Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities

Valdosta, GA location

Crisis Referral and Assessment Therapist - Full-time with benefits

Turning Point is currently seeking a full-time Crisis Referral and Assessment Counselor to work for Turning Point at an off-site acute care Emergency Room. The Therapist must be aware of social factors affecting the psychological well being of individuals, services/programs for psychological/sociological improvement of individuals, and how to conduct evaluative interviews. Establishes and maintains good working relationships with other agencies to establish referral systems and increase awareness of available services.

Qualified applicants will:

* Accurately assess patients for level of care determinations.
* Possess excellent de-escalation skills.
* Have a working knowledge of available resources for patients (inpatient, outpatient, child/adolescent, adult, and geriatric).
* Work well with families in helping them understand treatment options.
* Demonstrate excellent communication skills in working with hospital staff, patients, families, law enforcement and referral agencies.
* Display strong critical thinking skills to be able to manage complex psychiatric cases as they arise.

We offer a competitive benefits program including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Short and Long Term Disability, 401K with match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and additional voluntary benefits and discounts. Even Pet Insurance!

Turning Point Care Center, LLC

For more than 30 years, Turning Point Care Center has provided a place of healing and hope to adults who suffer from behavioral health disorders and/or substance abuse. We are committed to providing quality behavioral health care through our inpatient and outpatient gender specific programs in Moultrie, GA. Our serene, rural setting gives patients a secure environment where they can build their foundation for lifelong recovery. We believe in creating healthy communities, which start with healthy individuals, linked through sound relationships to their families, friends, neighbors and peers.

Qualifications

* Master's degree in Clinical, Counseling Psychology, Social Work, Sociology and allied field required.
* Two (2) years of experience working in a psychiatric hospital setting, preferred.
* Licensed by the State of Georgia as LMSW, LCSW, LAPC, LPC, LAMFT, or LMFT, required. LCSW, LPC, LMFT licensure preferred.

This opportunity offers the following:

* Rewarding work environment
* Growth and Development Opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
* Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
* 401k plan with company match

UHS is one of the nation's largest and most respected hospital companies; Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked 276 on the Fortune 500, and listed 275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America?s Top 500 Public Companies.

Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.

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