Behavioral Health Clinician (C&A Play Therapy) - Newton Outpatient - Covington, GA

View Point Health

Job Title: Licensed, Behavioral Health Clinician (C&A Play Therapy)

Job Code: HCP050/Social Worker, Licensed

Shift: Full-Time (40 hours per week on average)

Job Hours: Times May Vary

Base Location: Covington, GA.  

Division/Department/Program: Newton Outpatient Center

View Point Health proudly provides outpatient treatment to children, adolescents and adults. At the outpatient centers, we promote overall health and quality of life for individuals, youth and families through evidenced-based therapies and medication management to reduce the impact of mental illness, behavior challenges, and substance use for individuals, youth, and families.

Under general supervision, performs psychosocial assessments, treatment planning/monitoring and discharge planning. Provides counseling/therapy to clients requiring complex intervention. Performs commitment determinations and/or executes orders of involuntary commitments.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides comprehensive mental health and addictive disease assessments for consumers seeking treatment services.
• Provides professional evidenced-based therapy services to children and adolescents with behavioral health concerns or disorders. 
• Conducts face-to-face (or via telehealth) comprehensive assessment to identify problems and service needs.
• Provides play therapy, family counseling and skill development sessions as indicated in the service plan. 
• Monitors client progress and compliance with the service plan
• Provides crisis intervention services to existing and walk-in clients as needed. 
• Provides on-call, after-hours services on a rotational schedule (approximately one week every 3 months). Assesses need for emergency admission certification. 
• Executes the legal forms required to refer the client to an emergency receiving facility for evaluation of the need for involuntary commitment to a hospital or crisis intervention facility.  
• Arranges transfer of the client to the receiving facility.
• Writes individual service plans that meet Medicaid and other required standards for diagnoses, content, justifications for treatment, evidence of client input, and treatment time frames.
• Writes service plans that are clear, concise, complete, grammatically correct, timely, and properly coded.  
• Secures or provides necessary signatures required to secure authorization for services.  
• Follows all Medicaid, state, insurer, and other regulations related to the credentials required to provide authorized services.
• Writes timely progress notes that relate directly to the treatment outcomes described in the service plan.  Assembles, analyzes, and interprets new/updated information about the client in order to reassess treatment needs.  
• Identifies unmet needs, reviews available resources, and modifies the treatment plan as indicated. Requests treatment authorizations and re-authorizations within required time frames.  
• Provides and bills only those client services that are authorized in the service plan.
• May serve as case manager to facilitate and ensure communication, linkage, and continuity of care between clients, physicians, other organizational components, community resources and service providers.
• Establishes linkages and coordination of services with community agencies.  
• Develops and maintains cooperative working relationships with community service providers.
• Informs clients and families of the availability of community advocacy and support groups.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Master's degree in social work and counseling from an accredited college or university and eligibility to be licensed and two (2) years of supervised experience in the area of assignment or two (2) years of experience at the lower level social worker 1 (HCP050) or position equivalent.

Note: Position requires licensure in the state of Georgia as an LMSW, LAPC, LCSW, or LPC

Preferred Qualifications:

• ONE year of supervised experience in mental health and addictive diseases
• Experience with Carelogic or other HER/EMR.
• Previous clinical experience working in Community Mental Health Care with SPMI, SUD, &/or Co-Occurring Disorders.
• Experience providing ASAM or substance use specific groups such as Dual Diagnosis, DBT, Seeking Safety.

Requirements/Competencies:

• Must be able to lift 20 pounds.
• Requires long periods of sitting/standing.
• Must have valid Georgia driver’s license and Motor Vehicle Record in accordance with company policy.
• Candidates for selection must pass a criminal background check (including fingerprinting)
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and subject to random drug screens.
• Any combination of training and experience, which would have enabled the applicant to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities Note: Some positions may require a valid driver's license
  
  

Benefits (for qualified employees):

• State Health Benefits Package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, long-term care, legal services, flexible spending accounts).
• Company contributes 7.5% of salary to 401(a) Retirement Plan.
• Generous PTO – plus 9 holidays per year – and a paid Cultural/Spiritual/Service Day!
• No employee deduction for Social Security – means more money in your paycheck!
• Additional benefits such as legal services, Employee Assistance Program and discounted tickets to attractions, shopping, technology, and travel.
• Qualified employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
• Clinical supervision, training, and continuing education opportunities available.
• Flexible hours available, including telehealth from home! 

View Point Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer:  View Point Health recruits qualified candidates for positions in View Point Health programs throughout its service area. It is the policy of View Point Health to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.