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.