MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT - MAT - Case Manager - CPS

Legacy Behavioral Health Services Human Resources • Valdosta, GA

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About The Position

Legacy Behavioral Health Services is hiring individuals with a passion for making a difference in their community! We are seeking Case Managers to work in our Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program in Valdosta, Georgia. The MAT Case Manager/ Certified Peer Specialist (CPS), under general supervision, performs a wide range of tasks in the community outside four walls to assist consumers in regaining control over their own lives while promoting the recovery process. Utilizing psychiatric rehabilitation interventions, peer support interventions provides skills training, education and case management to consumers and their families. Support and facilitate consumer progress towards treatment goals. Extensive documentation is required; accurate and timely charts services and consumer progress that supports care coordination. The MAT Case Manager must be able to work well with community agencies and function as part of a team. As a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS), this position also serves as a consumer advocate; provides consumer information and peer support to consumers in an emergency, outpatient, or inpatient setting. The MAT Case Manager/ CPS Performs a wide range of tasks to assist consumers in regaining control over their own lives and over their recovery process. Function as a role model of competency in recovery and ongoing coping skills.

Requirements

• Completion of 2 years college with preferred bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, mental health, nursing, education, sociology, criminal justice, counseling, rehabilitation counseling, guidance counseling or an equivalent field AND one year of full-time experience in social services delivery.
• Knowledge of mental illness required
• Eligible for certification as Peer Specialist by the Georgia Department of Human Resources
• Must be physically and emotionally fit to work in a stress-filled environment to meet deadlines and deal with routine and crisis situations.
• May have extended periods of sitting, walking, and standing.
• Requires varying hours of duty to provide monitoring, educational and/or crisis handling, as well as travel to off campus locations in LBHSGA or personal vehicle.
• ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION
• Internal Applicants must be in their current position for 6 months with no disciplinary action unless the position available is within your current department and you have been employed, in your current position, for 1 month without any disciplinary action.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred lived experience with opioid addiction; CARES certification or willingness to obtain; 2 or more years in sustained recovery

Responsibilities

• assist consumers in regaining control over their own lives while promoting the recovery process
• Utilizing psychiatric rehabilitation interventions, peer support interventions provides skills training, education and case management to consumers and their families.
• Support and facilitate consumer progress towards treatment goals.
• accurate and timely charts services and consumer progress that supports care coordination
• Function as a role model of competency in recovery and ongoing coping skills.

Benefits

• Health Insurance- We offer top-quality and affordable State of Georgia insurance benefits to all full-time employees. We have several options are available with Blue Cross Blue Shield and United Healthcare
• Flexible Benefits- We offer Group Term Life, Dependent Life, Accidental Death, Short, and Long Term Disability, Dental, Vision, Legal Insurance, Long Term Care, Medical/Dependent Care Spending Accounts, and Specified Critical Illness insurance
• Competitive pay- We offer competitive compensation that is regularly compared to the market and factor in comparable work experience and education
• Paid State Holidays- We offer 9 paid state holidays per year
• Paid Time Off- We offer generous PTO rates that can be used for personal or sick leave
• Retirement- We offer two retirement plans a 401k with a 3% match after one year of employment and a 457
• Employee Assistance Program- We offer EAP services to all full-time and part-time employees. EAP services include legal assistance, financial consultations, access to work-life specialists, and up to 4 counseling session

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees