Behavioral Health Clinician - CADC or LCADC REQUIRED
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · on_site
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job Description
- Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
- Performs an in-depth, comprehensive and systemic initial mental health/substance use assessment on designated caseload of patients to facilitate plan of care.
- Develops and initiates, in collaboration with physicians and psychiatrists, a treatment plan including appropriate admission, facility placement, or discharge to provide effective course of treatment.
- Utilizes evidence-based practices and tools to assist in the care of patient.
- Communicates care plan to patient/families related to planned interventions and clinician/patient/family responsibilities including providing counseling to patients/families based on their specific needs.
- Communicates family dynamics, including social, environmental, psychological and cultural factors to the healthcare team, facilitating timely and proactive discharges.
- Identifies socio-economic needs of patients/families and provides instruction for patient/family in order to increase knowledge of available resources and entitlement programs available in the community.
- Performs other duties as needed and complies with hospital policies and procedures Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required): Care Coordination Knowledge of the medical, social, economic, and other services provided by other departments or facilities, and the ability to integrate these multidisciplinary treatments for optimal patient care. Planning and Organizing Mobilizes both time and resources to get things done. Healthcare Regulatory Environment Knowledge and understanding of legislation and regulatory bodies affecting healthcare practices. Behavioral Therapy Management Knowledge of behavioral treatment techniques and procedures, ability to assess, manage and ensure high quality behavioral therapy for diverse mental disorders. Patient Rights Knowledge of principles and practices associated with the rights and responsibilities of patients and caregivers. Psychological Counseling Knowledge of theories and methodologies for psychological counseling, ability to conduct a planned counseling interaction and design a counseling process to facilitate clients progress toward meeting counseling goals and objectives. Behavioral Health Operations Management Knowledge of and ability to manage behavioral health departmental operations, including monitoring the development, interpretation and application of behavioral health services and programs as well as operational policies and procedures. Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: Education: Masters Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or related human service field Experience: Minimum of 3 years in mental health or substance abuse treatment field. Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements: LCSW, LPC, LCADC CPR certification Additional Information Ability to perform and document mental health status exam and psychiatric history; crisis intervention skills; strong communication and counseling skills. Working knowledge of the DSM IV and ASAM.
- ability or any other protected group or status.
- ability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance. For more benefits information, please click here In keeping with Jefferson's Mission, We Improve Lives, it is our goal to recruit, retain, develop and reward highly-qualified employees. If you are enthusiastic, caring and dedicated to service excellence, we invite you to consider joining Jefferson. Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education. With a long standing history, Jefferson has been advancing the medical field from the heart of Center City Philadelphia for nearly 200 years. Our Mission, We Improve Lives, expands to every corner of the organization. From our weekly farmer’s market, to our new Jefferson Accelerator Zone for innovation, our employees’ passion for the community is evident by the daily gestures towards our patients, students and each other.
Key Responsibilities
The Behavioral Health Clinician performs comprehensive mental health and substance use assessments to facilitate patient care plans. They collaborate with treatment teams to manage patient placements, referrals, and interventions across various age groups.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, or a related field and possess at least 3 years of experience in mental health or substance abuse treatment. A valid LCSW, LPC, or LCADC license is required for the state of New Jersey.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Clinician - CADC or LCADC REQUIRED at Jefferson Health Plans a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Substance Use / Addiction Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 30% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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