Fee for Service Clinician

Job Posting

Title:

CLINICIAN-FFS

Job Description: South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources, Inc.

Position: Fee For Service Clinician

Location: Camden, NJ and Pennsauken, NJ

Salary: $39.34 to $48.66 hourly, depending on qualifications

South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources, Inc. (SJBHR), an affiliate of Apis Services, Inc., is a fully licensed non-profit behavioral health agency that has been providing comprehensive and innovative mental health services to adults, children, and families for over 25 years. We are seeking a Fee for Service Clinician (Clinician) to join our team in Camden or Pennsauken, NJ.

Our Clinician will provide direct therapeutic services including individual, couples, and family therapy. The Clinician will also assume an active role in improving program outcomes and overall organizational performance through participation in continuous quality improvement.

• Provide direct clinical service to consumers (to include individual, couples and family therapy), and include families and significant others in treatment.
• Schedule and maintain clinical contact/outreach with assigned consumers.
• Complete treatment plans, progress notes and other chart material timely; submit daily activity logs which document face-to-face contacts.
• Conduct intake assessments timely.
• Work within a multidisciplinary approach, consulting with psychiatric and other staff to ensure continuity and quality of care.
• Schedule and participate in clinical and administrative supervision as needed or required.
• Maintain up-to-date clinical records and treatment plans.
• Follow all department and agency policies and procedures, maintaining ethical and professional standards at all times.
• Comply with internal and external reporting requirements.
• Intervene when consumers are not fulfilling their financial responsibilities by addressing balances directly with consumers and supporting collection efforts by billing staff.
• Collect co-pays from consumers prior to providing services.
• Ensure consumers are connected with other agencies that might provide beneficial support.
• Keep apprised of new theories, therapy techniques and interventions that might benefit consumers.

• Full Time FFS Clinicians are required to provide on average 25 hours of completed services per week.
• Individual psychotherapy sessions are provided for 30 minutes.
• 50 minute sessions are approved for the following: intake assessments, couples psychotherapy, family psychotherapy, treatment planning or routine treatment plan updates, and significant changes in status or Crisis Scenarios.
• Complete all required clinical documentation within required time frames. Pull charts prior to sessions and complete and file all clinical paperwork.
• Schedule assigned consumers and maintain clinical contact/outreach.
• Follow up with all consumers that miss or cancel a scheduled appointment.
• Follow NJ state law regarding confidentiality and follow NJ state procedures for reporting abuse and/or neglect.
• Follow all SJBH policies and procedures.
• File Unusual Incident Reports before end of business day.
• As applicable, maintain current professional licensing and complete the associated required continuing education hours.
• Notify leadership immediately of any adverse finding regarding the Clinician's license, disbarment, any claims of malpractice, and/or liability settlements/payouts.
• Complete and submit a time card and Report of Services consistent with agency policy.
• Understand that in order to meet the billable requirement the Clinician may need to work in excess of the agreed upon hours.
• Time off requests are submitted in accord with agency policy. Leave time is unpaid. Changes in schedule must be provided in writing to the Director at least one week prior to the proposed change.

If the Clinician is unable to provide services due to illness or other emergency it is their responsibility to reschedule consumers. Time missed may be made up.

FFS Clinicians are paid bi-weekly. The amount paid is based on the completed service times at the applicable service rate. Clinicians follow agency expectation about completed service. Services are paid and subsequently reviewed. Payment is subject to recovery for any services determined to be incomplete.

• Master's Level, non-Licensed $39.34/hour; $24.85/half hour
• Master's Level, Bilingual $41.41/hour; $25.88/half hour
• LCSW/LPC $48.66/hour; $28.99/half hour

Clinicians who regularly schedule 30 hours or more per week are eligible for full time benefits including health insurance. Clinicians who regularly schedule less than 30 hours weekly are not considered full time and are not eligible for benefits.

• Master's degree in psychology, social work or related discipline.
• Minimum of one year experience in the mental health field is preferred.
• Knowledge of the problems associated with psychiatric care, knowledge of the DSM 5 and psychotropic medications.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand and communicate in English…