Family & Youth Behavioral Health Clinician

United Family And Childrens Society; Plainfield (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

United Family And Children's Society seeks a Clinician to deliver compassionate behavioral health services to diverse clients, including children, adolescents, and families. The role involves intake, assessments, individual/family/group counseling, and adherence to EHR documentation and reporting standards.

The Clinician will collaborate with families, schools, and community partners, participate in supervision and quality programs, and may provide adoption-related services as assigned, with

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW), psychology, counseling or related field.
• Current eligibility and authorization to practice in New Jersey as LSW/LCSW/LPC or equivalent.
• Relevant counseling or clinical behavioral health experience.
• Knowledge of assessment, treatment planning, ethics, confidentiality and crisis response.
• Ability to communicate respectfully with clients and partners.
• Ability to maintain organized, timely electronic clinical records.

Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned counseling caseload and provide timely, clinically appropriate services.
• Conduct intake interviews, assessments, treatment planning, review and discharge planning.
• Provide individual, couples, family or group counseling as assigned.
• Maintain accurate, confidential EHRs and required documentation.
• Submit service statistics, outcomes and productivity reports on schedule.
• Assess and respond to safety concerns and crises with supervisor support.
• Collaborate with families, schools and community partners to support continuity of care.
• Participate in supervision, meetings, QA activities and trainings.
• Support community programs and adoption services when assigned.
• Maintain professional boundaries and comply with regulations and policies.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Treatment planning

Crisis intervention

Ethics & confidentiality

Client communication

Documentation in EHR

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) or related field

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

United Family And Children's Society seeks a Clinician to deliver compassionate behavioral health services to diverse clients, including children, adolescents, and families. The role involves intake, assessments, individual/family/group counseling, and adherence to EHR documentation and reporting standards.

The Clinician will collaborate with families, schools, and community partners, participate in supervision and quality programs, and may provide adoption-related services as assigned, with