Behavioral Health Clinician - Atlantic Health System

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

Provide Patient Assessment, Evaluation & Counseling 

• Conduct evaluation interviews and provide clinical assessments of emotional and behavioral disorders. 
• Conduct evaluation interviews and provide clinical assessments of alcohol and substance abuse disorders. 
• Identify and prioritize significant problem areas for intervention, utilizing an advanced level of clinical psychosocial assessment, clinical evaluation and community resource knowledge and skill. 
• Provide clinical recommendations for appropriate level of care referral following comprehensive assessment and evaluation.
• Demonstrate considerable expertise in the areas of psychosocial assessment, establishment and documentation of appropriate goals, and interventions directed toward achieving those goals. 
• Utilize an eclectic range of treatment modalities that best fit the presenting problem of each patient. 

Patient Management and Disposition

• Manage appropriate determination of level of care while providing clinical justification for level of care referral in terms understandable to the patient population.
• Manage appropriate transfer to alternate facilities for patients requiring inpatient hospitalization. 
• Provide support, information, advocacy and guidance through the system and linkage to outside behavioral health networks as necessary. 

Family Intervention 

• When clinically appropriate and agreed upon by the patient, contact will be made to the patient’s family/significant other. 
• When the patient’s family members are on-site, provide support, education and crisis intervention as needed. 

Documentation 

• Prompt charting reveals clear, concise statement of presenting problem. 
• Documentation also includes a full description of the patient’s presenting problem, a psychosocial history, a detailed mental status examination, an initial treatment plan, and a description of disposition status. 
• Documentation includes assessment of patient needs related to alcoholism and or substance abuse, including history of use; previous treatment and response to treatment; co-occurrence with other behavioral/emotional disorders; biomedical complications and psychosocial assessment. 
• Documentation also includes focus of work with patient/family, intervention related to problems identified; commitment forms or transfer notes, if indicated; and closing entry describing outcome, disposition, or therapeutic results, and reason for disposition plan. 

Pre-Certification 

• As indicated, work toward authorization of treatment by contacting appropriate agencies, providing relevant information, and documenting details of efforts. 

Interdisciplinary Professionalism 

• Maintain professional working relationships and coordinate effective patient care with interdisciplinary staff. 
• Maintain professional working relationships and coordinate effective patient care with receiving outpatient provider(s) 
• Maintain professional working relationships and coordinate effective patient care with psychiatric staff. 

Quality Initiatives 

• Actively contribute time, initiative, research, documentation and promotion of the program quality improvement and quality assurance efforts. 

Consultation & Liaison 

• Regularly attend staff and other appropriate meetings. 
• Provide clinical liaison, when applicable, with receiving outpatient providers to ensure cohesive transfer of patient care.
• Consult with interdisciplinary providers, when applicable, to implement best practices with regards to patient care.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

 As defined by Occupation Safety/OMS

ABOUT US

At Atlantic Health System, 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 20,000 team members. Headquartered 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:

• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.

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:

• 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years 
• Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare
• 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare
• 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review
• Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP
• Gold-Level \"Well Workplace\": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
• One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennials” Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
• One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
• Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets
• NJ Sustainable Business 

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.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health System, 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.

The AHS Protection and Security Services (PSS) team provides 24/7 security coverage at our medical centers and (CMC, HMC, MMC, NMC, OMC, and Union ED) and is responsible for ensuring the safety of all patients, team members and visitors. Uniformed PSS officers are assigned posts and routinely patrol the facilities and grounds to prevent fire, theft, vandalism and unauthorized entry. During their tours, officers visually examine doors, windows and gates to ensure they remain intact and secure. Each PSS team member is highly trained to maintain an atmosphere that is calming to patients and welcoming to their families while also being able to deescalate situations in which emotions run high. All officers are specially trained in response control tactics and techniques and are called to respond to occurrences of workplace violence and fire safety. The PSS team is trained and leads our first response to significant events such as (Code Lockdown & Active Shooter, Abducted Child, Building Evacuation, Bomb Threats, etc.). The PSS team controls card access privileges at each of the medical centers; officers are trained to confront all unauthorized persons and, when necessary, contact local law enforcement for assistance. Additionally, PSS has an Investigations Office, which conducts follow-up investigations for all significant cases (i.e., Suspicion of Drug Diversion, Allegations of Assault, Domestic Violence, Workplace Violence, etc.); and an Emergency Management Office, which is responsible for the oversight, coordination, and implementation of emergency management standards system-wide to facilitate a safe environment.