Together Follow-Up Wellness Clinician

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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.

As a Wellness Clinician, 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.

Salary: $60,000-$75,000 (depending on degree, licensure and experience)

Location:

Elizabeth, NJ

Schedule:

Sunday-Wednesday 8:00am-6:00pm

Provide community-based follow-up services for individuals referred following an ARRIVE Together and/or other eligible behavioral health-related law-enforcement encounter in. The position focuses on the period immediately following a crisis, when a person may need additional support to successfully connect with treatment, supports, and community resources. The clinician provides rapid outreach, short-term engagement, crisis-prevention support, care coordination, advocacy, and warm handoffs to ongoing services.

The primary function of this position is follow-up and linkage. When immediate safety concerns are identified during follow-up, the clinician will activate and coordinate with the appropriate emergency or crisis-response resources. Services are person-centered, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and designed to reduce repeat crises, unnecessary emergency department use, repeated law-enforcement involvement, and gaps in care.

• Create and maintain a wellness- and recovery-oriented environment using person-first language, respectful documentation, shared decision-making, and person-centered planning. Services should support stability, community integration, and meaningful recovery goals identified by the person served.
• Maintain a culture of compliance with Bridgeway policies, applicable ARRIVE Together requirements, confidentiality standards, state and federal laws, and high ethical standards.

• Receive and review referrals from ARRIVE Together and other eligible behavioral health-related law-enforcement encounters and initiate follow-up outreach the same day whenever possible, and no later than 24 hours after referral.
• Use persistent, respectful engagement strategies through in-person outreach to connect with individuals who may have difficulty engaging with traditional service systems.
• Meet individuals in their homes, community settings, or Bridgeway locations based on need, preference, safety, and accessibility.
• Complete a brief, person-centered follow-up review of immediate behavioral health, substance use, medical, social-service, and practical needs in order to guide support and linkage.
• Recognize and respond to immediate safety…