Inpatient Forensic Behavioral Health Counselor

State-of-Georgi; Tennessee; On-site; USD 67,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Georgia seeks a Behavioral Health Counselor 3/Forensics at Georgia Regional Hospital—Atlanta, in Decatur, GA, to support forensic units with treatment planning and compliance. This role involves coordinating Treatment Team Facilitators, completing audits, and ensuring timely documentation while participating in hospital meetings and trainings.

The position requires advanced degrees in counseling, social work, or psychology, or equivalent human services education, plus extensive

Qualifications

• Master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or related human services field.
• Inpatient experience and working with the SMI population.
• Experience on an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Identify training needs and provide guidance to staff writing treatment plans (Treatment Team Facilitators).
• Complete internal audits of treatment plans to ensure compliance with state standards and generate corrective action plans.
• Ensure treatment plans, clinical high risk profiles, and incident notes are completed in a timely manner across three forensic units.
• Attend statewide trainings and disseminate information to the hospital staff.
• Provide unit coverage, conduct treatment planning meetings, and document appropriately.

Skills

Interdisciplinary work

Inpatient experience

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in counseling

Master's degree in social work

Master's degree in psychology

Bachelor's degree in counseling

Job description

State of Georgia seeks a Behavioral Health Counselor 3/Forensics at Georgia Regional Hospital—Atlanta, in Decatur, GA, to support forensic units with treatment planning and compliance. This role involves coordinating Treatment Team Facilitators, completing audits, and ensuring timely documentation while participating in hospital meetings and trainings.

The position requires advanced degrees in counseling, social work, or psychology, or equivalent human services education, plus extensive