Per Diem Wellness Clinician-Licensed (LSW/LAC/LCSW/LPC)

Job Description

Job Description

Expect Success at Bridgeway! 

We make a difference in people’s lives by supporting their life goals - our employees and the people we serve alike. 

We invest in our employees through competitive compensation and benefits, best practice training, and fostering a team-oriented culture that promotes career development. We nurture an environment that values diversity, where inclusivity, equity, and belonging thrive. 

At Bridgeway, Everyone Learns and Grows together. 

We give you our best, so you can unleash your full potential.

Who we are: Bridgeway values and promotes quality clinical and administrative practices to foster the best outcomes for persons who come to us for behavioral healthcare. We offer a work environment that supports teamwork, creativity, innovation, professional growth and dedication to the work. At Bridgeway, we never stop growing and innovating our vision of behavioral healthcare for the future.

Why you should apply:  As a Per Diem Wellness Clinician-Licensed (LCSW/LPC/LMFT) OR (LSW,LAC,LAMFT)  you will   join an evidence-based program and a dynamic team for the opportunity to learn and refine your clinical and engagement skills and accomplish your dream of helping people to make progress on their unique recovery journeys. The work is sometimes challenging and always rewarding by engaging with persons we serve and co-workers as we all learn, grow, and thrive. 

Department: Supportive Housing Union

Hourly: $35-45 an hour depending on experience/licensure

Location: 373 Clermont Terrace, Union, NJ (Serving Union County)

Work hours: Per Diem (hours/days are flexible)

Position Overview:  Wellness Clinician-Licensed, LCSW, LPC or LMFT is the lead clinical person for the team, providing Initial Comprehensive Rehabilitation Needs Assessments, skill assessment, rehabilitation planning in conjunction with the team, and clinical supervision for team members. The Wellness Clinician-Licensed, LCSW, LPC or LMFT ensures that clinical interventions are effective, stage-based and tied directly to the individualized recovery goal plans of the people receiving services.

Essential Job Functions

Creates and Maintains:

• A wellness and recovery-oriented environment by using person-first language, respectful documentation, and person-centered planning. All services provided will promote wellness and recovery outcomes.
• A culture of compliance with internal and external policies, regulations, laws and high ethical standards

CSS Responsibilities:

• Lead team member to complete Comprehensive Rehabilitation Needs Assessments (CRNA) in collaboration with the team. 
• Lead team member to complete, monitor and update the individualized rehabilitation plan/Individual Recovery Plan (IRP) and reviews in collaboration with the team. 
• Offer services appropriate to meet person’s served needs as identified in the Comprehensive Rehabilitation Needs Assessment (CRNA) and included in each individuals IRP.
• Perform therapeutic rehabilitative skill and resource development as outlined in the CSS Regulations
• Perform crisis intervention as indicated
• Coordinate and manage services in conjunction with the team.
• Oversees the use of Illness Management and Recovery, WRAP, advance directives and other relevant health and wellness curriculum to ensure overall wellness is a key focus in the individual’s recovery plan
• Perform evidence-based practices that are appropriate for implementing community support services. This may include Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral and Educational Strategies, Trauma Informed Care, Permanent Supportive Housing, IMR, IDDT and Career Services. 
• Provides mental health education, skill training, and supportive counseling in the home.
• Utilizes a clinical skill-set by forging therapeutic relationships with diverse individuals through a trauma informed and recovery-based lens
• Ensures that staff provide coordination of referrals and linkages to housing, mental health, substance abuse; medical and various social service providers as needed for the individual.
• Appraisal and assessment of, but not limited to, individual’s daily living skills, and teach individuals needed skills in the areas of budgeting, cooking, laundry, cleaning, shopping, personal hygiene, community transportation, self-advocacy and ways to maintain housing.
• Consult and refer to other services beyond the scope of CSS.
• Provide clinical supervision and consultation to team via individually and/or team supervision, and for crisis management. 
• Seek out own supervision at least monthly from supervisor.
• Monitors symptom assessment and management, medication monitoring, medication education and side effects.
• Provides support to team when persons served with acute psychiatric needs whose circumstances and conditions require rapid intervention. 
• Technical assistance and education to members of the team in reference to best clinical practices. Utilizes best practices materials and strategies for individual and group interventions, in conjunction with the team.
• Performs other duties as required
• Fully licensed clinical staff with supervisor credential will provide clinical supervision as assigned for provisionally licensed Bridgeway employees toward full clinical licensure. Fully licensed clinical staff who have not acquired the supervisor credential and are eligible will obtain the supervisor credential.

Requirements:

Education/Certifications:

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, rehabilitation counseling, or other related behavioral health or counseling program.
• Practitioner of the healing arts licensed in New Jersey required (LCSW or LPC) A licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), who shall possess a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in social work, rehabilitation counseling, or other related behavioral health or counseling program. In addition to a Master's degree, licensed marriage and family therapists must have one-year experience in a community behavioral health setting or be certified as a psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner (in lieu of the one year of experience in community behavioral health setting

Experience:

• Minimum of one-year experience working with persons with mental health disabilities preferred

Driver’s License, Vehicle:

• Valid driver’s license required
• No more than one moving violation in the past twelve months
• Vehicle required

EXCELLENT BENEFITS:

• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 403b, basic life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, EAP
• Eligible for medical benefits after 30 days of employment 
• Flexible work schedules, clinical training series, leadership development program
• 10 paid holidays (an 11th after 2 years of employment), generous vacation and sick time

#OG

Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services was founded on a strong desire to fight disparity and injustice alongside people living with behavioral health conditions. We are dedicated to providing a multicultural workplace where everyone feels a sense of purpose and belonging. We provide equal opportunity for employees and applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law.