Sr Primary Therapist

at  RWJBarnabas Health

Req #: 0000186470
Category: Behavioral and Mental Health
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: Jersey City Medical Center
Department: Mental Health-Adult OP

JOB OVERVIEW:

Looking for a therapist to join a multidisciplinary team in an outpatient adult behavioral health service within an evidence-based model. Role responsibilities include but are not limited to delivering clinical services such as individual, group, family counseling, case management, crisis intervention and outreach services as indicated.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Masters degree in Social Work or Counseling
• Experience in providing individual and group therapy to adults.

• 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.
• Develops written, comprehensive, psychosocial assessments based on the patient s history and relative to the presenting problem(s) , reflecting age/developmental considerations.
• Responsible for development, implementation, monitoring, and documentation, in a timely fashion of initial interdisciplinary treatment plan.
• Responsible for development, implementation, monitoring, and documentation, in a timely fashion of comprehensive interdisciplinary treatment plans.
• Consults with psychiatrist, program director, nursing personnel and other staff as needed for patient care.
• Delivers therapeutic services identified in the treatment plan which may include one or more of the following: individual, group, family psychotherapy, crisis intervention, screening, outreach.
• Responsible for providing case management services to clients when indicated in the treatment plan including: information, referral, linking, advocacy, planning, monitoring, and follow-up.
• Responsible for maintenance of assigned patient charts, ensuring all necessary documentation is present within established time frames.
• Terminates with assigned patients as per the treatment plan, ensures appropriate termination, follow-up, and timely documentation. Presents closed MR’s to supervisor on time and fully compliant.
• When indicated, provides crisis/scheduled outreach services.
• Participates in crisis management response per program’s protocols for clients dangerous to self/others/property.
• Attends weekly supervision. Takes acting role in learning.
• Participates/presents in case conferences.
• Participates in departmental clinical, administrative meetings, and Grand Rounds.
• Takes responsibility for professional growth and development through on-going participation in educational programs on-site and off-site.
• Maintains established departmental/hospital policies and procedures/objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Meets assigned productivity requirements.
• Completes charge entry as assigned, meeting program policy for timeliness.
• Provides data on services to supervisor on time as required.
• Where assigned uses computer to enter data, schedule appointments, and coordinate care.
• Meets customer satisfaction goals.