Outpatient Care Coordinator jobs in Trenton, NJ

Join our team today and immerse yourself in a rewarding career for years to come!

Our programs service adults, children, and families. Your role will be essential to our success, and your efforts will influence our ability to provide treatment to our community.

Competencies:

The potential employee must understand target population and specialized needs; possess knowledge of relevant developments in the mental health and substance use (co-occurring) field; possess great writing and communication skills; uses independent judgment; develops effective work methods; adheres to agency policies; takes initiative in work situations; accepts responsibility for actions and displays appropriate professional behavior; provide psycho-education for both the consumer and family or other supports.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Supervisor in ensuring that program provides quality care that meets agency and funding source standards;
• Transmit agency/program policies and procedures to staff and ensure compliance;
• Provision of group and individual supervision to program therapists, APN’s and support staff;
• Analyze staff activity, consumer need and resources; make recommendations to Program Supervisor regarding program needs, directions, and procedures;
• Review clinical documentation prepared by staff and ensure compliance with contract expectations;
• Act as a liaison to program and community based entities/supports;
• Assist the Supervisor with interviewing, selecting, and training new staff;
• Participate in program meetings, in-service training, quality assurance activities, and other program activities as assigned;
• Coordinate with prescriber and nursing team for consumers receiving psychiatric and/or MAT medication services;
• Provision of direct individual, family and group therapy sessions;
• Assess consumers’ mental, behavioral, and social needs;
• Collaborate with consumer, consumer’s identified supports, and other providers to develop treatment/service plans;
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, including case manager and peer recovery specialists;
• Provide client related reports and evaluations when necessary and maintain a submit reports as needed;
• Complete managed care or other insurance applications as required by agency on a timely basis;
• Crisis intervention as needed;
• All other duties as assigned

Benefits:

• Competitive base salary
• Medical and dental insurance
• Vision plan
• Retirement plan
• Flexible spending plans
• EXCELLENT time benefits for qualified positions!
• Opportunity for personal and career growth, including supervision towards professional licensure for eligible candidates
• Team-oriented environment – we practice the FISH! Philosophy

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree (MA, MS, MSW) in Social Work or related mental health field;

• NJ license as Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC);

• Five (5) years’ experience in mental health including 2 years of supervisory experience;

• Valid driver’s license.

All positions require a valid driver’s license in good standing and pre-employment drug screening. Oaks Integrated Care considers applicants for all positions without regard to: race; color; religion; sex; national origin; age; sexual orientation; marital or veteran status; the presence of a medical condition, genetic information or handicap, unrelated to performing the tasks of the job; or any other legally protected status.