Facilitate family groups. Complete a psychosocial assessment and make appropriate recommendations for level of care needed. Provide crisis interventions as needed. Complete a treatment plan within the 6 dimensions with each patient. Complete an intake to a 245g program meeting all requirements. Work within a collaborative care team. Provide alcohol and drug education. Complete urinalysis and mouth swabs. Competency: vulnerable adult reporting, maltreatment of minors, patient consents/rights/releases, prenatal exposure, HIV minimum standards, ethical boundaries, commitments, and cultural. Participate in monthly supervision to review patient cases and quality reviews. Uphold all ethical and legal guidelines pertaining to practice of substance use disorders. Read, understand, and implement all clinical policies / procedures.



Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Alcohol and Drug Studies, Integrated Behavioral Health, or related and 1 year of experience required.

Alcohol and Drug Counselor license through the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy required.

Skills: Proficient use of counseling skills, including CBT, MI, and DBT; Experience completing biopsychosocial assessments; Experience in making recommendations for patients to appropriate ASAM levels of care; Experience in conducting group counseling; Applied knowledge in the 12 core functions and ASAM diagnostic criteria; 12 months of experience providing counseling services to patients.

Anyone seeking to apply for this position may submit an application at jobs.mayoclinic.org. Reference job Ref#371420.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.



Exemption Status

Nonexempt

Compensation Detail

$55,556.80 -$82,825.60 / year.

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Schedule

Full Time

Hours/Pay Period

80

International Assignment

No

Site Description

Just as our reputation has spread beyond our Minnesota roots, so have our locations. Today, our employees are located at our three major campuses in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, Jacksonville, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota, and at Mayo Clinic Health System campuses throughout Midwestern communities, and at our international locations. Each Mayo Clinic location is a special place where our employees thrive in both their work and personal lives. Learn more about what each unique Mayo Clinic campus has to offer, and where your best fit is.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. Learn more about the "EOE is the Law".  Mayo Clinic participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.


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Oneida Her
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Albert Lea, Minnesota

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