Licensed Clinical Therapist (LPC/LCSW) – Detox & Addiction Treatment

Samba Recovery • Atlanta, GA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Samba Recovery is a growing substance use disorder treatment provider serving adults in Jonesboro, Georgia. We provide structured, evidence-based care for individuals experiencing substance use disorders, withdrawal symptoms, co-occurring mental health conditions, and related psychosocial challenges. Our multidisciplinary team is committed to delivering compassionate, trauma-informed, clinically appropriate, and recovery-focused care.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or a closely related behavioral health discipline from an appropriately accredited institution.
• Current and unrestricted Georgia license as either: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC); or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
• Candidates must hold at least one of the licenses listed above. Dual LPC/LCSW licensure is not required.
• Ability to maintain all applicable professional licensing and continuing-education requirements.
• Knowledge of substance use disorders, co-occurring mental health conditions, trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, and relapse-prevention principles.
• Ability to conduct clinical assessments and develop individualized, measurable treatment plans.
• Strong individual and group counseling skills.
• Strong clinical documentation, communication, organization, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary detoxification and behavioral health treatment environment.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries, patient confidentiality, and ethical standards.
• Ability to recognize and respond appropriately to behavioral health emergencies and changes in patient condition.

Nice To Haves

• Two or more years of clinical experience in addiction treatment, detoxification, behavioral health, mental health, residential treatment, or a comparable setting.
• Addiction certification or recognized substance use disorder credential, such as: Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC), Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor II (CADC-II), Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC), Master Addiction Counselor (MAC), Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS), or another recognized state or national addiction credential.
• Experience treating patients with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders.
• Experience facilitating substance use disorder and behavioral health groups.
• Familiarity with ASAM Criteria and level-of-care recommendations.
• Familiarity with evidence-based practices such as Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills, relapse-prevention therapy, and trauma-informed care.
• Experience conducting suicide-risk, self-harm, violence-risk, and crisis assessments.
• Experience with discharge planning, aftercare coordination, and community-resource referrals.
• Experience using Kipu or another behavioral health Electronic Medical Record system.
• Experience working within a DBHDD, Joint Commission, CARF, or similarly regulated healthcare environment.
• Experience supporting payer authorization, utilization review, or medical-necessity documentation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and clinical evaluations.
• Assess patients for substance use disorders, mental health conditions, trauma histories, psychosocial needs, and barriers to recovery.
• Complete suicide, self-harm, violence, elopement, and other clinical risk assessments.
• Recognize patients requiring immediate intervention, increased observation, emergency evaluation, or transfer to a higher level of care.
• Develop, implement, review, and update individualized treatment plans based on patient needs, clinical findings, and level-of-care requirements.
• Provide individual, group, and family counseling using evidence-based and clinically appropriate interventions.
• Apply trauma-informed, person-centered, culturally responsive, and recovery-oriented treatment approaches.
• Provide counseling and psychoeducation related to addiction, relapse prevention, coping skills, emotional regulation, healthy relationships, recovery supports, and continuing care.
• Address co-occurring mental health symptoms within the therapist’s authorized scope of practice.
• Provide crisis assessment, de-escalation, stabilization, and clinical support as needed.
• Facilitate therapeutic groups according to the established clinical schedule.
• Monitor patient participation, engagement, progress, treatment barriers, and readiness for change.
• Document measurable progress toward treatment goals and revise interventions when clinically indicated.
• Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning, clinical case reviews, patient staffing meetings, and discharge planning.
• Coordinate care with medical providers, nursing staff, case management, families, referral sources, community providers, and outside treatment programs as authorized.
• Support appropriate transitions to residential treatment, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient treatment, outpatient counseling, recovery housing, or other continuing-care services.
• Complete accurate, thorough, and timely documentation within the Kipu Electronic Medical Record.
• Maintain clinical assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, group notes, risk assessments, discharge documentation, and other required records.
• Ensure that clinical documentation supports the services provided, patient needs, treatment goals, medical necessity, and continuity of care.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries and comply with applicable ethical standards.
• Maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, facility policies, and other applicable privacy requirements.
• Participate in quality assurance, performance improvement, utilization review, compliance, and accreditation activities.
• Follow applicable DBHDD, Joint Commission, ASAM, payer, and organizational requirements.
• Participate in required staff meetings, clinical supervision, training, and continuing education.
• Provide weekend, holiday, or rotating coverage when required by the clinical schedule.
• Perform other clinically appropriate duties within the therapist’s education, license, training, competence, and authorized scope of practice.

Benefits

• Opportunity to provide meaningful clinical support during a critical stage of recovery.
• Collaborative relationship with clinical, medical, nursing, and operational leadership.
• Multidisciplinary treatment environment addressing addiction, mental health, and psychosocial needs.
• Opportunity to contribute to treatment protocols, clinical programming, and continuous quality improvement.
• Mission-driven environment focused on safe, ethical, and evidence-based recovery care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level