Behavioral Health Counselor
Henry J Austin Health Center·Trenton, New Jersey
Henry J Austin Health Center·Trenton, New Jersey
The Behavioral Health Counselor provides integrated, trauma-informed behavioral health services, including assessments, treatment planning, and crisis intervention. They collaborate with the primary care team to manage patient caseloads and improve self-management of chronic conditions.
Under the direct supervision of the Senior Director of Behavioral Health and Clinical Supervisor of Behavioral Health, the Behavioral Health Counselor (BHC) provides behavioral health services in an integrated care and trauma informed manner. The BHC will work in a patient center and collaborative manner providing services to patients which includes but is not limited to brief intervention counseling, identification of social determinants of health, referrals to mental health and substance use services as appropriate, and follow up services to patients via face to face or through telemedicine. Is responsible to work independently, managing a diverse caseload; does related work as required.
Provide comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of behavioral health clients.
Provide effective treatment planning and assisting clients in successfully achieving goals.
Evaluate crisis situations and apply appropriate interventions.
Actively participate in meetings that support the integrated health care model to provide comprehensive care for clients.
Assist in the detection of “at risk” patients and development of plans to prevent further psychological or physical deterioration.
Assist the primary care team in developing care management processes such as the use of guidelines, disease management techniques, case management, and patient education to improve self-management of chronic disease.
Provide assessment, consultation, and brief intervention for psychological/psychiatric problems and/or disorders.
Teach patients, families, and staff care, prevention, and treatment enhancement techniques.
Monitor the site’s behavioral health program, identifying problems related to patient services and making recommendations for improvement.
Complies with and meets the required standards for Joint Commission and HRSA accreditations.
Collaborates with all members of the Integrated Care Treatment team in service of the patient.
Other duties as assigned.
Develops and maintains liaison relationships with community resources as able, specifically other behavioral health and substance abuse agencies. Works to establish collaborative services and to lessen duplication of care.
In conjunction with other staff utilizes the electronic community resource directory provided by the Trenton Health Team.
Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of special projects and/or pilot programs.
Interprets Center behavioral health policies and procedures to providers, institutions, agencies, recipients, and other concerned individuals.
Establishes and maintains necessary records and files. Drafts correspondence in the course of official duties.
Collects, records, and analyzes significant program-related data; develops monthly statistical and programmatic reports.
Serves as a full member of the HJAHC clinical staff team.
Participates fully in Behavioral Health departmental meetings and other agency meetings as warranted.
Participates in professional and related meetings, conferences, and continuing education training as available; prepares reports as requested.
Keeps appraised of developing areas of behavioral health and provides colleagues with updates as appropriate.
Assists in behavioral health departmental tasks, including programmatic and infrastructure design, implementation, and evaluation.
Learns and implements various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the Center or its related units.
Assists with onboarding of new staff as supervising university interns as requested.
• Master’s Degree in Social Work or PhD in Clinical Psychology required
Licensed in the State of New Jersey as a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) required
Licensed in the State of New Jersey as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC) and Licensed Addiction Counselors (LAC) can also be considered for this position.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
$47,800 - $81,100
Market context
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