Atlantic Health System·Florham Park, New Jersey
Provide evidence-based behavioral health assessments and short-term psychotherapeutic services for adults with complex medical conditions. Responsibilities include conducting bariatric evaluations, delivering CBT-I, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care.
Provide evidence-based behavioral health assessment and treatment services for adults with behavioral health conditions and co-occurring medical concerns, including CBT-I, bariatric psychological evaluations, and behavioral interventions that support overall health and wellness. Provide short-term psychotherapeutic services with medically complex patients
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Conduct initial biopsychosocial assessments for adult patients seeking behavioral health services to determine need for treatment of behavioral issues.
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Complete, administer, score and interpret evidenced based screening tools and assessments.
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Assess and treatment patients co-occurring medical and behavioral health conditions, including adjustments to chronic illness, insomnia, weight related concerns and perinatal or postpartum mental health conditions.
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Deliver evidence-based interventions, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with specialized expertise in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I).
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Conduct pre-bariatric surgery psychological evaluations and provide behavioral health support for patients undergoing medical weight management and bariatric treatment.
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Collaborate with other medical and mental health professionals to coordinate care.
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Complete required documentation and charting of patient encounters in a timely manner.
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Evaluate patient progress and adjust treatment plans as necessary.
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Participate in ongoing professional development activities to stay current on best practices in the field of behavioral health.
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Meets with supervisor for clinical supervision, participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings to discuss patient care, concerns and planning.
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Advocate for patients and assist them in accessing community resources.
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Completes all mandatory trainings and competencies as assigned.
We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.
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:
Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For."
Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the “World’s Best Hospitals” in 2026.
Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings.
Atlantic Health scored four “A” grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only hospitals to be named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare – 2026.
Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
Named by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025.
Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.
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.
Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive). Below is a general summary, with role-specific enhancements highlighted:
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Atlantic Health, 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.
Requires a Master's or Doctoral degree in social work, psychology, or counseling and NJ State licensure (LCSW, LPC, or PhD). Experience in integrated behavioral health and training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is preferred.
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