Mental Health​/Substance Abuse Counselor

Overview

Description

Are you seeking a career with a growing company, a place where you can make an impact in the community? Then Positive Impact Health Centers is the company for you.

Positive Impact Health Centers (PIHC) is a community leader in providing HIV prevention, care and treatment services located in Metro Atlanta. The PIHC model of care assures that clients have access to medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health and social services, providing the best opportunity for patients to achieve high-quality health outcomes. Services are provided on-site and through telehealth.

What makes us different? We offer our employees the following:

• 1 Health Wellness Day per quarter
• Parental Leave
• Free parking at our locations/bus line accessibility
• Competitive Salary & Benefits
• Automatic 3% Safe Harbor & 2% Profit Sharing (Retirement Program)
• 100% allotted for benefit elections for employees, 50% allotted for benefit elections for employees  spouse/dependents
• Credit Union

The Mental Health/Substance Abuse Counselor provides culturally responsive mental health and substance abuse counseling services in an integrated health clinic. The counselor collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to support holistic wellness and recovery. Services include individual and group counseling, providing consults to potential clients, completing intakes, conducting behavioral health assessments, connecting clients to resources, as well as, engaging in outreach efforts.

Work Schedule:

This is a part-time position based primarily at the PIHC Clayton office, with occasional travel to other Metro Atlanta sites.

• Provides individual and group mental health and substance abuse services.
• Provides services primarily in the Positive Impact Health Centers offices typically in one of the locations with some ability to substitute in the other locations.
• Provide consultation and coordinate mental health services with the HIV medical clinic, prevention services and case management. Conduct mental health screenings and conducts intake interviews.
• Responsible for providing culturally competent individual, family, group counseling sessions and substance abuse groups/ individual interventions.
• Responsible for maintaining up-to-date files on clients including behavioral health assessments and treatment plans.
• Acts as a liaison between client and community resources as needed.
• May provide clinical and administrative supervision to graduate student clinical interns.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Ability to plan, implement, evaluate and report activities conducted.
• Ability to interview, conduct assessment, and crisis intervention.
• Ability to organization and experience with volunteer based non-profit agencies.
• Demonstrated knowledge of issues specific to HIV and substance abuse.
• Ability to communicate both in written and verbal communication.
• Ability to plan, implement, evaluate and report activities conducted.
• Ability to establish rapport with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Sensitivity, skill and/or experience working with persons with HIV/AIDS, mental health and/or substance use issues, ethnic and sexual minorities, homeless, and individuals with disabilities.
• Ability to remain calm and supportive in psychological emergencies and/or crises when provided with appropriate supervision and direction.
• Ability to communicate via computer e-mail and electronic medical record.
• Successful candidate will be a self-starter with the ability to multi-task.
• Electronic Medical Record system knowledge preferred.
• Possess excellent communication skills (writing, spelling, listening and speaking).
• Cooperates as a team member.
• Possesses problem solving and decision making abilities.
• Utilizes good management techniques.
• Follows through to completion of assigned tasks.
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet database and presentation software.
• Abides by all polices and procedures concerning personnel including conflict of interest policy.

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or a related field
• Fully licensed or license-eligible in Georgia

• 1 year experience in social services or mental health agency and/or equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• 3 years of experience in social services or mental health agency and/or equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities preferred

Licensure required: LPC, APC, LCSW, LMSW, Licensed Psychologist, LMFT; fully licensed preferred.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the…