Position Summary:
Under supervision, performs crisis assessments, psychosocial assessments, treatment planning/monitoring, and discharge planning. Provides individual and group counseling to clients requiring complex intervention for both mental health and substance use disorders in a crisis setting. Services will be provided as part of an interdisciplinary team in a Behavioral Health Crisis Center (BHCC).
Job Responsibilities and Performance Standards:
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Performs job responsibilities under supervision.
- Performs clinical assessments of the behavioral health needs of those presenting for services
- Determines appropriate services and alternate plans of care within an established time frame.
- Performs or directs the intake process ensuring patient's/client's/consumer's information (medical, psychological, and financial) is assembled accurately to process applications.
- Assigns appropriate priority to eligible applicants and refers ineligible ones to other community services.
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Serves as job expert or organization resource in assigned areas.
- Communicates accurately and clearly to the patient/client/consumer and his/her family members/significant others the identified treatment goals.
- Monitors patient's/client's/consumer's progress through interviews, discussion with team members, chart reviews or other methods. Accurately conveys progress information to family members/significant others, as appropriate.
- Writes concise, accurate, clear progress notes in the patient's/client's/consumer's chart as required by policy.
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Acts as client advocate to coordinate required services or to resolve crisis.
- Develops and maintains a network of community contacts.
- Participates in strategy or review sessions, committees, and task force work to facilitate linkages and communication.
- Represents the facility in planned community meetings.
- Participates in meetings pertaining to case management, case collaboration and discharge planning providing appropriate patient/consumer information.
- Makes referrals to appropriate agencies for support services
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Counsels clients in individual and group sessions to help them overcome dependencies, recover from illness, and adjust to life.
- Provides patient/family education sessions as needed.
- Develops and presents educational programs on social work topics to employees, social work students, community groups, care providers or others as requested.
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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.
- Attends seminars and professional meetings when available.
- Maintains a continuing education program by attending in-service training when scheduled.
- Maintains professional knowledge by reading up-to-date articles, books, etc.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Clinician 1: Masters degree in a related area from an accredited college or university AND eligibility to be licensed in the state of Georgia.
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Clinician 2: Masters degree in a related area from an accredited college or university AND associate licensure in the state of Georgia.
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Clinician 3: Masters degree in a related area from an accredited college or university AND full clinical licensure in the state of Georgia.
Preferred Qualifications:
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1 year of full-time (or equivalent part-time) work experience in community behavioral health service delivery.
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Knowledge of substance use disorder treatment models.
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Strong communication skills including recovery language.
