D105 - Adult MH Outpat - Director of Bibb County Services
River Edge Behavioral Health, Macon, Georgia, us, 31297
D105 - Adult MH Outpat - Director of Bibb County Services
175 Emery Hwy, Macon, GA 31217, USA
Job Description Posted Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 5:00 AM
About River Edge Behavioral Health
Serving more than 10,000 Georgians, River Edge continues to be one of the state's leading resources for mental health, substance use disorder treatments and supports as well as individuals with intellectual and development disabilities. River Edge offers outpatient services at our Emery Highway-Macon, Monroe County and Baldwin County locations. Outpatient services include behavioral health, nursing, and psychiatric assessment, stabilization and medication maintenance services as well as crisis intervention services as well as awareness, education and recovery groups.
Director of Macon-Bibb Outpatient Services
About River Edge Behavioral Health
River Edge Behavioral Health exists to share the stories of more than 10,000 people with behavioral health, substance abuse, and intellectual and developmental disabilities and inspire our clients and the communities to make life better. River Edge is where caring professionals provide expert services to many people we serve. By offering safe spaces for groups, coordinated care, and evidenced-based outpatient care. In addition to inpatient stabilization and Substance Abuse Services.
At River Edge Behavioral Health, we aspire to continuously lead with our values and beliefs that enable individuals to develop their potential, bring their full selves to the workplace, and engage in an environment of inclusion. At River Edge, we know you can choose to work anywhere, be we strive to be an employer of choice. We work every day to make your employee experience great. We believe in the skilled team members we hire and their ability to "make life better" for someone on their recovery journey or struggling with behavioral health challenges.
River Edge Behavioral Health is seeking a Program Director with full clinical licensure to lead a team of supervisors and program managers at our Macon/Bibb County location. The Program Director provides a diverse range of support and clinical oversite to the program managers of the adult and child and adolescent outpatient programs. Provides leadership across multiple departments. As part of the River Edge Leadership Team, will be involved with agency policy and procedure development. Will attend meetings at the agency, county, and state level. Must be able to display a high level of effort and commitment to performing work, operate effectively within the organizational structure.
Duties and Responsibilities
Monitor and implement compliance with policies/procedures/guidelines for all funding/credentialing bodies (DBHDD, Medicaid, CARF, and more).
Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with the Department of Behavior Health and Developmental Disabilities community.
Monitors budgets, authorizations, billing, staffing patterns, and productivity and makes suggestions/improvements accordingly.
Oversees the timeliness of admission and discharge of individuals to ensure compliance with legal requirements and continuity of care.
Interviews, hires, directs, develops, and evaluates the performance, conduct, and attendance of team members, and when necessary, create improvement plans to address deficits.
Ensure the following mental health services are provided: Behavioral health assessments, brief and ongoing mental health counseling, substance abuse assessment, counseling and groups, discharge planning, including family contacts, case management, and Emergency crisis intervention.
Demonstrates the ability to problem-solve at a designated level of management in addition to effective role modeling, delegation and acts as a resource for the entire staff.
Assist in the development of DBHDD placement continuums required for mental health and substance abuse services to ensure aftercare plans are present and appropriate for the acuity level.
Provides crisis intervention as needed.
Qualifications
Master's degree in social service field (Social Work, Sociology, Psychology or Marriage and Family Therapy) required.
Fully Licensed - LPC, LCSW, LMFT, required,
Three (3) years of management experience in a fast-paced environment, required,
Five (5) years of providing behavioral health services, preferred,
Demonstrated ability to design, develop and modify programming required,
Demonstrated experience providing therapeutic programs with adults and/or children, preferred,
Must have excellent communications skills, both verbal and written,
Must have the ability to multi-task and remain organized in a structured environment, required.
Provide 2 Professional references (Former employers only, no family members),
All applicants must pass a satisfactory background clearance and pre-employment drug test.
Additional Benefits:
Flexible spending accounts
Short and long-term disability coverage
11 Paid holidays
Voluntary Life Insurance
If you are looking for an opportunity to make life better and a strong desire for personal growth we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.
We are an equal opportunity employer and highly value diversity.We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
All selected applicants must pass a satisfactory background clearance and pre-employment drug test.
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Job Description Posted Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 5:00 AM
About River Edge Behavioral Health
Serving more than 10,000 Georgians, River Edge continues to be one of the state's leading resources for mental health, substance use disorder treatments and supports as well as individuals with intellectual and development disabilities. River Edge offers outpatient services at our Emery Highway-Macon, Monroe County and Baldwin County locations. Outpatient services include behavioral health, nursing, and psychiatric assessment, stabilization and medication maintenance services as well as crisis intervention services as well as awareness, education and recovery groups.
Director of Macon-Bibb Outpatient Services
About River Edge Behavioral Health
River Edge Behavioral Health exists to share the stories of more than 10,000 people with behavioral health, substance abuse, and intellectual and developmental disabilities and inspire our clients and the communities to make life better. River Edge is where caring professionals provide expert services to many people we serve. By offering safe spaces for groups, coordinated care, and evidenced-based outpatient care. In addition to inpatient stabilization and Substance Abuse Services.
At River Edge Behavioral Health, we aspire to continuously lead with our values and beliefs that enable individuals to develop their potential, bring their full selves to the workplace, and engage in an environment of inclusion. At River Edge, we know you can choose to work anywhere, be we strive to be an employer of choice. We work every day to make your employee experience great. We believe in the skilled team members we hire and their ability to "make life better" for someone on their recovery journey or struggling with behavioral health challenges.
River Edge Behavioral Health is seeking a Program Director with full clinical licensure to lead a team of supervisors and program managers at our Macon/Bibb County location. The Program Director provides a diverse range of support and clinical oversite to the program managers of the adult and child and adolescent outpatient programs. Provides leadership across multiple departments. As part of the River Edge Leadership Team, will be involved with agency policy and procedure development. Will attend meetings at the agency, county, and state level. Must be able to display a high level of effort and commitment to performing work, operate effectively within the organizational structure.
Duties and Responsibilities
Monitor and implement compliance with policies/procedures/guidelines for all funding/credentialing bodies (DBHDD, Medicaid, CARF, and more).
Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with the Department of Behavior Health and Developmental Disabilities community.
Monitors budgets, authorizations, billing, staffing patterns, and productivity and makes suggestions/improvements accordingly.
Oversees the timeliness of admission and discharge of individuals to ensure compliance with legal requirements and continuity of care.
Interviews, hires, directs, develops, and evaluates the performance, conduct, and attendance of team members, and when necessary, create improvement plans to address deficits.
Ensure the following mental health services are provided: Behavioral health assessments, brief and ongoing mental health counseling, substance abuse assessment, counseling and groups, discharge planning, including family contacts, case management, and Emergency crisis intervention.
Demonstrates the ability to problem-solve at a designated level of management in addition to effective role modeling, delegation and acts as a resource for the entire staff.
Assist in the development of DBHDD placement continuums required for mental health and substance abuse services to ensure aftercare plans are present and appropriate for the acuity level.
Provides crisis intervention as needed.
Qualifications
Master's degree in social service field (Social Work, Sociology, Psychology or Marriage and Family Therapy) required.
Fully Licensed - LPC, LCSW, LMFT, required,
Three (3) years of management experience in a fast-paced environment, required,
Five (5) years of providing behavioral health services, preferred,
Demonstrated ability to design, develop and modify programming required,
Demonstrated experience providing therapeutic programs with adults and/or children, preferred,
Must have excellent communications skills, both verbal and written,
Must have the ability to multi-task and remain organized in a structured environment, required.
Provide 2 Professional references (Former employers only, no family members),
All applicants must pass a satisfactory background clearance and pre-employment drug test.
Additional Benefits:
Flexible spending accounts
Short and long-term disability coverage
11 Paid holidays
Voluntary Life Insurance
If you are looking for an opportunity to make life better and a strong desire for personal growth we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.
We are an equal opportunity employer and highly value diversity.We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
All selected applicants must pass a satisfactory background clearance and pre-employment drug test.
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