Mental Health Assistant - Full Time - 9AM-5PM - M-F - Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Cener, NJ

Behavioral Health Call Center Representative

Serves as the first point of contact for patients, families, referring providers, and internal staff seeking behavioral health services. This role is responsible for providing excellent customer service, gathering clinical and demographic information, conducting preliminary screenings, scheduling appointments, and providing referrals or information as appropriate. The representative ensures callers are connected with the right level of care quickly, safely, and compassionately.

MHA position is in the Behavioral Health Call Center @ 65 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ.

Principal Accountabilities:

1. Answer inbound calls in a timely, professional, and compassionate manner.
2. Gather demographic, insurance, and preliminary clinical information to assess needs.
3. Conduct scripted behavioral health screening questions (where applicable) to determine appropriate level of care or next steps (e.g., Outpatient, IOP, Partial Hospitalization, Emergency Services).
4. Document all call details accurately in the electronic health record (EHR) and/or call management system.
5. De-escalate distressed callers when possible and involve clinical staff when necessary
6. Route urgent/crisis calls to appropriate clinical staff or crisis teams immediately
7. Schedule appointments for behavioral health services according to established workflows
8. Provide callers with information about program services, locations, and hours of operation.
9. Assist with electronic referrals and manage referral work queues
10. Ensure accurate and timely data entry into call logs, EHR, and scheduling platforms
11. Follow up on voicemails and return missed calls within established timeframes.
12. Participate in training sessions, and quality improvement initiatives.
13. Maintain confidentiality and comply with all HIPAA and organizational privacy standards.

Qualifications:

Requirements:

1. Bachelor's degree in psychology, Social Work, Human Services, or a related field required.
2. Experience working with patients experiencing mental health or substance use issues preferred.
3. Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
4. Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
5. Basic computer proficiency (Microsoft Office, Electronic Health Records, scheduling platforms).
6. Familiarity with behavioral health terminology and levels of care is a plus.
7. Bilingual a plus

Competencies:

1. Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
2. Demonstrate empathy, active listening, and professionalism in all interactions
3. Ability to problem solve
4. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word and Excel, and Microsoft Teams.
5. Teamwork and collaboration
6. Upholds professional ethical standards, maintains appropriate boundaries and therapeutic relationships.

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-star 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.

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