Clinician - Crisis Response Team

Location

Macon, GA | United States

Job description

Clinician - Crisis Response Team

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 developmental disabilities. The full continuum of River Edge Behavioral Health services provides state-of-the-art treatment and support services for more than 13,000 children, youth, families and adults annually, who experience mental illness, addiction, co-occurring disorders, or developmental disabilities.

River Edge is currently seeking Crisis Workers to join our team contracted to provide services in the local hospital Emergency Department.

Location/Schedule : Bibb County/PART-TIME - evening and weekend options

• Monday nights 5:00pm - 8:00am
• Weekends beginning Friday 5:00 pm through Monday 8:00 am (on-call)
• Divided into shifts of overnight coverage Friday 5:00 pm through Saturday 9:00 am

Requirements:

• COVID Vaccinated 
• Must have a Master's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, MH Counseling, Rehab Counseling or Marriage and Family Therapy which would qualify a candidate for licensure as LPC, LCSW, LMFT. 
• Fully licensed or associate licensed strongly preferred.
  

Duties and Responsibilities:

• This position will be working out of the local medical hospital, primarily in the ER, completing crisis assessments on patients who present with mental health and/or substance abuse issues. 
• It will be the responsibility of this staff person, working with the ER MD, to determine if the patient needs inpatient placement, to facilitate that placement, and complete the appropriate documentation. 
• This position also requires excellent verbal communication and written documentation skills. 

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered, but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification. This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.

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

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