Outpatient Clinician 1

Job Description

Job Description

Summary :

Under administrative and clinical supervision, provides therapeutic services within Outpatient Programming.

Preferred - Spanish speaking but not required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Provides short-term evidence-based therapy to children, adolescents, young adults, adults, families, and groups.
• Assesses clients’ needs, interprets nature of psychiatric / behavioral health conditions, formulates proper diagnosis, and prescribes course of treatment as part of comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments.
• Actively participates in treatment team meetings and supervision.
• As part of a multidisciplinary team, collaborates with members of the psychiatric team (MD’s / APRN’s), as well as other clinicians to ensure superior service is provided to each client.
• Recommends appropriate level of care after evaluating each client and diligently links to services outside of CCS when needed.
• Creates individual service plans and modifies treatment approaches utilizing assessment data from standardized instruments.
• Collaborates with all relevant and related community providers / agencies / schools to support assessment, treatment, service planning, and discharge.
• Serves as a source of information regarding community resources to families.
• Maintains all required case documentation according to State of N.J. and CCS Outpatient Standards.
• Enters clinical notes and other collateral information into the agency’s electronic medical record (EMR) system same day care is provided to the client.
• Submits accurate daily billing for services in EMR and in accordance with performance targets.
• To the best of one’s ability, ensures that sessions start and end when scheduled.
• Promotes family engagement / participation and utilizes evidence-based practice to inform family therapy modality.
• Responsible for performing chart audits and taking corrective actions as needed.
• Meets performance and productivity targets.
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications :

Possession of a master’s degree in counseling, Social Work, or Psychology. In-depth clinical experience working with children and adolescents with behavioral health issues. Current verifiable New Jersey State license in good standing required (LSW, LAC or LMFT). Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well with people are essential. The ability to multi-task and problem-solve. Good leadership skills are preferred, including working competently with individuals and groups (e.g., initiating individual or group discussion, active listening, clarifying, facilitating interactions and sharing of ideas).

Physical Requirements :

Ability to communicate orally with customers, management, and other co-workers is crucial. Regular use of the telephone and e-mail for communication is essential. Hearing and vision within normal ranges is essential for normal conversations, to receive ordinary information and to prepare or inspect documents.

No heavy lifting is expected. Exertion of up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally may be required. Good manual dexterity for the use of common office equipment such as computer terminals, calculators, copiers, and fax machines.