About River Edge Behavioral Health
Serving more than 10,000 Georgians, River Edge continues to be one of the states leading resources for mental health, substance use disorder treatments, and supports as well as individuals with intellectual and developmental 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, 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.
Position Overview
River Edge is seeking a compassionate and dedicated part-time CARES Counselor to join our team, providing support to clients and their families, participating in treatment planning and case management, collaborating with clients and treatment team members, offering consultation to referral resources and mentors, modeling healthy coping skills and wellness activities, maintaining accurate clinical records in the EMR system, adhering to all ethical and legal guidelines, working with all areas of Addictive Disease, including Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), and performing other duties as assigned.
Location and Schedule
175 Emery Highway, Macon, GA - Tuesday and Thursday, 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Friday, 8:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Key Responsibilities
• Provide support to individual clients and their families. • Participate in treatment planning and case management. • Work collaboratively with clients and River Edge treatment team members to help support clients in their treatment and recovery. • Provide consultation and support to referral resources, mentors, family members, and others to help support clients in their recovery. • Model and support health and wellness activities and healthy coping skills for clients. • Maintain quality, up-to-date clinical records, including case notes, treatment plan reviews, discharge planning, and Outcomes Survey, and enter necessary information into River Edges electronic medical records (EMR) system. • Adhere to all federal, state, and regulatory, ethical, and legal guidelines as an addiction professional. • Work with all areas of Addictive Disease, including Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT). • Other assigned duties as requested.
Qualifications
Required:
• Certification or Licensure: CARES certification, CPS-AD with at least two years of experience in a recovery-oriented system of care or social services-related position. • Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university (preferred).
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.