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Mental Health Clinician III LCADC
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Mental Health Clinician III LCADC

Rutgers University

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Posted:
June 6, 2025
Location:
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Category:
Healthcare

Position Summary:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Mental Health Clinician III for the Early Intervention Support Services (EISS) Hunterdon Outpatient within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.

The primary purpose of the Mental Health Clinician III is to provide comprehensive evaluation, assessment and therapeutic intervention to address the psychological, emotional and social needs of individuals served by the unit. Duties include formulating evaluations, developing and implementing treatment plans, conducting individual, group, and family therapy and providing case management functions.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

  • Actively participates in and contributes to smooth functioning of the department and demonstrates initiative and flexibility regarding work assignments.
  • Effectively contributes to and supports an environment that enhances the positive self-image of individuals served and preserves their human dignity.
  • Maintains effective, open communication with members of the treatment team.
  • Consistently provides individual, group and family therapy based on sound clinical judgment.
  • Consistently provides therapy with empathy and concern.
  • Adapts the assessment and treatment processes to accommodate variations in readiness for treatment/change, and implications of age, cultural, medical, economic or other relevant factors.
  • Deals appropriately with issues of loss, separation, power, alliance, boundaries, authority, and identity with individuals served and their families.
  • Responds with sensitivity to spiritual, cultural and socioeconomic issues of individuals served.
  • Formulates clinically appropriate and timely treatment plans that reflect input from individuals served and caregivers as appropriate with realistic, measurable, observable objectives. Takes into account the individuals' strengths and potential limitations and are clearly oriented toward wellness and recovery, consistent with Clinical Records standards in accordance with prescribed time frames as indicated by periodic record review.
  • Participates meaningfully in supervision/consultation as demonstrated by integration of supervisory material in clinical practice.

Minimum Education and Experience:

  • Must possess a Master's Degree in mental health discipline.

City: Piscataway

State: NJ

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Physical Demands: Ability to speak clearly and write/type proficiently is essential. Ability to implement universal precautions and safety precautions. Extended sitting is required to provide treatment and prepare clinical documentation.

Work Environment: Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic). Subject to unpredictable situations and both medical and psychiatric crises. Possible exposure to patients exhibiting assaultive behaviors. Possible exposure to bloodborne pathogens that require use of personal protective equipment. May be exposed to varying or extreme temperatures. Individuals in community programs may be exposed to varied community environments and may be required to use personal vehicles for community outreaches within and outside the county.

Salary: 70,000

Posting Number: 24ST2698

Internal Number: 240231
About Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.
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