Therapist (Assertive Community Treatment Program) W/Sign-On Bonus Up To $5k Based On Licensure Type (Finance)

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.Are you ready to make a Difference?PROGRAM SUMMARY:Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a 24/7 community based, multi-disciplinary team, serving individuals with a severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) to help them reach their recovery goals in the least restrictive environment possible. ACT Staff work as a cohesive team to provide comprehensive treatment to those individuals through therapy, substance use disorder treatments, connection to resources, skill building, and lived experience, meeting the individual where they are in their recovery and assisting them in further meeting their recovery goals in an effort to live a meaningful life. Team members meet with individuals in their homes and the community where they may live and work and in rare cases will meet with people in the clinic environment.Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Participates in developing, managing, and maintaining a collaborative and cooperative service environment in the community at large
• Provides all clinical services to individuals/families enrolled in the ACT Team
• Utilizes a variety of treatment approaches to serve individuals on the ACT team (CBT, DBT, CT-R, trauma work, harm reduction, anger management, motivational interviewing, etc)
• Responds/intervenes in crisis situations
• Assists with creating and updating all treatment plans, insurance authorizations, assessments, and any other documentation needed for the individuals served
• Assists with referral follow up and assessments in the community
• Attends treatment team meetings four days per week as outlined by fidelity
• Exhibits communication skills (oral, written and active listening)
• Participates in the on-call/weekend rotation
• Transports individuals if needed.
• Performs other duties as directed by supervisor

Benefits:

• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 personal day
• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
• NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.
• Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.