Substance Abuse Facility in Fair Lawn, NJ is looking for a full-time hybrid (day/evening) clinician to provide individual and family therapy, group, crisis intervention services, and psycho-education programs.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 1:00p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Responsibilities:
- Evaluate clients mental and behavioral health, addiction problem and assess their readiness for treatment.
- Help clients develop treatment goals and plans.
- Review and recommend treatment options with clients and their families.
- Help clients develop skills and behaviors necessary to recover from their addiction or modify their behavior.
- Work with clients to identify behaviors or situations that interfere with their recovery.
- Teach families about addiction or behavior disorders and help them develop strategies to cope with those problems.
- Refer clients to other resources and services, such as job placement services and support groups.
- Conduct programs to help people identify the signs of addiction and other destructive behavior, as well as implementing steps in order to avoid such behaviors.
- Provides psycho-social assessments, treatment plans and clinical discharge summary.
- Provide individual and group therapy as assigned
- Consistently meet or exceed documentation standards of the agency, the State of New Jersey, Funding Sources and Accrediting bodies
Requirements: LCADC, LSW, LCSW, LAC or LPC
- EMR experienced
- Ability to demonstrate a variety of models and theories of addiction and mental health concepts.
- Knowledge of best practice outcomes, policies and procedures and evidence based practices, relapse prevention and continuum care for patients with dual diagnosis.
- Understanding of diagnostic criteria for dual diagnosis and the ability to conceptualize modalities and placement criteria within the continuum of care.
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of diverse cultures and gender-specific issues and ability to incorporate needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into practice setting.
- Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize workload and work independently.
- Proficient computer skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- CPR certified preferred
Job Type: Full - Time
Pay: $65,000 - $85,000 [contingent on experience]
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 1:00p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $65,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
Experience:
- Addiction counseling: 2 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- NJ professional license (LCADC; LCSW or LSW; LPC or LAC)? (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Fair Lawn, NJ 07410: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person