Behavioral Health Liaison, LPN or MSW

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Elizabeth, NJ, US

Salary Range: $65,000.00 To $80,000.00 Annually

Senior Care Therapy is a leading multi-state behavioral health organization dedicated to delivering high-quality mental health and therapeutic services to older adults in senior living communities. We partner with skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, and continuing care retirement communities to provide compassionate, evidence-based care that improves quality of life for the residents we serve.

Our team of licensed clinicians, administrative professionals, and operational leaders share a commitment to clinical excellence, operational integrity, and meaningful impact. As we continue to grow, we are seeking talented individuals who are passionate about serving the senior population and want to be part of an organization that puts people first.

The Clinical Account Liaison (CAL) is Senior Care Therapy’s embedded clinical liaison within an assigned portfolio of approximately 20 skilled nursing facility (SNF) partners. The CAL ensures that residents who would benefit from psychiatric and psychological services are identified, appropriately referred, and connected to SCT’s clinical team in a timely, medically necessary manner.

Working side-by-side with Directors of Nursing (DON), Social Services Directors, MDS Coordinators, consultant pharmacists, unit managers, and other members of the interdisciplinary team (IDT), the CAL strengthens the clinical fabric of each facility partnership, supports appropriate psychotropic medication management, and serves as a continuous education and clinical resource on SCT services. The CAL deepens and stewards SCT’s existing facility partnerships through clinical credibility, education, and embedded relationship work.

• Serve as the embedded, recognizable clinical point of contact for an assigned portfolio of approximately 20 SNF partners.
• Build and maintain trusted, peer-level working relationships with DONs, Administrators, Social Services Directors, MDS Coordinators, consultant pharmacists, ADONs, unit managers, and other IDT members.
• Function as a clinical resource and educator on SCT’s services, clinical scope, and referral pathways for facility staff at every level.

• Partner with facility clinical staff to identify residents with unmet psychiatric and psychological needs.
• Facilitate medically appropriate referrals into SCT services for new admissions and existing residents with changes in condition, behavior, mood, cognition, or medication regimen.
• Collaborate with consultant pharmacists and prescribers to support appropriate psychotropic medication management, including gradual dose reductions (GDRs) and antipsychotic use aligned with CMS guidance.
• Help facility teams recognize clinical trigger events that warrant psychiatric or psychological evaluation — behavior incidents, new psychotropic orders, schizophrenia diagnostic validation, depression and anxiety presentations, and changes in cognition or function.
• Conduct ongoing in-services and education for nursing, social services, and clinical leadership on SCT’s services, clinical scope, and referral process.
• Place, maintain, and regularly refresh SCT reference binders at every nursing workstation in each assigned facility — including current contact cards, on‑call numbers, referral pathways, and concise service summaries.
• Provide just‑in‑time coaching to nursing and social services staff on identifying behavioral health needs and initiating appropriate referrals.