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Mental Health Clinician
Req #: 0000270073
Category: Behavioral and Mental Health
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: Jersey City Medical Center
Department: Affiliated Emerg Svcs Grant
Pay Range: $29.55 - $36.83 per hour
Location:
355 Grand Street, Jersey CIty, NJ 07302
Job Title: Mental Health Clinician
Location: Jersey City Medical Center
Department Name: Affiliated Emerg Svcs Grant
Req #: 0000270073
Status: Hourly
Shift: Day
Pay Range: $29.55 - $36.83 per hour
Pay Transparency:
The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.
The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidates educational background, skills and professional experience.
Mental Health Clinician - RWJBarnabas Health
At RWJBarnabas Health, Mental Health Clinicians become part of a purpose-driven environment where compassion, clinical excellence, and patient-centered care create meaningful opportunities to support behavioral health services. This Mental Health Clinician role offers opportunities for professional growth, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a culture committed to quality, evidence-based clinical practices, and continuous improvement. Reporting to the Behavioral Health Supervisor or Director, you will play an essential role in performing comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and coordinating critical crisis resources. Joining RWJBarnabas Health means joining a community where every Mental Health Clinician is encouraged to grow, contribute, and make a lasting impact on our patient community.
A typical day for a Mental Health Clinician may include:
- Providing immediate clinical assessments, crisis interventions, and evaluations for psychiatric hospitalization across adult, child, and adolescent patient populations.
- Coordinating vital crisis services and outpatient resources to ensure safe and continuous care planning for patients and their families.
- Executing advanced clinical methods to stabilize individuals in acute distress and managing clinical workflows within a dynamic emergency or behavioral health framework.
- Focusing on precise diagnostic impressions to evaluate patient safety risk levels and treatment needs.
- Maintaining strict compliance and safety standards by actively identifying and reporting environmental hazards (e.g., damaged floors, walls, ceiling tiles, or unsecured areas) to protect the therapeutic space.
- Supporting patient safety initiatives by proactively documenting and reporting medical errors or operational variances for continuous improvement.
- Managing essential administrative workflows including compiling clinical documentation, maintaining electronic health records, and participating in the departments Performance Improvement Plan.
- Supporting operational excellence by collaborating effectively with the interdisciplinary medical team and preparing the unit for regulatory inspections.
- Adhering fully to RWJBH Organizational competencies and exceptional corporate standards of behavior in all daily clinical interactions.
This role might be for you if:
- Compassion and empathy guide your interactions with patients, families, and your behavioral health colleagues.
- You are passionate about supporting individuals by protecting safe clinical paths and ensuring precise crisis intervention workflows.
- Strong organizational and workflow coordination skills allow you to properly prioritize complex patient needs and manage competing clinical priorities.
- You communicate confidently and collaborate effectively with external hospital departments, emergency services, medical staff, and community agencies.
- You enjoy executing precise clinical protocols within a technical healthcare environment while upholding exceptional professional standards and safety rules.
- You are comfortable working with complex information networks and possess excellent computer skills to navigate modern healthcare databases.
- Adaptability allows you to confidently work in highly stressful situations and navigate shifting priorities in a dynamic healthcare facility.
- Continuous learning, strict safety compliance, and professional development within an acute care behavioral health framework are important to you.
To be considered for this Mental Health Clinician opportunity, you will have:
- Master's degree (MA/MS) in Social Work, Psychology, or a related human services field required.
- Two (2) years of prior experience or specialized training working with adults, children, and adolescents in a mental health setting is strongly preferred.
- Prior experience or specialized training in crisis intervention and clinical assessment is highly preferred.
- Proven ability to work effectively and maintain clinical focus in highly stressful situations.
- Strong analytical and clinical troubleshooting skills, with the ability to work independently to resolve complex behavioral health presentations.
- Effective organizational and communication skills, with the ability to express operational and clinical details clearly and professionally on patient charts and administrative records.
- Proven ability and willingness to maintain a strict level of data privacy and confidentiality regarding sensitive medical records.
- Full-Time Day Shift: Scheduled 40 hours per week.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within three (3) months of hire.
At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Retirement Plans
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Life & Accidental Death Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Wellness Programs
- Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
- Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!
RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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