Education:
Master’s or Doctoral degree in the Behavioral Health (Psychology, Social Work or Counseling) from an accredited college or university.
Licensure:
NJ State licensure, LCSW, LPC, PhD or PsyD required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum of two years of clinical experience in a mental health setting.
- Eating Disorder experience.
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, provide quality internal and external customer service skills.
- Preferred qualifications include proficiency utilizing productivity software (word processing, spreadsheets, presentations) and electronic medical record systems.
- Billing experience within an outpatient setting.
- Case Management experience within an outpatient setting.
- LAC, LSW will be considered with 2+ years clinical experience in an intensive programming setting (PHP/IOP/RTC/INP).
Job Specific Requirements
Clinical Responsibilities
- Knowledge and ability to function as a team member, compile, organize and document clinical assessments, intervention techniques, treatment and discharge planning.
- Provides individual, group and family therapy with adolescents and adults.
- Possess excellent clinical assessment, diagnosis, risk assessment and crisis evaluation skills.
- Ability to implement crisis intervention, ongoing treatment, evaluation of clinical progress and determination of future course of treatment.
- Regularly participates in treatment team meetings and attends rounds.
- Provides coverage for team members as needed.
- Ensures compliance with Department of Health and Joint Commission guidelines.
- Adheres to all ethical, legal and confidentiality guidelines for delivery of treatment services.
- Enhances professional competence by regularly attending continuing education programs.
Documentation
- Demonstrated excellence in maintaining clinical documentation within organizational and regulatory requirement timelines.
- Psychosocial assessments, group, individual and family sessions
- Treatment plans, progress notes, telephone contacts, and discharge summaries
- Submits billing charges in a timely manner.
Additional Related Duties
Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Case Management
- Insurance Authorizations and Reviews
- Abides by standards established by the hospital, state and federal regulatory agencies.
- Follows and enforces environment of care standards.
- Performs all duties in a friendly and courteous manner offering assistance to physicians, patients, families, visitors and co-workers. Extends courtesy and consideration to others in all interpersonal relationships, including telephone contacts.
- Demonstrates the ability to respond to instruction from peers or superiors in order to complete department tasks.
Performs other departmental duties as directed by supervisor.