Therapist (Outpatient Clinic)

Highland Rivers Health; Ellijay (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance through GA SHBP

Flexible benefits

Retirement plan with employer matching

Paid time off (4 weeks)

10 paid holidays

Personal day

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying?

Clinical supervision for licensure

Job summary

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is seeking an outpatient Therapist to provide assessments, counseling, and crisis intervention within a collaborative care model. The role involves managing a caseload, completing required documentation, and coordinating with internal and community resources.

The position emphasizes individualized care planning and active participation in an interdisciplinary team to support recovery for clients with mental health and substance use needs.

Qualifications

• Experience providing counseling and case management.
• Ability to coordinate care with interdisciplinary teams.
• Competence in crisis assessment and intervention.

Responsibilities

• Provides assessments and counseling (individual, group, family) per treatment plans.
• Manages caseload and required paperwork.
• Maintains timely communication with referral sources and stakeholders.
• Participates in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings.
• Performs duties as assigned.

Skills

Counseling

Case management

Crisis intervention

Interdisciplinary teamwork

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.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• 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.