D103- Substance Abuse Counselor ACT

About River Edge Behavioral Health
 

Serving more than 10,000 Georgians, River Edge continues to be one of the state's leading resources for mental health, substance use disorder treatments and supports as well as individuals with intellectual and development disabilities. River Edge offers outpatient services at our Emery Highway-Macon, Monroe County and Baldwin County locations. Outpatient services include behavioral health, nursing, and psychiatric assessment, stabilization and medication maintenance services as well as crisis intervention services as well as awareness, education and recovery groups. 

Company Overview:

At River Edge Behavioral Health in Macon, GA, employees are expected to develop meaningful relationships with patients, establishing trust and making a difference in the lives of clients and their families. We believe in supporting our team as well as our clients with our comprehensive benefits package and a supportive work culture, including health, dental, and vision benefits, paid vacation, retirement plans, and more.

Program Overview:

River Edge is actively searching for a Full-time Substance Abuse Counselor to join our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Program. In this role, you will be integral to providing substance abuse counseling services within the ACT Program.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides a broad range of paraprofessional social services to patients/clients/consumers and their families, participates in treatment team planning, and performs crisis intervention. Assists in dealing with personal and social problems. May provide supportive counseling to consumers and families and/or serve as a liaison for social services. May perform case management duties, and group skills training with adolescents.
• Provide assessment/evaluation as it pertains to substance use disorder(s) and co-occurring needs.
• Provide individual counseling, group/family counseling/training to clients seeking treatment for substance use disorders.
• Complete insurance authorization documentation as required to ensure all services are authorized.
• Document all services the same day the service(s) were provided.
• Adhere to all federal, state, and regulatory ethical/legal guidelines as a substance abuse counselor.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/ GED equivalent
• MUST have a CACII certification.

• At least one (1) year of experience providing mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Additional Benefits:

• Flexible spending accounts
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• 11 Paid holidays

• Voluntary Life Insurance

If you are looking for an opportunity to make life better and a strong desire for personal growth we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

We are an equal opportunity employer and highly value diversity.  We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

All selected applicants must pass a satisfactory background clearance and pre-employment drug test.