Clinician Ii In Behavioral Health Services Day Shift

Job Category: Professional Services

Requisition Number: STAFF
009014

• Posted :
  January 16, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

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Join Our Team at New Bridge Medical Center!**

We are dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care to our diverse community. As a leading healthcare provider, we offer a supportive and inclusive work environment. If you’re passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative setting, New Bridge Medical Center is looking for a Staff Clinician II

• As a member of an interdisciplinary team, provides clinical services to patients from intake through discharge.
• Perform screenings, intake assessments and consultations for evaluation of individual and family dynamics and treatment needs, including admissions and referrals for services.
• Provides ongoing social work interventions and education to patients, families and significant others for health-related psychosocial problems, based on goals agreed to by patient, family, significant others and health care team. Complete documentation of services provided within the time frames established by the dept.
• Utilizes individual, family, group work and crisis intervention methods to identify and intervene in problems that influence participation in treatment and discharge planning. Services provided include counseling, crisis intervention, discharge planning, protective services, advocacy, information and referral, collaboration and maximization of Patients’ Rights as appropriate. Participates in obtaining insurance authorizations if deemed necessary.
• Completes a comprehensive psychosocial history on a timely basis.
• Provides direct treatment services to patients within the hospital utilizing appropriate modalities including individual, family, and group counseling, and crisis intervention with a knowledge of patient growth and development appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Serves as resource to health care team regarding issues of chemical dependence, psychiatric and abuse issues; based on knowledge of rules and regulations of reporting these issues, identifies, assesses, treats, and refers to community services patients facing problems of child abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault, and elder.
• Provides case management services for assigned caseload to ensure treatment plan is being followed and to aid patients in obtaining supportive services and resources.
• Interprets the nature of illness and prescribed course of treatment to patients and families; communicates family issues to other staff members.
• Acts as liaison to health care team in understanding family dynamics, initiates the discharge plan upon admission, facilitating timely and proactive discharges to home or another facility.
• Acts as advocate for the patient with other Medical Center programs (e.g., Outpatient Departments, Community Day program, ICMS, Residential services etc.) and functions as liaison with other providers in the community, assisting in linkages for patients and families.
• Make presentations on various issues related to the field and on available Medical Center resources as part of community outreach to schools, agencies and other resources.
• Participates in interdisciplinary diagnostic and treatment planning conferences, including case presentations, and makes recommendations regarding the needs of the patient from a social work perspective.
• Fulfills all case recording, statistical reporting, and other documentation requirements on an accurate and timely basis.
• Provides clinical supervision to paraprofessional staff and students as assigned. Oversee the management of the ED DEPT which includes mentoring other team members, training on systems in the ED and running reports to assess service provision, become part of conflict resolution of patient issues, scheduling & staff coverage and other related jobs as deemed necessary.
• Provides consultative services to Department of Psychiatry and Medical Center staff and to other community agencies in the field regarding social work issues and services to our patient population.
• Assessment, treatment and patient care responsibilities are delivered with a knowledge of patient growth and development and are appropriate to the ages of the patients served.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Customer Service: respect, flexibility, knowledge, confidence, professionalism, pleasant attitude, patience, and helpfulness. All responses should be timely, professional, caring, and respectful in accordance with Customer Service Performance expectations.

• Works cooperatively with unit staff to ensure coverage for social work services for patients in the absence of staff members.
• Participates in studies, surveys, or research, initiated or approved by the Department of Social Work, to develop knowledge about effective treatment, or improve quality of delivery of service.
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