Wellness Clinician-Licensed; LCSW​/LSW​/LPC​/LAC

Overview

Make a Difference at Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services!

Bridgeway offers uniquely rewarding experience in a supportive Team atmosphere. We invest in our employees. We offer excellent salary and benefits packages, and opportunities to advance your career. Become part of the Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services Team!

Make a Future at Bridgeway!

Who we are:

Bridgeway values and promotes quality clinical and administrative practices to foster the best outcomes for persons who come to us for behavioral healthcare. We offer a work environment that supports teamwork, creativity, innovation, professional growth and dedication to the work. At Bridgeway, we never stop growing and innovating our vision of behavioral healthcare for the future.

Why you should apply:
As a Wellness Clinician-Licensed, you will join an evidence-based program and a dynamic team for the opportunity to learn and refine your clinical and engagement skills and accomplish your dream of helping people to make progress on their unique recovery journeys. The work is sometimes challenging and always rewarding by engaging with persons we serve and co-workers as we all learn, grow, and thrive.

Department: BCIS - Union

Salary: LSW/LAC $65,000-$67,000 or LCSW/LPC $75,000-$77,000

Location:

615 North Broad St., Elizabeth, NJ

Work hours:

Full time- 40 hours weekly

Schedule includes three daytime shifts (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM) and two evening shifts (12:00 PM – 8:00 PM) per week. Evening availability is required.

Bilingual Spanish preferred

May supervise MSW or MA students

POSITION OVERVIEW:

LCSW/LPC

In collaboration with the CIS Director and the Senior Wellness Clinician, 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 multidisciplinary, 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.
• Foster 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. Conduct a Risk Assessment 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, often focusing on evidence-based, trauma informed brief treatment.
• Crisis intervention services for persons served with acute psychiatric needs whose circumstances require rapid intervention. Interventions include, but are not limited to:
  Motivational Interviewing;
  Cognitive Behavioral Treatment;
  Crisis Stabilization and De-Escalation;
  Trauma Informed Care;
  Self-Regulation;
  Psychoeducation; and other clinically indicated interventions.
• 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 team members in reference to best clinical practices. Utilize 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…