Job Overview:

Responsible for providing individual counseling services to Center for Comprehensive Care patients.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Masters Degree in mental health field
• LSW or LCSW Required.
• Experience and knowledge of HIV and community resources is required.

Preferred:

• Bilingual strongly preferred.

Scheduling Requirements:

• Monday thru Friday
• Full Time

Essential Functions:

• Provides individual counseling services to CCC patients.

• Conducts a comprehensive initial assessment on patient.

• Develops and implements individualized plan of care using short-term and long-term counseling plans for patients.

• Consults with Psychiatrist and other providers regarding complex patients and regarding prescription medications prescribed by providers

• Provide non-scheduled urgent assessment of patients with medical clinic appointments

• Assess patients with urgent mental health conditions (e.g. suicidal, homicidal, psychotic, etc.) and make appropriate referrals to available emergency or psychiatric treatment facilities

• Provide therapeutic interventions including crisis counseling to individuals, and groups

• Provides education to staff on mental health issues.

• Refers patients to necessary social and medical services.

• Develop, implement, and maintain partnerships with other community providers

• Responsible for maintaining up to date patient records and documenting each patient encounter.

• Responsible for submitting and achieving target for monthly statistics.

• Attends and actively participates in weekly clinical supervision with supervisor.

• Complies with unit and department scheduling guidelines

• Maintain and update professional knowledge and proficiency through continuing education, staff meetings, workshops, and serving on special committees.

• Provide task supervision and or field instruction to master level social work students.

• Responsible for grant reporting and data tracking pertaining to mental health outcomes.

• Responsible for attending all grant meetings pertaining to the mental health program on site and off site.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

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!

Pay Range:

$29.00 minimum to $31.00 maximum Hourly Rate

Let us shape the future of healthcare, together. Our competitive base rates offered will be dependent upon your relevant experience, education, and skills. In addition to base salary, we offer excellent benefits creating a competitive total rewards package to include health and welfare benefits, tuition reimbursement, retirement benefits, employee assistance programs and many opportunities for professional and personal growth.

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.