D170 CARES/Counselor (Part-Time)

River Edge Behavioral Health•Macon, GA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Serving more than 10,000 Georgians, River Edge continues to be one of the state's leading resources for mental health, substance use disorder treatments and supports as well as individuals with intellectual and development disabilities. River Edge offers outpatient services at our Emery Highway-Macon, Monroe County and Baldwin County locations. Outpatient services include behavioral health, nursing, and psychiatric assessment, stabilization and medication maintenance services as well as crisis intervention services as well as awareness, education and recovery groups. Company Overview: At River Edge Behavioral Health in Macon, GA, employees are expected to develop meaningful relationships with patients, establishing trust and making a difference in the lives of clients and their families. We believe in supporting our team as well as our clients with our comprehensive benefits package and a supportive work culture, including health, dental, and vision benefits, paid vacation, retirement plans, and more. Position Overview: River Edge is seeking a compassionate and dedicated part- time CARES/Counselor to join our team, providing support to clients and their families, participating in treatment planning and case management, collaborating with clients and treatment team members, offering consultation to referral resources and mentors, modeling healthy coping skills and wellness activities, maintaining accurate clinical records in the EMR system, adhering to all ethical and legal guidelines, working with all areas of Addictive Disease including Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), and performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

CARES certification, CPS-AD with at least two years' experience in a recovery-oriented system of care or social services related position.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university PREFERRED

Responsibilities

Provide support to individual clients and their families.
Participate in treatment planning and case management.
Work collaboratively with clients and River Edge treatment team members to help support clients in their treatment and recovery.
Provide consultation and support to referral resources, mentors, family members, and others to help support clients in their recovery.
Model and support health and wellness activities and healthy coping skills for clients.
Maintain quality, up-to-date clinical records. including case notes, treatment plan reviews, discharge planning, and Outcomes Survey; enter necessary information into River Edge's electronic medical records (EMR) system.
Adhere to all federal, state, and regulatory ethical/legal guidelines as an addiction professional
Work with all areas of Addictive Disease including Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).
Other assigned duties as requested.