Licensed Wellness Clinician (BCIS)
Location: Jersey City, NJ.
Hourly: $38-$40/Hr
Position requires LSW or LAC and must be bilingual Spanish
Schedule: Saturday and Sunday 10am-6pm both days
Requirements:
Education/Certifications
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field
- LSW or LAC required, CADC preferred ,bi-lingual Spanish speaking preferred
- Experience3 years paid progressive work experience with people who have mental health issues, preferably in an Outpatient or Community Mental Health Setting
- Driver’s License, Vehicle Valid driver’s license required
- No more than one moving violation within the past 12 months
- Vehicle required
Position Overview:
In collaboration with the CIS Director and the Team Leader-Licensed, the Wellness Clinician- Licensed, LCSW, LPC or LMFT ensures that clinical interventions are effective, trauma informed, stage-based and tied directly to the goal and discharge plans of the individual receiving services. As part of a multi-disciplinary, core services team, assessment and direct clinical services to people who are experiencing a mental health crisis or a worsening of a pre-existing mental health disorder or a co-occurring disorder who are enrolled in the CIS Program.
Essential Job Functions
Create and Maintain:
- A wellness and recovery-oriented environment by using person-first language, respectful documentation, and person-centered planning. All services provided will promote a wellness and recovery outcome, helping to stabilize an individual so they may remain in the community, and divert from having to go to the Emergency Room.
- A culture of compliance with internal and external policies, regulations, laws and high ethical standards
Provides:
- intake assessment, DSM-V diagnosis, goal planning, brief treatment, crisis stabilization, linkage, and discharge planning services for individuals with mental health and co-occurring disorders, inclusive of substance abuse and medical disorders. As part of this, a Risk Assessment is conducted with each individual to assess suicidal and/or homicidal ideation with clinically indicated follow up if needed.
- Mental health and substance abuse treatment and education on-site to persons served and significant others, of ten focusing on evidence-based, trauma informed brief treatment.
- Crisis intervention services for persons served with acute psychiatric needs whose circumstances and conditions require rapid intervention. Interventions are varied, and include but are not limited to the following: Motivational Interviewing; Cognitive Behavioral Treatment; Crisis Stabilization and De- Escalation; Trauma Informed Care; Self-Regulation; Psychoeducation; and other interventions that may be clinically indicated.
- Brief therapy and evidence-based interventions in individual or group sessions in the office.
- Involvement of family members at person served request to provide psychoeducation and support
- Technical assistance and education to members of the team in reference to best clinical practices.
- Utilized best practices materials and strategies for individual and group intervention in conjunction with the team
- Collaboration with Wellness Specialists to recommend needed case management services along with referrals and linkages to after care services. Work collaboratively with APN’s and Psychiatrist in providing Medication Education to persons served.
- 24-hour on-call coverage on a rotating schedule among other Licensed Clinicians along with Director.
- Clinician’s on-call will determine acuity of the individual’s situation, and will contact the police or Mobile Crisis as indicated. If the individual is stable, the clinician will provide information about CIS Hours of Operation and encourage the individual to come in to receive services during those hours.
- Crisis Intervention, Engagement, Needs and Strengths Comprehensive Assessment to include diagnosing, Collaborative Goal/ Discharge Planning, Brief Therapy, Individual and Family Psycho-education, collaborative documentation, and Trauma Informed Care.
Coordinates:
- Intake, assessment, Goal, and Discharge planning to include the CIS staff. This is achieved through regular multi-disciplinary communication between all team members, inclusive of other Licensed Clinicians, Wellness
- Specialists, APN’s, Psychiatrist, Administrative Assistant and Receptionist, and Program Director.
Responsible:
- For maintaining positive relationships with community service personnel
- For ensuring that intake processes are readily accessible and flexible and that all individuals who either walk in or are referred are seen and assessed within 24 hours by a Licensed Clinician.
- For ensuring that clinical interventions are evidence based and lead to goal attainment within the framework of the BCIS programs 30-day period for persons receiving services.
Participates:
- Within the team, in the development of comprehensive assessment and the Goal and Discharge Plan, focusing on clinical needs of the person receiving services.
- In team Meetings, held on a weekly basis, where persons served are reviewed as needed and other clinical and operational matters are discussed
- Participate in and actively seeks out Individual Supervision with Program Director as needed
Consults:
- Community service providers and resource providers regarding the assessment, treatment and aftercare needs of the persons served.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $38.00 – $40.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Addiction Medicine
- Psychiatry
Schedule:
- Weekend availability
Application Question(s):
- This position is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday work every weekend. Are you able to adhere to that schedule?
Education:
- Master’s (Required)
Experience:
- Mental health counseling: 3 years (Preferred)
Language:
- Bilingual Spanish (Required)
License/Certification:
- LAC or LSW (Required)
- Driver’s License (Required)
- Driver License (Required)
Willingness to travel:
- 75% (Required)
Work Location:
- On the road
Work Remotely:
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