Licensed Clinician Worker-Hybrid

Licensed Clinician (Behavioral Health – Mental Health & Substance Use Services)

Essential

Duties and Responsibilities

• The Licensed Clinician provides mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) clinical services, including assessment, treatment planning, psychotherapy/counseling, care coordination, and documentation, in accordance with agency policy and NJ regulatory/DMHAS requirements.
• Clinical Services (MH & SUD) Provide individual, group, and family therapy/counseling to assigned caseload.
• Complete MH and/or SUD biopsychosocial assessments, diagnostic impressions (as within scope), screening tools, and ongoing reassessments.
• Develop and update individualized treatment plans that address MH symptoms, SUD needs, co-occurring conditions, risk factors, and recovery goals.
• Provide evidence-informed interventions (e.g., CBT, MI, relapse prevention, skill-building, psychoeducation) within scope of practice.
• Deliver client and family education on mental health conditions, substance use, medications (as appropriate), relapse prevention, coping skills, and available supports.
• Provide crisis intervention, suicide risk assessment/safety planning, de-escalation, and emergency coordination as needed.
• Coordinate and make appropriate referrals for MH and SUD needs (e.g., psychiatry/med management, detox, inpatient/residential, IOP/OP, MAT providers, primary care, shelters, benefits, DDD/support services, community recovery supports).
• Care Coordination and Case Management Provide clinical case management and maintain regular contact with clients and collateral supports (with proper consent and confidentiality requirements).
• Participate in treatment team meetings, case conferences, and interdisciplinary coordination to support integrated MH/SUD care.
• Support continuity of care including discharge planning, step-down/step-up transitions, aftercare planning, and follow-up when assigned.
• Documentation and Compliance Complete required intakes and ongoing documentation in NJSAMS and the agency EHR (as applicable to program requirements).
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical records consistent with DMHAS, payer, and agency standards (including progress notes, treatment plans, authorizations, releases, and discharge documentation).
• Follow agency policies and procedures; communicate clinical/program improvement needs to leadership as appropriate.