Crisis Clinician - Per Diem, Days/Hours Varies, Morristown Medical Center

Job Description

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

Principal Accountabilities:

Job Functions:

01. Provide Emergency Crisis Intervention Services including:

a. Conduct and complete initial and follow-up clinical and risk assessments for patients with behavioral health, co-occurring and related behavioral health stressors.

b. Formulate provisional dispositions and clinical summaries utilizing/referencing clinical features.

c. Completing assessments for substance use concerns and withdrawal, identifying symptoms, patterns and risks

e. Provide precise and accurate clinical summaries/reviews with psychiatric providers to development appropriate clinical dispositions

f. Formulate after-care plans, assisting patients in navigating the system of care and securing needed follow-up clinical appointments.

02. Patient Management:

a. Complete de-escalation interventions with patients independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team.

b. Complete re-assessments and ongoing clinical interventions for identified treatment targets

c. Facilitate and manager transfer to involuntary, voluntary and CCIS units for ongoing care

03. Documentation:

a. Complete initial crisis evaluations, risk assessments, safety plans and clinical re-evaluation assessments as consistent with the standards and policies of the department, administrative codes and state agency requirements.

b. Documentation is precise, accurate, and meets the standards set by the department and regulatory requirements

c. Completed within the required timeframes as noted in departmental policy and guidelines

e. Manages and completes all required departmental reporting documentation and data collection processes.

f. Complete and manage all required legal documentation for involuntary, voluntary and pediatric psychiatric admissions.

04. Pre-Certification: Complete all required insurance authorizations and follow-up as needed to obtain coverage for the needed level of care.

05. Family Intervention:

a. Conduct and document collateral information and reports when clinically indicated.

b. Provide family intervention, support and psychoeducation pertaining to the system of care, psychiatric admission, involuntary process and aftercare planning.

06. Interdisciplinary Professionalism:

a. Collaborate as part of an interdisciplinary care team including, nursing, psychiatric providers, social work, medical providers and peer specialists .

b. Maintain professional relationships with external professional agencies involved in the patients care

c. Participate in short-term treatment goal planning and aftercare treatment plans.

07. Quality: Actively contribute and assist in the completion of departmental quality and safety initiatives:

08. Education: Complete assigned departmental competencies and continuing education requirements as assigned and within the timeframe required.

10.. Patient care: 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.

11. Service Line Support: Assist and complete assessments, authorizations and discharge planning for additional Crisis sites remotely as requested

12. Collaborate and coordinate with departmental leadership

Other Tasks Which May be Required:

Physical Requirements: As defined by Occupation Safety/OMS

Qualifications

Required:

Masters in Social Work, Counseling or Related Field.

LSW/LAC Required. LCSW/LPC Preferred

About Us

At Atlantic Health, 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 22,000 team members. Headquarters 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:

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

We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.


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:

• Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For."
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the "World's Best Hospitals" in 2026.
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report's 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings.
• Atlantic Health scored four "A" grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only hospitals to be named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
• Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare - 2026.
• Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
• Named by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025.
• Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek. We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of "100 Great Hospitals in America". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an "A" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.

Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services. Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.

Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive). Below is a general summary, with role-specific enhancements highlighted:


Team Member Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
• Life & AD&D Insurance.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
• PTO & Paid Sick Leave
• Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
• Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
• Backup and On-Site Childcare
• Well-Being Rewards
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
• Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
• Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance

Note: In Compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Act (effective Sunday, June 1, 2025), all job postings will include the hourly wage or salary (or a range), as well as this summary of benefits. Final compensation and benefit eligibility may vary by role and employment status and will be confirmed at the time of offer.

EEO STATEMENT

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About the Team

At Atlantic Behavioral Health, we know behavioral health plays a significant role in the healing process - not just for patients dealing with mental health disorders or substance abuse, but also for those recovering from injuries, surgeries, diseases, and other conditions. We help them cope with the stress and emotional challenges caused by such physical ailments. Our behavioral health team features highly trained psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and licensed clinicians. We provide a variety of mental health services on an inpatient and outpatient basis, including intensive outpatient programs.