Therapist (ASL Certified)

Highland Rivers Health; Cartersville (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Flexible Benefits

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Personal Day

Public Loan Forgiveness

NHSC Forgiveness

Clinical supervision

Job summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health in Georgia seeks an outpatient Therapist to serve Deaf and Hard of Hearing clients. The role includes case management, screenings, assessments, individual, group and family counseling, and crisis intervention, with a requirement for active ASL certification (NIC, CDI, or BEI) to ensure accessible communication.

You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, manage a caseload, complete paperwork, and coordinate referrals while prioritizing recovery and

Qualifications

• Active ASL certification (NIC/CDI/BEI) required.
• Experience with Deaf and Hard of Hearing populations preferred.
• Ability to manage a caseload and complete documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide services to Deaf and Hard of Hearing clients.
• Conduct assessments, individual, family, crisis, and group counseling per treatment plans.
• Complete paperwork and ensure eligibility criteria are met or referenced to appropriate providers.
• Coordinate and advocate for referrals and communicate with sources as needed.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary treatment team.

Skills

Active ASL certification

Case management

Counseling

Communication

Job description

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.

Are you ready to make a Difference?

Job Summary

The Therapist serves individuals in an Outpatient setting. The Therapist provides individualized case management and accepts clinical responsibilities including: referrals; screenings/assessments, individual, group and family counseling, and crisis intervention. The Therapist must possess an active certification in American Sign Language (ASL), such as an NIC, CDI, or BEI credential, to ensure direct and accessible client communication.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) community.
• Provides assessments, individual, family, crisis, and group counseling for individuals according to their treatment plans; completes paperwork according to Policy and Procedure.
• 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.

Benefits

• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 personal day
• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
• NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.
• Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.