When you work at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health, you make a difference.
Every job at Highland Rivers is important because every job contributes to improving people’s lives – regardless of whether you work directly with the individuals and families we serve.
Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness, substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.
We serve a complex and vulnerable population: individuals and families who may have limited income, who are uninsured or who have Medicaid or Medicare – people who often have nowhere else to turn and rely on Highland Rivers to help them.
If you have a passion for helping others, Highland Rivers may be the place for you.
Sign-On Bonus available! $5,000 for LCSW, LPC or LMFT $3,000 for Associate License, LAPC, LMSW or LAMFT
Highland Rivers is currently seeking a Behavioral Health Therapist for our Cedartown Outpatient Clinic.
Job Responsibilities:
Completion of clinical documentation on all individual served.
Provide individual and group counseling.
Case management and clinical responsibilities including: accepting appropriate referrals; providing assessments, individual counseling, family counseling, group counseling, and crisis intervention according to the treatment plan; maintains a caseload.
Takes ownership for individual and referral source satisfaction by returning phone calls in a timely manner, communicating with referral sources with appropriate authorization, link and/or serve as advocate for individuals as needed.
Encourages individual responsibility and recovery by utilizing evidenced-based interventions, providing comprehensive and ongoing assessment, referring individuals to appropriate internal and external services, involving and educating family, seeking and utilizing supervision, developing individualized and comprehensive plan of care based on the individual’s strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences.
Completes appropriate additional tasks as assigned and appropriate for position.
Master's Degree from an accredited program.
Must hold a LAPC, LAMFT, LMSW, LPC, LCSW, LMFT professional license in the state of Georgia.
Two or more years experience in behavioral health setting preferred.
Skilled in working independently and implementing time management strategies.
Ability to demonstrate positive team interactions with other clinic staff.
Computer skills sufficient to learn and utilize the electronic medical records.
Bi-lingual abilities a plus
Highland Rivers Behavioral Health does not discriminate with regard to employment, genetic information, compensation, place of work, or promotion because of race, color, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, age or national origin.
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