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Sr Primary Therapist

RWJBarnabas Health
Jersey, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 5/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/9/2026
Req #: 0000235723

Category: Behavioral and Mental Health

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Facility: Jersey City Medical Center

Department: Mental Health-Child OP

Pay Range: $31.00 - $35.45 per hour

Location:

355 Grand Street, Jersey CIty, NJ 07302

Job Title: Sr Primary Therapist

Location: Jersey City Medical Center

Department Name: Mental Health-Child OP

Req #: 0000235723

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $31.00 - $35.45 per hour

Pay Transparency

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview

Looking for a dynamic, compassionate clinician to join a strong, clinically based multidisciplinary team in treating children, adolescents and their families in a supportive, trauma-informed outpatient, partial hospitalization setting. Delivers direct clinical services such as individual, group, or family psychotherapy, crisis intervention, case management, outreach services and serves as a metal health consultant

Qualifications

Required:

  • Master Degree in Social Work, Clinical Counseling or a PhD/PsyD in Psychology or related field required

Preferred

  • Minimum one year prior experience in the field preferred

Certifications And Licenses Required

  • Must have a current NJ LSW, LAC, LPC or LCSW
  • Valid Driver’s License

Scheduling Requirements

  • 40 hours/week
  • Monday to Friday
  • Full Time

Essential Functions

  • Develops comprehensive history on the patient, including psychosocial development, current functioning, presenting problem, and history of treatment, through interviews with the patient, family and/or significant others
  • Responsible for development, implementation, monitoring, and documentation, in a timely fashion of initial interdisciplinary treatment plan
  • Delivers therapeutic services identified in the treatment plan,
  • Terminates with assigned patients as per the treatment plan, ensures appropriate termination, follow-up, and timely documentation,
  • Presents closed medical records to supervisor on time and fully compliant,
  • Attends weekly supervision,
  • Takes an active role in learning,
  • Participates/presents in case conferences,
  • Takes responsibility for professional growth and development through on-going participation in educational programs on-site and off-site, including clinically overseeing interns in the program,
  • Meets customer satisfaction goals,

Benefits And Perks

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
  • Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Retirement Plans
  • Short & Long Term Disability
  • Life & Accidental Death Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Wellness Programs
  • Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
  • Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary : $31 - $35

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