You’ll need
Licensure
✓Must be eligible to obtain New Jersey State licensure, and obtain such licensure, within one year of hire date.
✓Appropriate licenses include LSW, LAC, and psychologist with 3-year permit to practice in New Jersey.
Certifications
✓Effective and timely completion of pre-certifications as well as coordination of utilization reviews with utilization management reviewer.
✓L-LAC or LSW or PS (Required)
✓Cert Alcohol and Drug Cnslr (Required)
✓Addictions Programs: New Jersey certificate in addictions treatment such as the CADC or CDA.
✓a masters degree in the social sciences with an LSW, LAC or psychologist with a 3-year permit with experience in the treatment of substance abuse problems and is willing to actively pursue obtaining the NJ CADC certificate.
Education
✓Master of Arts or Science (Required)
✓Masters degree in the social sciences.
Qualifications
✓Demonstrate competency in the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to meet the psychological and social needs of the program’s patient population.
✓Provide age appropriate care as indicated by the knowledge of the principle of growth and development over the lifespan, and the ability to assess and interpret data, relative to the patient’s age.
✓Document each treatment session in accordance with Princeton House documentation standards.
✓Complete assessment evaluation and integrated diagnostic summary.
✓Coordinate the development and implementation of the multidisciplinary treatment plan and complete treatment plan reviews within established time frames.
✓Attend daily treatment rounds, providing input to and being receptive to input from other members of the treatment team.
✓Identify changes in the patients’ clinical status and communicate to the appropriate member of the treatment team.
✓Treatment Team Member
✓Case Management
✓Coordinate discharge planning and communicate plan clearly to patient and family and all other providers involved. Complete discharge summaries within established time frames.
✓100% contact with providers in community involved in patient’s care (e.g., therapists, doctors, schools, probation officers, etc.)
✓Outreach to non-attending patients per PHBH policy.
✓Monitor attendance and utilization reviews
✓Monitor patient attendance and length of stay in scheduled program.
✓Timely and accurate completion of UM forms
✓Performance Improvement
✓Participate in hospital and performance improvement initiatives and goals (e.g., completion of patient satisfaction surveys, positive patient satisfaction scores, participate in outcome measurements.
two or more years experience in treatment of the specific program’s patient population. preferred
Benefits
Tuition assistance
About the role
Demonstrate competency in the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to meet the psychological and social needs of the program’s patient population.
What you’ll do
Demonstrate competency in theDemonstrate competency in the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to meet the psychological and social needs of the program’s patient population
Provide age appropriate careProvide age appropriate care as indicated by the knowledge of the principle of growth and development over the lifespan, and the ability to assess and interpret data, relative to the patient’s age
Conduct individual, group andConduct individual, group and family therapy sessions
Document each treatment sessionDocument each treatment session in accordance with Princeton House documentation standards
Complete assessment evaluation andComplete assessment evaluation and integrated diagnostic summary