Behavioral Health Assessor at Highland Rivers Health in Marietta, Georgia

Job Description:

When you work at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health, you make a difference!Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness, substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities. We serve a complex and vulnerable population: individuals and families who may have limited income, who are uninsured or underinsured - people who often have nowhere else to turn. If you have a passion for helping others, Highland Rivers may be the place for you!

Highland Rivers Health is seeking a Behavioral Health Assessor for Outpatient and Residential Substance Use programs in Cobb County!

Are you ready to be the Difference?

Responsibilities include:

• Complete Behavioral Health Assessment for individuals entering into Residential and Outpatient SUD programs in Cobb County.


• The assessor will perform assessments on site and will consult with referral source, collateral contacts and community partners in order to determine the appropriate treatment disposition and ensure the individual's safety.


• Conducts and interprets comprehensive, face to face or tele-medicine based assessments in an effort to make level of care recommendations.


• Facilitate access to the identified inpatient, residential or community based service for a diverse population.


• Review the intake criteria and scope of services for the level of care recommendation with the individual/guardian to ensure comprehension and improve clinical outcomes


• Act as a liaison between the individual and the determined level of care to include referral via BHL, pre-certification of insurance, faxing clinical information to receiving facilities and scheduling appointments as appropriate.


• Complete other duties such as phone based discharge follow up calls, phone based engagement activities, treatment planning, or utilization m