Counselor Crisis

About the role

Provides mental health screening assessments and makes appropriate interventions and referrals, in consultation with Supervisor and the on-site or on-call psychiatrist. Provides a full range of mental health treatment services 24/7, including: Mobile Outreach/Screening, responding to hotline calls, assessments, crisis counseling, case management and participates in interdisciplinary treatment planning, record keeping, consultation and education.

Responsibilities

• Provides care to patients ranging in age from child through geriatric.
• Acts as clinical liaison as necessary between psychiatrists, RN and ER attending.

Qualifications

• Work requires the knowledge of theories, principles and concepts normally acquired through completion of a Master’s degree in social work, psychology or closely related field; one year of experience in a psychiatric setting plus three to six months of on-the-job training and orientation or Bachelor's degree and two to three years of previous experience.
• Valid driver’s license required, as well as compliance with Qualifications to Drive a System Vehicle as well as all policies as outlined in the SJHS Fleet Management & Safety Program.
• Work requires the analytical ability to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in performing various analyses, and summarize the information and data in order to solve problems.
• Work requires the ability to prepare detailed assessments of patient referrals, counseling individual, group or family members, or perform other duties requiring a comparable level of communication skill.
• Work requires providing direct, age specific patient care as appropriate to treatment setting.

Benefits

• Competitive salary*
• RoBust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
• 403b retirement plan options with company match**
• Health & Wellness
• Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• PTO, and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• LTD : Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance Options
• Onsite Day care Program
• Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.
• 403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay

Pay transparency: St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.