Crisis Clinician - LSW/LAC - Full Time - Nights - Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, NJ

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Licensed Social Worker (LSW)
• •Licensed Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor (LAC)
• •Ability to conduct and complete initial and follow-up clinical and risk assessments for patients with behavioral health, co-occurring and related behavioral health stressors
• •Ability to formulate provisional dispositions and clinical summaries utilizing/referencing clinical features
• •Ability to complete assessments for substance use concerns and withdrawal, identifying symptoms, patterns and risks
• •Ability to provide precise and accurate clinical summaries/reviews with psychiatric providers to development appropriate clinical dispositions
• •Ability to formulate after-care plans, assisting patients in navigating the system of care and securing needed follow-up clinical appointments
• •Ability to complete de-escalation interventions with patients independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team
• •Ability to complete re-assessments and ongoing clinical interventions for identified treatment targets
• •Ability to facilitate and manage transfer to involuntary, voluntary and CCIS units for ongoing care
• •Ability to complete initial crisis evaluations, risk assessments, safety plans and clinical reevaluations assessments
• •Ability to manage and complete all required departmental reporting documentation and data collection processes
• •Ability to complete and manage all required legal documentation for involuntary, voluntary and pediatric psychiatric admissions
• •Ability to complete all required insurance authorizations and follow-up as needed to obtain coverage for the needed level of care
• •Ability to conduct and document collateral information and reports when clinically indicated
• •Ability to provide family intervention, support and psychoeducation pertaining to the system of care, psychiatric admission, involuntary process and aftercare planning
• •Ability to collaborate as part of an interdisciplinary care team including, nursing, psychiatric providers, social work, medical providers and peer specialists
• •Ability to maintain professional relationships with external professional agencies involved in the patients care
• •Ability to participate in short-term treatment goal planning and aftercare treatment plans
• •Ability to operate as part of an interdisciplinary team in the emergency department providing direct patient interventions and clinical care in coordination with nursing, medical and behavioral health team
• •Ability to assist and complete assessments, authorizations and discharge planning for additional Crisis sites remotely as requested
• •Ability to complete assigned departmental competencies and continuing education requirements as assigned and within the timeframe required
• •Night shift availability
• •Location in or willing to relocate to Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, NJ
• •Ability to meet physical requirements as defined by Occupation Safety/OMS