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Advantage Behavioral Health Systems is Hiring a Clinician - Jackson OP Near Jefferson, GA
Job Location
Jackson - BH - Jefferson, GA
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
Graduate Degree
Salary Range
$40,000.00 - $60,000.00 Salary/year
Job Category
Nonprofit - Social Services
Description
Position Summary:
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. May serve as a team leader.
Job Responsibilities & Performance Standards:
- Performs job responsibilities with supervision
- Serves as job expert or organization resource in assigned areas
- Acts as client advocate to coordinate required services or to resolve crisis
- Counsels clients in individual and group sessions to help them overcome dependencies, recover from illness, and adjust to life
- Identifies environmental impediments to client of patient progress through interviews and review of patient records
- Monitors, evaluates, and records client progress according to measurable goals described in treatment and care plan
- Organizes support groups or counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, and supporting the client
- Performs clinical assessments of the behavioral health needs of consumers presenting for services
- Provides case management services related to identified treatment needs
- Provides training to direct care staff in implementing behavior modification techniques and treatment plans
- Refers client or family to community resources to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness and to provide access to services such as financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement or education
- Designs behavioral or therapeutic interventions for intractable or difficult to manage clients
- Determines the necessity for commitment in accordance with accepted standards of clinical practice
- Conducts psychosocial assessments/evaluations to develop comprehensive case/service plans
- Provides treatment to individuals, groups, families and couples using a variety of psychotherapeutic techniques.
- Conducts advanced level psychosocial assessments/evaluations and utilizes information from other service providers, physicians, team members and client/representative to develop comprehensive care/service plans and to use in court depositions, etc.
- Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading appropriate books, journals and other literature and attending related seminars, conferences and the like.
- May serve as project or team leader
- Creates and maintains a high-performance environment characterized by positive leadership and a strong team orientation.
Entry Qualification:
Masters degree in a related area from an accredited college or university AND full licensure in the state of Georgia
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
Job Summary
Full Time
$100k-127k (estimate)
05/02/2024
05/15/2024
advantagebhs.org
ATHENS, GA
500 - 1,000
2000
SHARYN BORTLE
$10M - $50M
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
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About Advantage Behavioral Health Systems
Advantage Behavioral Health Systems (ABHS) is a publicly-funded provider of behavioral health, developmental disability and addictive disease services for Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, and Walton counties. A Community Service Board (CSB) is the governing body for Advantage Behavioral Health Systems and is comprised of members from the counties we serve. We contract with the Georgia Department of Human Resources to provide the following services: * Community Outreach, Prevention & Education * Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health and Addictive Dise ...
ase Services * Adult Outpatient Behavioral Health Services * Community Intervention/Risk Reduction Program * Inpatient Detox Services * Outpatient Alcohol & Other Drug Counseling * Womens Services * Emergency Services * Offender Services * Assertive Community Treatment Services (ACT) * Community Support Individual * Day Habilitation for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities * Community Employment Services * Residential Services
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