Clinician Associate or Fully Licensed

Job Description

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.

Major 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.

Required Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

Working Conditions

• Works indoors in an outpatient clinic Mondays-Fridays 8:15am-5:00pm with possible evening or weekend hours (as determined by clinic needs)
• Ability to use an Electronic Health Record as well as a telehealth application (as allowed by regulations)
• Sessions may be in person or via telehealth (audio/visual) as appropriate for each client
• May be required to physically assist clients, may need to carry objects up to 10 pounds.