Staff Clinician I In Behavioral Health Services Evergreeen Iop Full-Time Flex 24955

Join Our Team at New Bridge Medical Center!**

We are dedicated to providing high-quality compassionate care to our diverse community. As a leading healthcare provider we offer a supportive and inclusive work environment. If youre passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative setting New Bridge Medical Center is looking for a Staff Clinician I.

Job Duties

Performs screenings intake assessments & consultations for evaluation of individual and family dynamics and treatment needs including admissions and referrals for services.
Provides ongoing clinical intervention & education to patients families & significant others for health-related psychosocial problems based on goals agreed to by patient family significant others & health care team. Utilizes individual family group work and crisis intervention methods to identify and intervene in problems that influence participation in treatment & discharge planning. Services provided include counselling crisis intervention discharge planning protective services advocacy information & referral collaboration and maximization of Patients Rights as appropriate.
Provides direct treatment services to patients within the hospital utilizing appropriate modalities including individual family and group counseling and crisis intervention with a knowledge of patient growth and development appropriate to the age of the patients served.
Serves as resource to health care team regarding issues of chemical dependence psychiatric and abuse issues; based on knowledge of rules and regulations of reporting these issues identifies assesses treats & refers to community services patients facing problems of child abuse domestic violence and sexual assault and elder abuse.
Completes a comprehensive psychosocial history on a timely basis.
Provides case management services for assigned caseload to ensure treatment plan is being followed & to aid patients in obtaining supportive services and goods.
Interprets nature of illness and prescribed course of treatment to patients & families; communicates family issues to other staff members.
Acts as liaison to health care team in understanding family dynamics facilitating timely and proactive discharges to home or another facility.
Acts as advocate for the patient with other Medical Center programs etc & functions as a liaison with other providers in the community assisting in linkages for patients and families.
Makes presentations on various issues related to the field and on available Medical Center resources as part of community outreach to schools agencies & other resources.
Participates in interdisciplinary diagnostic & treatment planning conferences including case presentations & makes recommendations regarding the needs of the patient from clinical perspective.
Fulfills all case recording statistical reporting and other documentation requirements i:e electronic & manual billing and keeping pts medical record updated on accurate and timely basis.
Provides clinical supervision to paraprofessional staff and students as assigned.
Provides consultative services to Department of Psychiatry and Medical Center staff & to other community agencies in the field regarding Clinical issues including Addictions and Psychiatric services.
Assists in developing discharge & post-hospital care plans(e.g. suggests appropriate community resources).
Assist in obtaining insurance authorizations and completing clinical reviews with managed care companies as needed for their caseloads.
Assessment treatment & patient care responsibilities are delivered with a knowledge of patient growth and development and are appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
Customer Service: respect flexibility knowledge confidence professionalism pleasant attitude patience & helpfulness. All responses should be timely professional caring & respectful in accordance with Customer Service Performance expectations
Maintains established departmental policies and procedures objectives quality assurance program safety environmental and infection control standards. Assesses gaps in policies and procedures and create necessary policies & procedures to fulfill these gaps.
Understands and adheres to the Medical Centers Code of Conduct.
Familiar with the Medical Centers Mission Vision and Values Statements.

Other Duties
Works cooperatively with Dept. Staff to ensure coverage for clinical services for patients in the absence of staff members.
Participates in studies surveys or research initiated or approved by the Department in order to develop knowledge about effective treatment or improve quality of delivery of service.
Provides translation services for patient/family interviews as needed and able.
Identifies problems and obstacles affecting delivery of services to patients (e.g. discharge planning problems) and brings them to the attention of supervisor.
Participates in departmental meetings and committees as required.
Enhances professional growth and development through participation in education programs current literature review conferences and workshops.
Must maintain current levels of licensing education and skills as required for position and discipline.
May be required to rotate on day evening and night call for the program.
Performs other duties as assigned to support the overall objectives of the department and organization.

Position Qualifications
Must have current NJ license as a LSW/LAC or equivalent.
LSW Must be obtained within 12 months of hire.
Current drivers license required.
One to two years prior experience preferred in mental health.
Addiction experience will be plus or comparable experience/ setting/population depending on area assigned.
Demonstrate ability to work with psychiatrically impaired population or those with addictions as appropriate.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Able to run multiple groups and provide individual services.
Good interpersonal skills.
Speaks reads and writes English to the extent required by the position.
Knowledge of a second language preferred.

Education
Masters in Social Work/ Professional Counselling or related field from an accredited school.

Job Setting/Physical Demand
Contact with patients in a variety of settings including inpatient outpatient Emergency Room offsite settings (e.g. other community programs) Contact with families significant others visitors staff.
Frequent prolonged standing/walking.
May be required to make home visits.
Must be able to work evenings weekends and holidays as required.

Salary commensurate with experience within posted range

$35.67-$57.92/ Hour

We provide a comprehensive benefits package including a competitive medical dental and vision plans. We prioritize work-life balance with a generous time off policy that includes ample vacation days personal time sick leave and nine paid holidays. Additionally we are committed to the personal and professional growth of our employees offering robust tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs to help support our employees ongoing development.

Required Experience:

Staff IC