Clinician Associate or Fully Licensed
About The Position
Under general supervision of the Behavioral Health Outpatient Clinic Manager, the Outpatient Clinician serves as the day-to-day subject matter expert for the team. The outpatient clinician works with a multi-disciplinary team that provides evidence-based individual, family, and group counseling and psychoeducation to individuals with mental health and co-occurring substance use disorders. The outpatient clinician educates clinical staff and clients about harm reduction strategies, early recovery skills, and relapse prevention skills and develops client-driven treatment plans for clients at various stages of recovery.
Requirements
- Current Georgia licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist or Licensed Master Social Worker, Licensed Associate Professional Counselor or Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist.
- Two years of related work experience, computer proficiency and ability to multi-task
- Demonstrates competency in using evidenced based treatments for addictive diseases and mental illness
- Ability to work from and promote a person-centered, recovery oriented, and trauma informed philosophy in client care.
Nice To Haves
- Current Georgia licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist or Licensed Master Social Worker, Licensed Associate Professional Counselor or Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist.
- Certified or demonstrable experience in or familiarity with Medication Assisted Treatment.
Responsibilities
- Provides clinical services including assessment, individual, group, and family counseling, psychotherapy and other treatment modalities within a trauma informed, recovery oriented and evidence-based framework with clients who have mental health and substance use disorders.
- Demonstrates strong clinical judgement in assessment, application of diagnostic criteria, clinical formulations and sound triage decisions.
- Provides counseling/therapy with clients requiring complex intervention, including those who are suicidal, homicidal or exhibit life-threatening behaviors; determines necessity for involuntary commitment and arranging for admission.
- Completes assessments, manages a caseload, completes treatment plans and obtains authorization for services.
- Assists in maintaining environmental safety and therapeutic milieu for staff and clients/families.
- Maintains ethical standards.
- May provide substance use specific consultation for outpatient clinical staff and master’s level interns.
- Provides direct clinical services.
- Provides high quality documentation and adherence to agency guidelines.
- Role models and ensures staff provides excellent customer service to clients/families, staff and visitors.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
