Legacysga
MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT - MAT - Case Manager - CPS
Legacysga, Valdosta, Georgia, United States, 31601
MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT, 3120 Oak St Ext, VALDOSTA, Georgia, United States of America
Overview Legacy Behavioral Health Services is hiring individuals with a passion for making a difference in their community. We are seeking a Case Manager to work in our Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program in Valdosta, Georgia. The MAT Case Manager/ Certified Peer Specialist (CPS), under general supervision, performs a wide range of tasks in the community outside four walls to assist consumers in regaining control over their own lives while promoting the recovery process. Utilizing psychiatric rehabilitation interventions, peer support interventions provide skills training, education and case management to consumers and their families. Support and facilitate consumer progress towards treatment goals. Extensive documentation is required; accurate and timely charts, services and consumer progress that support care coordination. The MAT Case Manager must be able to work well with community agencies and function as part of a team. As a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS), this position also serves as a consumer advocate; provides consumer information and peer support to consumers in an emergency, outpatient, or inpatient setting. The MAT Case Manager/ CPS performs a wide range of tasks to assist consumers in regaining control over their own lives and over their recovery process. Function as a role model of competency in recovery and ongoing coping skills.
Benefits
Health Insurance- We offer top-quality and affordable State of Georgia insurance benefits to all full-time employees. Options are available with Blue Cross Blue Shield and United Healthcare
Flexible Benefits- We offer Group Term Life, Dependent Life, Accidental Death, Short, and Long Term Disability, Dental, Vision, Legal Insurance, Long Term Care, Medical/Dependent Care Spending Accounts, and Specified Critical Illness insurance
Competitive pay- We offer competitive compensation regularly compared to the market, considering experience and education
Paid State Holidays- We offer 9 paid state holidays per year
Paid Time Off- We offer generous PTO for personal or sick leave
Retirement- We offer two retirement plans: a 401k with a 3% match after one year and a 457 plan
Employee Assistance Program- EAP services to all full-time and part-time employees, including legal assistance, financial consultations, access to work-life specialists, and up to 4 counseling sessions
Responsibilities Responsibilities include working in the MAT program, providing case management, peer support, information, and advocacy to consumers in various settings, promoting recovery, documenting services and progress, and coordinating with community agencies as part of a treatment team.
Qualifications
Completion of 2 years college with preferred bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, mental health, nursing, education, sociology, criminal justice, counseling, rehabilitation counseling, guidance counseling or an equivalent field AND one year of full-time experience in social services delivery
Knowledge of mental illness
Eligible for certification as Peer Specialist by the Georgia Department of Human Resources
Preferred lived experience with opioid addiction; CARES certification or willingness to obtain; 2 or more years in sustained recovery
Who we are We are a community of resources that believes in restoring the quality of living in each individual we serve. We provide an array of services to children, adults, and families. We provide this support within 10 counties: Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift, and Turner. Legacy Behavioral Health Services believes that through individualized services, quality of care and support, your lives will be transformed.
Working Conditions Must be physically and emotionally fit to work in a stress-filled environment to meet deadlines and deal with routine and crisis situations. May have extended periods of sitting, walking, and standing. Requires varying hours of duty to provide monitoring, educational and/or crisis handling, as well as travel to off-campus locations in LBHSGA or personal vehicle.
All relevant information is subject to verification.
Position opened to: ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS
Internal applicants must be in their current position for 6 months with no disciplinary action unless the position available is within your current department and you have been employed, in your current position, for 1 month without any disciplinary action.
Drug-Free Workplace/ Equal Opportunity Employer
MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT, 3120 Oak St Ext, VALDOSTA, Georgia, United States of America
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Overview Legacy Behavioral Health Services is hiring individuals with a passion for making a difference in their community. We are seeking a Case Manager to work in our Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program in Valdosta, Georgia. The MAT Case Manager/ Certified Peer Specialist (CPS), under general supervision, performs a wide range of tasks in the community outside four walls to assist consumers in regaining control over their own lives while promoting the recovery process. Utilizing psychiatric rehabilitation interventions, peer support interventions provide skills training, education and case management to consumers and their families. Support and facilitate consumer progress towards treatment goals. Extensive documentation is required; accurate and timely charts, services and consumer progress that support care coordination. The MAT Case Manager must be able to work well with community agencies and function as part of a team. As a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS), this position also serves as a consumer advocate; provides consumer information and peer support to consumers in an emergency, outpatient, or inpatient setting. The MAT Case Manager/ CPS performs a wide range of tasks to assist consumers in regaining control over their own lives and over their recovery process. Function as a role model of competency in recovery and ongoing coping skills.
Benefits
Health Insurance- We offer top-quality and affordable State of Georgia insurance benefits to all full-time employees. Options are available with Blue Cross Blue Shield and United Healthcare
Flexible Benefits- We offer Group Term Life, Dependent Life, Accidental Death, Short, and Long Term Disability, Dental, Vision, Legal Insurance, Long Term Care, Medical/Dependent Care Spending Accounts, and Specified Critical Illness insurance
Competitive pay- We offer competitive compensation regularly compared to the market, considering experience and education
Paid State Holidays- We offer 9 paid state holidays per year
Paid Time Off- We offer generous PTO for personal or sick leave
Retirement- We offer two retirement plans: a 401k with a 3% match after one year and a 457 plan
Employee Assistance Program- EAP services to all full-time and part-time employees, including legal assistance, financial consultations, access to work-life specialists, and up to 4 counseling sessions
Responsibilities Responsibilities include working in the MAT program, providing case management, peer support, information, and advocacy to consumers in various settings, promoting recovery, documenting services and progress, and coordinating with community agencies as part of a treatment team.
Qualifications
Completion of 2 years college with preferred bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, mental health, nursing, education, sociology, criminal justice, counseling, rehabilitation counseling, guidance counseling or an equivalent field AND one year of full-time experience in social services delivery
Knowledge of mental illness
Eligible for certification as Peer Specialist by the Georgia Department of Human Resources
Preferred lived experience with opioid addiction; CARES certification or willingness to obtain; 2 or more years in sustained recovery
Who we are We are a community of resources that believes in restoring the quality of living in each individual we serve. We provide an array of services to children, adults, and families. We provide this support within 10 counties: Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift, and Turner. Legacy Behavioral Health Services believes that through individualized services, quality of care and support, your lives will be transformed.
Working Conditions Must be physically and emotionally fit to work in a stress-filled environment to meet deadlines and deal with routine and crisis situations. May have extended periods of sitting, walking, and standing. Requires varying hours of duty to provide monitoring, educational and/or crisis handling, as well as travel to off-campus locations in LBHSGA or personal vehicle.
All relevant information is subject to verification.
Position opened to: ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS
Internal applicants must be in their current position for 6 months with no disciplinary action unless the position available is within your current department and you have been employed, in your current position, for 1 month without any disciplinary action.
Drug-Free Workplace/ Equal Opportunity Employer
MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT, 3120 Oak St Ext, VALDOSTA, Georgia, United States of America
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