Outpatient Therapist — Drive Recovery & Wellbeing

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health; Dalton (GA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Flexible benefits (dental, vision, etc

Retirement plan with employer matching

4 weeks paid time off

10 paid holidays

1 personal day

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying (r

Job summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health in Dalton, GA is seeking a Therapist to provide outpatient counseling and case management. You will conduct assessments, deliver individual and group therapy, and manage treatment plans within an interdisciplinary team.

The role emphasizes crisis intervention, ongoing evaluations, and coordination with referral sources to ensure access to services for individuals with mental health and substance use needs. Experience in an outpatient setting is valued.

Responsibilities

• Provides assessments, individual, family, crisis, and group counseling for individuals according to treatment plans; completes paperwork.
• Completes all necessary paperwork according to Policy and Procedure; ensures individuals meet eligibility criteria or refers to appropriate provider in the community.
• Manages a caseload by ensuring all services are authorized, chart paperwork is complete and current, and individual charts are closed according to Policy and Procedure.
• 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.
• Participates as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health in Dalton, GA is seeking a Therapist to provide outpatient counseling and case management. You will conduct assessments, deliver individual and group therapy, and manage treatment plans within an interdisciplinary team.

The role emphasizes crisis intervention, ongoing evaluations, and coordination with referral sources to ensure access to services for individuals with mental health and substance use needs. Experience in an outpatient setting is valued.