Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Needed for 1099 Coverage at Outpatient Facility in Middle Township, NJ

Job description

About the facility

The county jail operates as a correctional facility providing specialized mental health services to incarcerated adults requiring behavioral health intervention. The facility maintains comprehensive programs designed to address the complex mental health needs of inmates within a secure environment. The institution emphasizes coordinated care delivery between mental health professionals and correctional staff to ensure effective treatment outcomes for individuals with acute and chronic behavioral health conditions.

About the facility location

This area features diverse entertainment destinations including boardwalks, casinos, and theme parks that attract visitors year-round. Major attractions encompass shopping centers, sculpture gardens, wildlife preserves, and cruise ports that provide recreational opportunities across the region. The location offers outdoor activities and cultural venues, with spring months presenting favorable conditions for festivals and beach activities.

About the clinician's workday

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker will provide comprehensive mental health services in a correctional facility environment, conducting assessments and delivering therapeutic interventions to incarcerated adults with diverse mental health needs. The clinician will work full-time day shifts managing cases involving mood disorders, anxiety and trauma-related conditions, substance use disorders with co-occurring conditions, serious mental illness, and individuals at risk for suicide or self-harm. Treatment responsibilities include providing crisis intervention services, conducting short-term therapeutic interventions, and maintaining accurate documentation while collaborating with correctional staff and nursing personnel to ensure coordinated care delivery within the secure facility environment.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: 8-12
• Support staff: Nursing staff and correctional officers
• Patient population: Adults
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: No
• Shift hours: Full time (40 hours)
• Cases treated: mood disorders, anxiety and trauma-related disorders, substance use disorders, SMI
• Average length of stay: Not applicable for outpatient setting
• Census: Not applicable for outpatient setting
• Med checks/follow-up per day: 10-20 minutes
• Initial evaluation time: 20-30 minutes

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Belinda Gordon

Call / Text: (678) 327-0482
Email: belinda.gordon@locumtenens.com

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