Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC & LCSW

North Jersey Recovery Center is looking for a proactive licensed LPC or LCSW therapist to join our new location in Cliffside Park, NJ. Looking for a Primary Therapist with ability to provide individual, group and family therapy, crisis intervention services, psycho-education programs and facilitating Prevention groups for clients and their families.

Requirements : LPC or LCSW

Job Type : Full-time

Monday - Friday 8 : 30 am - 4 : 30 pm

Pay : $65,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year (commensurate with experience)

Benefits :

401(k)

401(k) matching

Health insurance – Up to $1,000 monthly applied to medical insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Responsibilities :

• Evaluate clients mental and behavioral health, addiction problem and assess their readiness for treatment.
• Help clients develop treatment goals and plans.
• Review and recommend treatment options with clients and their families.
• Help clients develop skills and behaviors necessary to recover from their addiction or modify their behavior.
• Work with clients to identify behaviors or situations that interfere with their recovery.
• Teach families about addiction or behavior disorders and help them develop strategies to cope with those problems.
• Refer clients to other resources and services, such as job placement services and support groups.
• Conduct programs to help people identify the signs of addiction and other destructive behavior, as well as implementing steps in order to avoid such behaviors.
• Provides psycho-social assessments, treatment plans and clinical discharge summary.
• Provide individual and group therapy as assigned
• Consistently meet or exceed documentation standards of the agency, the State of New Jersey, Funding Sources and Accrediting bodies
Requirements :
• LPC or LCSW
• EMR experienced.
• Ability to demonstrate a variety of models and theories of addiction and mental health concepts.
• Knowledge of best practice outcomes, policies and procedures and evidence-based practices, relapse prevention and continuum care for patients with dual diagnosis.
• Knowledge of Substance Abuse Monitoring System criteria (ASAMS)
• Understanding of diagnostic criteria for dual diagnosis and the ability to conceptualize modalities and placement criteria within the continuum of care.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of diverse cultures and gender-specific issues and ability to incorporate needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into practice setting.
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize workload and work independently.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of medication assisted treatment (MAT)
• CPR certified preferred

Job Type : Full-time

Monday - Friday 8 : 30 am - 4 : 30 pm

Pay : $65,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year (commensurate with experience)