Licensed Fee for Service Social Worker – Hybrid

POSITION OVERVIEW:
This position provides clinical services as part of an OMH licensed outpatient mental health clinic/ CCBHC location, interventions include, but are not limited to, evaluations; individual, group and/or family therapy; case management; and crisis interventions. Must live within the United States and have a valid NYS State Licensed.

KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• Conduct comprehensive evaluations/ intakes as required.
• Develop treatment plans in collaboration with clients to identify treatment needs and interventions and review/revise treatment plans to reflect client’s treatment progress and changing problems/goals.
• Provide individual, group, family, and crisis interventions.
• Liaise with families, schools, criminal justice, and other community agencies to coordinate care.
• Provide linkages as driven by screenings and client identified needs to embedded care coordination, SUD services, nursing, psychiatric and medical services.
• Participate in clinical meetings, staff meetings, trainings, and supervision.
• Maintain all documentation according to the standards and time limits established by the Jewish Board, regulatory agencies, and/or funding sources.
• Maintain professional behaviors and ethical standards as established by licensing board, relevant professional association and the Jewish Board policies and procedures.
• Paid required participation agency training in evidenced based models (such as CBT/MI) applicable to continuing education credit requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

CORE COMPETENCIES for the position include:
• Able to engage with clients and explore clients’ emotions, life events and the resources they can use to overcome any of the challenges they may face.
• Skilled in clinical risk assessment and providing trauma informed, culturally sensitive therapeutic interventions.
• Effective time management skills to ensure timely client care and subsequent clinical documentation.
• Understands group dynamics and can effectively lead clinical group sessions.
• Uses clinical assessments to drive referrals.
• Maintain an active and steady caseload

EDUCATIONAL / TRAINING REQUIRED

Master’s degree in counseling, creative arts, or social work from an accredited program AND a New York State License in Mental Health Counseling (LMHC); Creative Arts Therapy (LCAT), or social work (LMSW/LCSW) required.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED / LANGUAGE PREFERENCE:
• A minimum of one year of relevant clinical experience is required.
• Experience treating children or adolescents is preferred.
• Fluency in a second language is preferred.

COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED:
• Experience documenting in electronic health records and using Microsoft Office.
• Experience with tele-mental health platforms a plus.

VISUAL AND MANUAL DEXIERITY:

The candidate should be able to read paper and electronic documents and perform significant data entry into various computer programs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL EFFORT
• Hybrid 3 Days in office 2 days’ work remotely Preferred/or Fully Remote also Available
• Schedule is centrally managed.
• Late afternoons Monday through Friday 3pm to 8pm/ Telehealth schedules only on Saturdays and Sundays between the 9 to 5 hours