Wellness Clinician - License Required - LPC / LCSW / LSWLAC - Bilingual Required

Woods Services • Hoboken, NJ

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services is seeking a Wellness Clinician - Licensed to join their evidence-based program and dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to learn and refine clinical and engagement skills while helping individuals make progress on their recovery journeys. The work is challenging yet rewarding, involving engagement with individuals served and co-workers in a learning and growing environment. Bridgeway values quality clinical and administrative practices, offering a work environment that supports teamwork, creativity, innovation, professional growth, and dedication.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field
• LPC, LAC, LCSW, LSW required
• Bi-lingual Spanish speaking required
• 1 year paid progressive work experience with people who have mental health issues, preferably in an Outpatient or Community Mental Health Setting; new graduates will be considered
• Valid driver’s license required
• No more than one moving violation within the past 12 months
• Vehicle required

Nice To Haves

• CADC preferred

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a wellness and recovery-oriented environment using person-first language, respectful documentation, and person-centered planning to promote wellness and recovery outcomes, helping individuals stabilize and remain in the community, diverting from Emergency Room visits.
• Foster a culture of compliance with internal and external policies, regulations, laws, and high ethical standards.
• Under clinical supervision, conduct intake assessments, DSM-V diagnoses, goal planning, brief treatment, crisis stabilization, linkage, and discharge planning for individuals with mental health and co-occurring disorders, including substance abuse and medical disorders.
• Conduct Risk Assessments with each individual to assess suicidal and/or homicidal ideation with clinically indicated follow-up.
• Under clinical supervision, provide mental health and substance abuse treatment and education on-site to persons served and significant others, often focusing on evidence-based, trauma-informed brief treatment.
• Under clinical supervision, provide crisis intervention services for persons served with acute psychiatric needs requiring rapid intervention, utilizing techniques such as Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment, Crisis Stabilization and De-Escalation, Trauma Informed Care, Self-Regulation, and Psychoeducation.
• Under clinical supervision, provide brief therapy and evidence-based interventions in individual or group sessions in the office.
• Facilitate involvement of family members at the person served's request to provide psychoeducation and support.
• Provide technical assistance and education to team members regarding best clinical practices, utilizing best practices materials and strategies for individual and group intervention.
• Collaborate with Wellness Specialists to recommend needed case management services, referrals, and linkages to aftercare services.
• Work collaboratively with APNs and Psychiatrists in providing Medication Education to persons served.
• Provide 24-hour on-call coverage on a rotating schedule, determining acuity, contacting police or Mobile Crisis as indicated, and providing information about CIS Hours of Operation for individuals who are stable.
• Under clinical supervision, provide Crisis Intervention, Engagement, Needs and Strengths Comprehensive Assessment (including diagnosing), Collaborative Goal/Discharge Planning, Brief Therapy, Individual and Family Psycho-education, collaborative documentation, and Trauma Informed Care.
• Coordinate intake, assessment, goal, and discharge planning with CIS staff through regular multi-disciplinary communication with team members, including other Licensed Clinicians, Wellness Specialists, APNs, Psychiatrist, scheduling & Insurance Verification Specialist, Receptionist, and Program Director.
• Maintain positive relationships with community service personnel.
• Ensure intake processes are accessible and flexible, with all individuals assessed within 24 hours by a Licensed Clinician.
• Ensure clinical interventions are evidence-based and lead to goal attainment within the BCIS programs' 30-day period.
• Participate in the development of comprehensive assessment and the Goal and Discharge Plan, focusing on clinical needs.
• Participate in weekly team meetings to review persons served and discuss clinical and operational matters.
• Participate in required weekly Individual Clinical Supervision with Senior Wellness Clinician.
• Consult with community service providers and resource providers regarding the assessment, treatment, and aftercare needs of persons served.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 403b, basic life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, EAP
• Eligible for medical benefits after 30 days of employment
• Flexible work schedules
• Clinical training series
• Leadership development program
• 10 paid holidays (an 11th after 2 years of employment)
• Generous vacation and sick time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level