Behavioral Health Counselor Jobs in Albany, GA

Position Title: Apex Therapist/SSP 2

Position Number:

Work Unit: Aspire Youth and Young Adults

County: Dougherty/Lee

Immediate Supervisor:Youth Services Coordinator

Qualification:

Master's Degree in Counseling or other related field

Full licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, ECT) or associate licensure actively pursuing full licensure (LAPC, LAMFT, LMSW, ECT)

Special needs of population serviced:

Work requires the knowledge and skills necessary to provide direct services appropriate to youth ages 5-26 and their families.

Assigned duties include:

initial and ongoing assessments, individual, group, and family therapy, quality collaborative documentation, maintain all required trainings and certifications, attend staffings of youth, participate as a team player, attend stakeholders meetings and collaborate with other agencies for the benefit of the youth, attend any state meetings as needed, prior insurance authorization completion, maintain 50 % billable productivity.

Bloodborne Pathogen Category:

Employee performs assigned tasks which involve no exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material AND performance of category I tasks are not a condition of employment

(Category III).

Mandatory Training Category (Check One)

___ Administrative __X__Direct Care ____Medical

Performance Improvement

Aspire Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Services goal is to continually improve the delivery of service by improvement of consumer outcomes and satisfaction. All employees have a role in performance improvement and are expected to interact collaboratively with co-workers, and other contacts to provide consistent, high-quality, consumer focused services.

Age Related and Special Needs of Population Serviced

Work requires the knowledge and skills necessary to provide direct consumer services appropriate to youth ages 5-26 and their families.

Staff should be able to: (Define competency Areas)

• Customer Service Ability to provide helpful, courteous, accessible, responsive, and knowledgeable service to all youth, families, and stakeholders served
• Accountability - Demonstrates knowledge of policies and procedures
• Accountability - Ability to complete all related professional development trainings initially and annually
• Accountability - Ability to keep all credentials and certificates up to date
• Accountability - Knowledge of and adherence KPI standards
• Accountability Ability to maintain productivity standards set forth by agency
• Team Work and Cooperation - Ability to participate with fellow employees and community partners in a respectful and professional manner
• Results Orientation - Knowledgeable of EMR and able to complete agency and state required reports on word, excel, and other agency databases
• Results Orientation Ability to complete all required assessments with youth and their families
• Results Orientation - Ability to complete documentation in a timely manner
• Results Orientation - Knowledgeable of insurance requirements and ability to complete insurance authorizations for services provided
• Judgment and Decision Making - Knowledgeable of eligibility requirements for core services, Apex, and other specialty programs for cross-referring and quality of care
• Judgment and Decision Making - Knowledge of intervention protocols in collaboration for school and community

Assigned Duties

DESCRIPTION OF WORK DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Type in or attach current description of duties. Employees are expected to perform their work in a competent and efficient manner. Include % of time)

• Provides initial and ongoing behavioral health assessments, individual, group, and family sessions on school campus (and in-clinic as needed)
• Completes all required supporting documentation within 24 hrs. from date of service
• Completes all required prior authorizations for insurance reimbursement
• Assists with the facilitation of tiered interventions for each school being served as needed
  • Yearly Apex presentations
  • Teacher Lunch and Learns
  • Small Groups
  • Climate Change Projects
  • Classroom Guidance
  • Mental Health Alliance Participation
  • Trainings
• Maintains a 50 % productivity with 50% dedicated to non-billable time (authorizations, reports, discharges, meetings, etc.)
• Acts as a liaison between agency and contracted agencies
• Assists with all reporting submissions to DBHDD, DFCS, COE including:
  • Monthly and quarterly monitoring reports
  • Annual and final project evaluation reports
• Assists individual and family with whole health community linking to positively impact recovery:
  • Afterschool program
  • Tutoring
  • Easter Seals
  • Sports
  • Mentoring program
  • Nutritionist
  • PCP
• Assist with attending community stakeholders as well as inner-agency meetings
  • Family Connections
  • School Meetings i.e. 504, RTI, IEP
• Acts as a liaison between youth, MH providers, and other youth serving stakeholders
  • Establishing/strengthening partnerships with local schools, tutoring centers, SPED services, etc.
• Attends all required agency and DBHDD trainings
• Treats all with respect and dignity without preferential treatment
• Communicates accurate information in a professional and courteous manner that conveys a willingness to assist
• Uses appropriate, established chain of command
• Follows the office's established practices to adhere to special communication/correspondence, emails, etc. that are of a personnel (human resources) nature