Behavioral Health Clinician

PURPOSE:

The Jewish Board’s Community Behavioral Health treatment programs provide compassionate, high quality, evidence-based services to individuals and families in the communities we serve. Our staff use a culturally affirming, person centered approach to help individuals and their families develop skills and resources to improve overall functioning, to instill hope, and to strengthen resiliency. Our programs work closely with community partners to address health disparities in our neighborhoods while also celebrating the strengths and resilience of our communities.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Social Worker will provide culturally competent and sensitive clinical care in an OMH licensed outpatient PROS Program. This program treats individuals across the developmental spectrum who presents with behavioral health issues. The interventions include: evaluations; individual, group and/or family therapy; case management; and crisis interventions.

KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Participate in the continuing interdisciplinary evaluation of individual clients for the purpose of beginning, monitoring and providing culturally competent therapy to clients.

Individualize and understand the needs of the client and the client’s family or support network in relation to each other.

Identify appropriate treatment or service providers and facilitate client referrals to internal and external and/or linkage program.

Perform individual or group psychotherapy; long or short term depending on client's need and diagnosis.

Establish client goals and assess the client’s success in meeting those goals.  To continue changes or recommend changes in treatment strategy depending on ongoing client assessment.

May run specialized groups.

Provides all necessary notes, progress notes, written assessments and other paperwork as required.

Other duties as assigned.

CORE COMPETENCIES for the position include:

Strong clinical direct practice skills and knowledge of evidenced based practices

Strong communication skills, ability to collaborate well in a multi-disciplinary team

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIRED:

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

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED/LANGUAGE PREFERENCE:

Fluency in a second language is preferred.

Experience treating children or adolescents is preferred.

COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED:

Experience with documenting in electronic health records and using Microsoft Office software

Experience with tele mental health platforms are 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

•  The work environment involves no physical risk or hazardous conditions.

•  To perform the essential functions of this job, the candidate is routinely required to sit (90% of the time) and stand (10% of the time)