Crisis Clinician Full Time - 3 weekdays and 1 weekend day, four ten-hour shifts per week- Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, NJ

About the Role

Provide emergency crisis intervention services in community, emergency room, and hospital settings. Conduct clinical and risk assessments, formulate dispositions, and develop after-care plans for patients with behavioral health, co-occurring, and related stressors.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and complete initial and follow-up clinical and risk assessments for patients with behavioral health concerns, including substance use and withdrawal.
• Formulate provisional dispositions and clinical summaries following departmental policies, guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide precise clinical summaries to psychiatric providers to develop appropriate clinical dispositions.
• Develop after-care plans, assist patients in navigating the system of care, and secure follow-up clinical appointments.
• Complete de-escalation interventions with patients independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Facilitate and manage transfers to involuntary, voluntary, and CCIS units for ongoing care.
• Complete documentation, including crisis evaluations, risk assessments, safety plans, and legal documentation for involuntary, voluntary, and pediatric admissions, ensuring compliance with departmental and regulatory standards.
• Manage all required departmental reporting, data collection, and insurance authorizations for pre-certification.
• Conduct collateral information gathering and provide family intervention, support, and psychoeducation.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team, including nursing, psychiatric providers, social work, medical providers, and peer specialists.
• Participate in short-term treatment goal planning and aftercare treatment plans.
• Contribute to departmental quality and safety initiatives.
• Complete assigned departmental competencies, continuing education, and training requirements, including New Jersey Mental Health Basic Screening Certification within one year of hire.
• Operate as part of an interdisciplinary team in the emergency department, providing direct patient support and interventions.
• Assist with assessments, authorizations, and discharge planning for additional crisis sites remotely as requested.
• Maintain active NJ Mental Health Certification through continuing education approved by the Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care Technical Assistance Center (UBHC-TAC).

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or a related field.
• NJ LSW/LAC required.
• NJ Certified Screener at time of hire or full eligibility within one year of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• NJ LCSW/LPC.

Schedule

Four ten-hour shifts per week, including three weekdays and one weekend day, on the 2PM–12AM shift.

Benefits

Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package, including:

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage (for team members working 22.5+ hours per week).
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability, with options to supplement.
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match and additional non-elective contribution.
• Paid time off (PTO) and paid sick leave.
• Tuition assistance, advancement opportunities, and academic advising.
• Parental, adoption, and surrogacy leave.
• Backup and on-site childcare.
• Well-being rewards and employee assistance program (EAP).
• Fertility benefits and healthy pregnancy program.
• Flexible spending and commuter accounts.
• Pet, home, auto, identity theft, and legal insurance.

About Us

Atlantic Health is a leading non-profit health care system headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, serving communities through multiple facilities, including:

• Morristown Medical Center
• Overlook Medical Center (Summit, NJ)
• Newton Medical Center (Newton, NJ)
• Chilton Medical Center (Pompton Plains, NJ)
• Hackettstown Medical Center
• Goryeb Children’s Hospital (Morristown, NJ)
• CentraState Healthcare System (Freehold, NJ)
• Atlantic Medical Group, Atlantic Visiting Nurse, Atlantic Mobile Health, and Atlantic Rehabilitation

Newton Medical Center, home to the Center for Breast Health, is accredited in echocardiography procedures and holds the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Pathway to Excellence designation.

Atlantic Behavioral Health provides mental health services on an inpatient and outpatient basis, including intensive outpatient programs, with a team of highly trained psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and licensed clinicians.