There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!
Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.
JOB SUMMARY: Provides individualized case management and accepts clinical responsibilities including: referrals; screenings/assessments, individual, group and family counseling, and crisis intervention.
Are you ready to make a Difference?
Sign-On Bonus of $5,000 for LPC, LCSW or LMFT or $3,000 for LAPC, LMSW, LAMFT
Highland Rivers is seeking a Behavioral Health Therapist for our Cedartown Outpatient Clinic.
Duties and Responsibilities include:
Provide mental health/substance abuse assessments as required.
Identify and assign Addictive Diseases recommended treatment (ASAM Levels)
Attend case staffing meetings as directed by Site Director/Clinical Supervisor.
Provide individual, group, and family therapy as required or indicated.
Develop Individual Service Plans with clients utilizing the assessment tools approved by DBHDD.
Initiate referrals to case management, advocacy groups, substance abuse, and outreach programs, skills training groups, social rehabilitation, and counseling.
Intervene, stabilize and manage acute crisis situations as needed.
Adhere to service delivery requirements to include daily/monthly/yearly billable hours, failed activities, failed claims, and timely access to services.
Adhere to all documentation requirements and standards.
Ensure and maintain appropriate usage and allotment of units authorized per service delivery.
This position is a Pay for Performance position, which requires that staff who work 40 hours per week complete 50 hours of billable services per pay period.
(Pro-rated for those who work less than 40 hrs per week)
Maintain confidentiality for all indirect/direct service in accordance with agency policies and HIPPA policies.
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.