Senior Mental Health Clinician – EAP Lead

Rutgers University; The Ironbound (NJ); Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Vacation & leave

Retirement plan

Education benefits

Life insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC) in Newark, NJ, seeks a Mental Health Clinician II for the Employee Assistance Program. The senior clinician leads intake screening, care coordination, assessment, and development of treatment plans, delivering individual, group, and family therapy for children, adolescents, and adults.

The role also provides clinical supervision to licensing candidates, ensures documentation accuracy, and mentors staff.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education and Experience: Master’s Degree in mental health discipline plus two (2) years post Master’s experience in the mental health field including delivering psychotherapeutic services to the identified population, or a Doctorate Degree.
• Certifications/Licenses: Independent license to practice as required by New Jersey state laws governing the discipline (LPC , LCSW , LMFT , LCADC , Licensed Psychologist).
• Applicants possessing a degree in Social Work must have an active New Jersey certification/licensure as required by the State Board of Social Work.

Responsibilities

• Screening of intakes and referrals, care coordination, ensuring completion of program specific documentation and comprehensive assessment and therapeutic intervention for child/adolescent (ages 3-17) and/or adult individuals.
• Develop treatment plans and conduct individual, group, and family therapy; provide case management.
• Provide clinical supervision to licensing candidates as assigned; mentor and train students and interns.
• Facilitate and lead staff meetings, case-conferences and clinical case reviews; ensure program activities are adequately covered.

Job description

Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC) in Newark, NJ, seeks a Mental Health Clinician II for the Employee Assistance Program. The senior clinician leads intake screening, care coordination, assessment, and development of treatment plans, delivering individual, group, and family therapy for children, adolescents, and adults.

The role also provides clinical supervision to licensing candidates, ensures documentation accuracy, and mentors staff.