Position Summary:

• Provides case management and community support services to assist individuals (ages 10-25) and/or families to gain access to needed medical, social, education, mental health, addiction, co-occurring and other services.
• Provides crisis prevention, intervention, and resolution services to individuals and families served.
• Provides training to individuals served and families/significant others on the recognition of relapse triggers and strategies to deal with avoiding a relapse.
• Demonstrates the ability to engage and establish a working relationship with and provide services to individuals with physical health, mental health, and substance use disorders.
• Provides specialized addiction treatment/co-occurring services.
• Collaborates effectively with members of the department, and with external departments, staff, referral sources, other service providers and social support networks to provide services and rehabilitative care for individuals served and families.
• Maintains appropriate records as mandated by University Behavioral Health Care policy and applicable accrediting organization standards.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in a mental health field or an appropriate human services field plus one (1) year of related experience.

City: Edison

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

• Computer, Telephone, Xerox machine, Fax machine.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time and document into an electronic medical record while in the field.
• The employee spends much time driving, walking, standing, bending, and talking with individuals served in the community located throughout the region.
• Transport of individuals served in state vehicles.
• The employee can expect to lift up to 20 pounds.
• The work environment is predominantly in the community in individuals' homes, shelters, soup kitchens and places where homeless individuals congregate (i.e. forests, train stations, under bridges etc.). Individual wellness checks and crisis intervention required.
• Subject to unpredictable situations, crises, to include behavioral, medical, substance use and psychiatric.
• Occasionally exposed to individuals exhibiting assaultive behaviors.
• Exposure to blood borne pathogens that requires use of personal protective equipment.

Special Conditions:

• Must possess own vehicle for use to outreach individuals served.

Posting Number: 23ST1625

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