Sr Primary Therapist, Per Diem

Sr Primary Therapist, Per Diem

Facility: Jersey City Medical Center

Department: Mental Health-Adult OP

Shift: Day

Status: Per Diem

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Location: 355 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302

Pay Range: $35.19 per hour

Pay Transparency: The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

Provides culturally informed services in the outpatient service by evaluating via psychosocial assessments the social, emotional and interpersonal needs of the clients.

• Masters degree in Social Work
• Must have experience working with adults in an outpatient setting

• Current NJ LSW or LCSW license

• Per Diem / Flex Schedule

• Deliver clinical services such as individual, group, crisis intervention, case management, outreach services and consultation.
• Delivers direct clinical services such as Individual, Group, or Family Psychotherapy, couple counseling, crisis intervention, case management, outreach services and serves as a metal health consultant
• Service delivery reflects all relevant age/developmental considerations.
• Participates in all crisis intervention, crisis management action per the programs policies and procedures.
• 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 plans.

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RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer