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Mental Health Counselor

Athens, GA 30605

Posted: 01/28/2025 Industry: Behavioral Health Technician

Job Description

BOS Medical Staffing is looking for Team Lead Clinicians to work in a Crisis Stabilization facility. Position is available immediately.

Under general supervision, performs psychosocial assessments, treatment planning/monitoring and discharge planning. Provides counseling/therapy to clients requiring complex intervention. Performs commitment determinations and/or executes orders of involuntary commitments. May serve as a team leader.

Minimum Qualifications: Masters degree in a related area from an accredited college or university AND associate licensure in the state of Georgia.

  • Associate licensure would include LAPC, LAMFT, or LCSW

 

Conducts advanced level psychosocial assessments/evaluations and utilizes information from
other service providers, physicians, team members and client/representative to develop
comprehensive care/service plans and to use in court depositions, etc. (Performed by all
incumbents)
• Thoroughly assembles, analyzes and interprets all data to identify available resources for
inclusion into care/service plan.
• Utilizes program specific format to develop and document care plan in a consistent and
accurate manner.
• Completes and reviews care plan within program specific time frame.
• Appropriately utilizes assessment information for court depositions, legal proceedings and
in making patient/client/consumer eligibility determinations on Social Security/Medicaid
matters.

Acts as client advocate to coordinate required services or to resolve crisis.
• Develops and maintains a network of community contacts.
• Participates in strategy or review sessions, committees, and task force work to facilitate
linkages and communication.
• Represents the facility in planned community meetings.
• Participates in meetings pertaining to case management, case collaboration and discharge
planning providing appropriate patient/consumer information.
• Arranges and/or provides follow-up appointment at patient's/consumer's local mental
health or mental retardation centers prior to discharge.
• Makes referrals to appropriate agencies for support services prior to date of discharge

 Performs job responsibilities with supervision.
• Performs or directs screening of patients/clients/consumers seeking services. Determines
appropriate services and alternate plans of care within an established time frame.
• Performs or directs the intake process ensuring patient's/client's/consumer's information
(medical, psychological and financial) is assembled accurately in order to process
applications.
• Assigns appropriate priority to eligible applicants and refers ineligible ones to other
community services.

 Serves as job expert or organization resource in assigned areas.
• Communicates accurately and clearly to the patient/client/consumer and his/her family
members/significant others the identified treatment goals.
• Monitors patient's/client's/consumer's progress through interviews, discussion with team
members, chart reviews or other methods. Accurately conveys progress information to
family members/significant others as appropriate.
• Writes concise, accurate, clear progress notes in the patient's/client's/consumer's chart as
required by policy.

 Counsels’ clients in individual and group sessions to help them overcome dependencies,
recover from illness, and adjust to life.
• Provides patient/family education sessions at time of admission, during hospitalization as
needed and at time of discharge according to established guidelines.
• Develops and presents educational programs on social work topics to employees, social
work students, community groups, care providers or others as requested.

 Monitors, evaluates, and records client progress according to measurable goals described in
treatment and care plan.
• Routinely conducts staffing meetings to discuss problems and resolutions, to assist staff in
developing appropriate care plans and/or behavioral plans and to explain departmental
procedural/policy changes.
• Appropriately interprets, implements, and enforces compliance with policy/procedure and
safety regulations.
• Reviews staff's treatment assessments and recommendations for appropriateness and
provides input as needed.
• Reviews treatment documentation for accuracy and conformity in accordance with
established agency guidelines.
• Accurately evaluates capabilities of supervised staff and assigns caseload to ensure that
acceptable quality standards are maintained.
• Intervenes in cases assigned to supervised staff as necessary to ensure
patients/clients/consumers receive treatment according to accepted clinical standards.

 Provides case management services related to identified treatment needs
• Monitors expenditures and accurately prepares budgetary proposals.
• Promptly identifies and responds appropriately to correct or minimize cost overruns.
• Periodically evaluates program equipment, materials, and furniture to determine
replacement costs for inclusion in budgetary figures.

 Provides training to direct care staff in implementing behavior modification techniques and
treatment plans.
• Develops an effective program plan that includes philosophy, goals, description of persons
served, and services provided.
• Thoroughly conducts or delegates the assessment/evaluation of programs; provides
feedback and recommendations based on findings in accordance with established policies
and procedures and in compliance with psychological accreditation standards.
• Develops and directs implementation of appropriate activities for patients/consumers (i.e.,
living/survival/working skills, etc.).

Meet Your Recruiter

Chanease Nichols, CHP®
Sr. Staffing Specialist/Team Lead

Chanease holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from the University of Georgia. She began her journey with the BOS family in September 2019 as a Front Office Coordinator with BOS Staffing. Later that year, she transitioned to BOS Medical as a Recruiting Specialist. Currently, Chanease holds the position of Senior Staffing Specialist, where she takes charge of leading and organizing our staffing team. Her primary responsibilities involve managing schedules for clients and medical professionals across Georgia, particularly in behavioral health and corrections facilities. Additionally, Chanease leads a team of staffing specialists.

Chanease has completed the Certified Health Care Staffing Professional program, which provides comprehensive training on federal employment and labor laws specific to health care staffing and recruiting professionals. This credential is essential for demonstrating her expertise in working with both employees and clients within the boundaries of federal regulations and laws.

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