Crisis Clinician

Job Description

Responsible for providing emergency crisis intervention service including, patient assessment, and counseling.

Principal Accountabilities

Conducts evaluation interviews and provides clinical assessments of emotional and behavioral disorders. Conducts evaluation interviews and provides clinical assessments of alcohol and substance abuse disorders. Analyzes and prioritizes significant problem areas for intervention, utilizing an advanced level of clinical psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention and community resource knowledge and skill. Serves as consultant to emergency department staff in identifying patient problems and disposition needs and in seeking therapeutic solutions. Provides specialized crisis intervention and referral services to hotline callers. Demonstrates considerable expertise in the areas of psychosocial assessment, crisis counseling and stabilization, establishment and documentation of appropriate goals, and interventions directed toward achieving those goals. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Master's degree in social work, psychology, or related field.

Minimum two years' experience. Experience in hospital setting esp. in an emergency setting, strongly preferred. License to practice independently including LCSW, LPC, and licensed psychologist, or in process of licensure, strongly preferred.

NJ Certified psychiatric screener or able to obtain certification within 6 months of hire.

Valid NJ driver's license with a clean record. Able to operate an AHS vehicle.

About Us

ABOUT US

At Atlantic Health System, Our Promise To Our Communities Is; Anyone Who Enters One Of Our Facilities, Will Receive The Highest Quality Care Delivered At The Right Time, At The Right Place, And At The Right Cost. This Commitment Is Also Echoed In The Respect, Development And Opportunities We Give To Our More Than 20,000 Team Members. Headquartered In Morristown, New Jersey, We Are One Of The Leading Non-profit Health Care Systems In The Nation. Our Facilities And Sites Of Care Include

Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJOverlook Medical Center, Summit, NJNewton Medical Center, Newton, NJChilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJHackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJGoryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJCentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJAtlantic Home Care and HospiceAtlantic Mobile HealthAtlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.

We Have Received Awards And Recognition For The Services We Have Provided To Our Patients, Team Members And Communities. Below Are Just a Few Of Our Accolades

100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital ReviewBest Employers for Workers over 50 - AARPGold-Level "Well Workplace": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennials” Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazineOne of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazineOfficial Health Care Partner of the New York JetsNJ Sustainable Business

Since 1932, Newton Medical Center has been providing care to the people of Sussex and warren counties in New Jersey, Pike County in Pennsylvania and southern Orange County in New York. We are home to the Center for Breast Health, the only one of its kind in Sussex County, addressing all of a woman’s breast health needs with state-of-the-art technology, resources, education, support and follow-up care. Newton Medical Center recently achieved the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Pathway to Excellence designation and is one of a select few health care facilities in New Jersey accredited by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in all three echocardiography procedures: adult transthoracic, adult transesophogeal and adult stress.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.