Crisis Clinician - Full-Time - Nights - Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center

Job Description Job Title: Crisis Clinician - Full-Time - Nights - Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center Location: Summit, New Jersey Posted: 30-May-26 Internal Number: 29444 Responsibilities Provide Emergency Crisis Intervention Services including initial and follow-up clinical and risk assessments for patients with behavioral health, co-occurring and related behavioral health stressors. Formulate provisional dispositions and clinical summaries utilizing clinical features. Complete assessments for substance use concerns and withdrawal, identifying symptoms, patterns and risks. Provide precise and accurate clinical summaries/reviews with psychiatric providers to develop appropriate clinical dispositions. Formulate after-care plans, assisting patients in navigating the system of care and securing needed follow-up clinical appointments. Patient Management: Complete de-escalation interventions with patients independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team. Complete re-assessments and ongoing clinical interventions for identified treatment targets. Facilitate and manage transfer to involuntary, voluntary and CCIS units for ongoing care. Documentation: Complete initial crisis evaluations, risk assessments, safety plans and clinical re-evaluation assessments as consistent with department standards and state agency requirements. Documentation is precise, accurate, and meets regulatory requirements; complete within required timeframes; manage all required departmental reporting documentation and data collection processes; complete and manage all required legal documentation for involuntary, voluntary and pediatric admissions. Pre-Certification: complete all required insurance authorizations and follow-up as needed to obtain coverage for the needed level of care. Family Intervention: Conduct and document collateral information and reports when clinically indicated; provide family intervention, support and psychoeducation pertaining to the system of care, psychiatric admission, involuntary process and aftercare planning. Interdisciplinary Professionalism: Collaborate as part of an interdisciplinary care team including nursing, psychiatric providers, social work, medical providers and peer specialists; maintain professional relationships with external professional agencies involved in the patient’s care; participate in short-term treatment goal planning and aftercare treatment plans. Quality: Actively contribute to departmental quality and safety initiatives; Education: complete assigned departmental competencies and continuing education requirements as assigned and within the timeframe required; 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. Service Line Support: Assist and complete assessments, authorizations and discharge planning for additional Crisis sites remotely as requested. Qualifications Required: Masters' degree in Social Work, Counseling or related field. LSW, LAC required and one year of experience working in Crisis. Preferred: LCSW/LPC preferred. EEO Statement Atlantic Health, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status. #J-18808-Ljbffr NACSW – North American Association of Christians in Social Work