Job Title: Manager
Location: RWJUH Somerset
Department Name: Mental Health Adult OP
Req #: 0000214528
Status: Salaried
Shift: Day
Pay Range: $62,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Pay Transparency:
The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.
The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.
Job Overview:
Manager is a licensed professional who, under the direction of department Director, coordinates available resources to efficiently and effectively provide professional clinical care of a quality consistent with the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Standards of care to the patients assigned to his/her unit. The Assistant Director of Patient Care demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to make decisions regarding the provision of appropriate care for the unit's patient population.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Master's or Doctoral degree in the Behavioral Health (Psychology, Social Work or Counseling) from an accredited college or university.
Preferred:
- Minimum of two years of clinical experience is a mental health setting.
- Supervisory experience preferred.
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, provide quality internal and external customer service skills, and community outreach experience to foster referral development.
- Preferred qualifications include proficiency utilizing productivity software (word processing, spreadsheets, presentations) and electronic medical record systems.
- Billing experience within an outpatient setting.
- Case Management experience within an outpatient setting.
Certifications and Licenses Required:
- NJ State licensure, LCSW, LPC, PhD or PsyD is required.
Essential Functions:
Management of Patient Care Delivery
- Maintains clinical expertise as demonstrated by:
- Providing care that is safe, effective and consistent with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Standards of Patient Care
- Applying knowledge of growth and development over the life span.
- Applying the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit.
- Assessing data reflective of each patient's status and interpreting information needed in order to identify each patient's age requirements relative to his or her age specific health care needs.
- Sharing knowledge both formally and informally.
- Incorporating current research findings into clinical practice.
- Providing leadership in the delivery of patient care for the unit as demonstrated by:
- Making assignments which consider patient needs and staff competencies.
- Assisting staff in establishing priorities for patient care needs.
- Serving as a resource for interpretation of regulatory requirements.
- Implementation of policies and procedures of the department.
- Promoting effective resource utilization related to clinical practice.
- Using effective communication strategies with patients, families, physicians, staff members and professionals to achieve desirable or acceptable patient outcomes.
- Participates in the development of performance improvement projects including: design, performance measurement analysis and improvement.
- Provides open lines of communication for reporting medical errors and "near misses" using RWJUH organizational tools and resources.
Unit Management
- Plans staffing in accordance with established standards as demonstrated by:
- Completing and posting schedules according to policy and procedure.
- Completing schedules in a manner that balances personal requests and unit needs.
- Monitoring and evaluating the standards of care for the unit.
- Ensuring accurate and timely completion of mechanisms used for payroll purposes.
- Participating in quality and cost initiatives as demonstrated by:
- Assisting Director with the management of the daily operational budget (salary and non-salary).
- Demonstrates improvement in selected safety/quality indicators over time.
- Communicates and documents progress in selected safety/quality initiatives to employees during regular staff meetings and as needed
Development/Management of Personnel
- Facilitates the safe and effective functioning of the unit as demonstrated by:
- Interviewing and hiring licensed personnel in collaboration with Director.
- Facilitates the orientation process for new employees as demonstrated by:
- Making assignments that maintain preceptor-orientee relationship.
- Working the preceptor-orientee to solve any problems.
- Ensuring that orientees complete the unit-based orientation within an appropriate individualized time frame.
- Contributes to the professional growth and development of staff by:
- Continuously assessing patient care to evaluate staff knowledge and patterns of performance.
- Counseling staff on identified areas for improvement.
- Evaluating the staff performance as demonstrated by the completion of the performance evaluation in a timely manner
- Counseling and implementing appropriate disciplinary action.
- Planning/coordinating unit-based education programs as identified by unit needs.
- Considers staff participation in safety/quality initiatives when completing employee performance appraisals.
Fostering Interdisciplinary Collaborative Relationship
- Support and maintain collaborative relationships with all disciplines that impact patient care on the unit.
- Foster an atmosphere of positive communication on the unit.
- Act as a role model in customer relations.
- Participates in service and hospital-wide committees as assigned.
Professional Development
- Attends formal educational seminars/classes to enhance knowledge on both clinical and administrative issues.
- Participates in the orientation program for new leaders.
- Maintains membership in a professional organization.
Clinical Responsibilities
- Provide clinical and administrative support to team members, including coaching and consultation, and assist Director with management of delegated tasks and projects.
- Conduct billing reconciliation and chart audits.
- Knowledge and ability to function as a team member, compile, organize and document clinical assessments, intervention techniques, treatment and discharge planning.
- Provides individual, group and family therapy.
- Possess excellent clinical assessment, diagnosis, risk assessment and crisis evaluation skills.
- Ability to implement crisis intervention, ongoing treatment, evaluation of clinical progress and determination of future course of treatment.
- Regularly participates in treatment team meetings and attends rounds.
- Provides coverage for team members as needed.
- Ensures compliance with Department of Health and Joint Commission guidelines.
- Adheres to all ethical, legal and confidentiality guidelines for delivery of treatment services.
- Enhances professional competence by regularly attending continuing education programs.
Documentation
- Demonstrated excellence in maintaining clinical documentation within organizational and regulatory requirement timelines.
- Psychosocial assessments, group, individual and family sessions
- Treatment plans, progress notes, telephone contacts, and discharge summaries
- Submits billing charges in a timely manner.
Additional Related Duties
Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Case Management
- Outreach Initiatives
- Insurance Authorizations and Reviews
- Abides by standards established by the hospital, state and federal regulatory agencies.
- Follows and enforces environment of care standards.
- Regular contact with referral sources.
- Performs all duties in a friendly and courteous manner offering assistance to physicians, patients, families, visitors and co-workers. Extends courtesy and consideration to others in all interpersonal relationships, including telephone contacts.
- Demonstrates the ability to respond to instruction from peers or superiors in order to complete department tasks.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Benefits and Perks:
At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees' physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Retirement Plans
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Life & Accidental Death Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Wellness Programs
- Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
- Discounts through our partners, such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!
Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!
RWJBarnabas Health is the premier healthcare destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.
Rutgers Cancer Institute together with RWJBarnabas Health is one of an elite group of comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S. designated by the National Cancer Institute and the only one in the state of New Jersey. This coveted designation gives Rutgers Cancer Institute the distinction of being among the best cancer research institutions in the nation.
RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey-whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.
Equal Opportunity Employer
RWJBarnabas Health
vision insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement
Sep 13, 2025