View Point Health is a community behavioral health center utilizing a team of psychiatrists, nurses, licensed counselors and social workers, and other professionals to provide services to individuals who need treatment and support to cope with mental illness, substance abuse, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. View Point Health serves uninsured, underinsured, low-income Medicaid, Medicare, war veterans and some private insurance across multiple locations with a full continuum of behavioral health services and support. The services provided by View Point Health contribute to the reduction in homelessness, reduction in crime and subsequent incarcerations, higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, decreased ER visits and decreased inpatient admissions.
The CSU provides emergency receiving, screening, and evaluation services 24- hours a day, seven days a week, and has the capacity to admit and discharge seven (7) days a week. The CSU is a safe, locked unit with twenty-seven (27) beds. The CSU provides services under the direction of a licensed, trained and qualified psychiatrist. A psychiatrist is on-call 24 hours a day; rounds are made on the unit seven (7) days a week. The target population to be served is adolescents ages 14 to 17 from anywhere in the state of Georgia who require psychiatric or behavioral stabilization and/or detoxification.
The goal of the crisis program is to stabilize youth in the least restrictive environment, to assist in crisis stabilization by providing a comprehensive treatment plan utilizing the youth’s and/or family’s strengths, natural supports, and community resources.
TO APPLY PLEASE USE THE LINK PROVIDED BELOW
Certified Peer Specialist Parent (CPS-P) - C&A CSU – Decatur, GA.
https://secure.entertimeonline.com/ta/VPHealth.careers?ApplyToJob=369448044
Applicants who do not apply using the link above will NOT be considered.
For a listing of all View Point Health career opportunities, please visit our website:
https://www.myviewpointhealth.org/careers/
High School diploma/GED and two (2) years of job-related experience providing social or direct care services to groups of special needs individuals in a human service setting; or One (1) year of experience at the lower level Client Support Worker 2 (SSS011) or equivalent position.
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