Clinician Licensed

CFG Health Network • Bridgeton, NJ

244d

About The Position

The Clinician provides direct care and management of a patient population through individual, family, and group counseling, as well as the development of individualized treatment plans. This role involves performing case management activities for all individuals in their caseload and completing comprehensive assessments to summarize treatment needs. The Clinician maintains an active leadership role on the multi-disciplinary treatment team, providing relevant clinical information and updates to ensure the highest level of care. Responsibilities also include accurately recording patient progress, participating in treatment team meetings, and acting as a liaison between clients and external organizations. The Clinician advocates for clients whose needs are unmet and assists them in accessing community services. Additionally, the role may involve supervising student interns and assisting with patient transportation and daily program operations. Annual certification in the Handle With Care behavior management system is required, along with participation in weekly clinical supervision with the Assistant Director of Clinical Services. Maintaining confidentiality and adhering to professional and ethical standards is essential.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in psychology, social work or related field.
• Three years of experience in work with mental health/case management/youth services or other transferable experience.
• LAC, LSW, LPC or LCSW Required.
• Maintains current or is actively pursuing NJ/National licensure in their respective discipline, if applicable.
• Involved in continuing education activities to further his/her own professional development.
• Able to work independently and as a member of a diverse team.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct care and management of patient population in the form of individual, family and group counseling and development of patient's individualized treatment plan.
• Performs case management activities for all individuals in their caseload.
• Completes the comprehensive assessment and other assessment tools as indicated to provide an overall summary of treatment needs.
• Maintains an active leadership role on the multi-disciplinary treatment team and provides relevant clinical information and updates to the treatment team to allow for the highest level of care and understanding.
• Accurately records patient progress in the clinical record.
• Participates in daily treatment team meeting, clinical rounds, monthly clinical in-services, and program staff meetings.
• Acts as a liaison between child/family and external organizations, providing professional representation of program to both internal and external organizations, participates on committees and forums when appropriate.
• Serves as an advocate for those clients or groups of clients whose needs are not being met by available programs or by a specific agency.
• Maintain familiarity with professional and self-help systems in the community and will assist the client in using those services when necessary.
• Provide supervision to student interns, if applicable.
• Assists with transporting patients to and from program, providing coverage in case of absences/vacations, and other day-to-day issues related to the daily operation of the program.
• Annual certification in the Handle With Care behavior management system.
• Participate in weekly clinical supervision with Assistant Director of Clinical Services.
• Able to maintain strict confidentiality and professional/ethical standards required by state and federal statutes and by those standards accepted for counseling and social work practice.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees