Start a Mental Health Career With Us
At Focus Forward, our goal is to help change people’s lives for the better.
Jobs in Mental Health at Focus Forward Counseling and Consulting, Inc.
We are a team of dedicated psychologists, professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists serving Cumming, Alpharetta, and surrounding areas. We are always seeking passionate fully licensed clinicians to join our Focus Forward family. If you are looking for behavioral health jobs near Cumming and Alpharetta we encourage you to apply today!
If you know you can make a difference in a client’s life and want to spend most of your time focusing on clinical work over administrative tasks, then our company is for you. We pride ourselves in creating an environment where our clinicians feel supported, valued, and respected and where strong values and ethics are held in high regard.
We also encourage our team members to seek out new information, learn, and grow personally and professionally. By choosing to work with Focus Forward Counseling you will be affiliated with a successful, established practice with an excellent reputation.
Benefits:
• PTO and 8 paid holidays per year
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance*
• 401(k) retirement plan with 4% employer match
• Life insurance*
• CEU reimbursement
• Insurance credentialing
• Malpractice insurance
• Workers compensation insurance
• Administrative support for scheduling, billing and collections
• A caring, ethical, and supportive professional environment
• Advertising and marketing with a strong web presence
• Opportunities to cross-refer among areas of expertise within the practice
• Mentorship and professional development
• Collegial, warm culture that supports the growth of all team members
• The advantages of solo practice without the hassles!
* Full-time employees only
Available Positions:
• Georgia licensed or license eligible psychologists, LCSW’s, LPC’s, and LMFT’s
How to Apply:
If you are looking for behavioral health jobs near Cumming and Alpharetta, we invite you to apply by sending your letter of interest and CV to careers@focusforwardcc.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
For the Alpharetta office:
POSITION TITLE: Licensed Professional Counselor
POSITION DUTIES: Provide counseling services to clients in an outpatient and private practice setting. Documentation of services by creating progress notes and entering it into the electronic health records system (Valant). Use DSM-5 to diagnose the client as appropriate and create treatment plans that help to provide a course for client counseling. Consult with the Clinical Director on a regular basis about counseling work performed. Engage in peer consultation with other staff members during regular staff meetings as well as informal peer to peer consultations. Research, refer and advocate for community resources. Monitor clients’ situations and follow up to ensure that they have improved. Help people cope with challenges in their lives. Work with clients to develop strategies to change behavior or cope with difficult situations.
Requires 5% domestic travel
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Master’s degree in Social Work, Counselor Education, Human Behavior, Clinical Mental Health Counsel, or related field and 4 years of experience in the principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance SKILLS SET REQUIREMENTS: Experience must include clinical and diagnostic assessment; Trauma informed case and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR); Electronic Health Record (EHR); Working knowledge and implementation of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) in clinical and diagnostic assessment; Serious Mental Illness (SMI)/Serious Emotional Disorder (SED) or Developmental Disabilities (DD); Record keeping in compliance with HIPAA and Code of Ethics that align with the American Counseling Association; an Assessing suicidal thoughts, self-harm behaviors and psychotic episodes. Must be a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Mississippi or Georgia and
National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. (NBCC) Certificate.
RATE OF PAY: $52,500
LOCATION OF POSITION: 3060 Kimball Bridge Rd., Suite 110, Alpharetta, GA 30022 (with 5% domestic travel)
APPLICANTS SHOULD MAIL RESUME TO: Interested applicants should send their resume to Brad Hieger (doctorbrad@focusforwardcc.com) with reference to job title
