Behavioral Health Clinician Resident

The Jewish Board•New York, NY

About The Position

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 competent, 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. The Clinics offer services including, but not limited to: child, teen, adult, and family psychotherapy, emotional crisis intervention and stabilization, developing coping skills to manage mental health symptoms, addiction recovery, forging healthy relationships, and managing sadness, worry and loss.

Requirements

A Master’s degree in counseling, creative arts, or social work from an accredited program
New York State Licensure or limited permit in Mental Health Counseling (LMHC); Creative Arts Therapy (LCAT), or social work (LMSW)
Experience with documenting in electronic health records
Experience using Microsoft Office software
Strong clinical direct practice skills and knowledge of evidenced based practices
Strong communication skills
Ability to collaborate well in a multi-disciplinary team
Proficient with electronic health record
Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook)
Comfortable and proficient using audio video platforms (i.e., Zoom)
Ability to read paper and electronic documents
Ability to perform significant data entry into various computer programs

Nice To Haves

Experience with telemental health platforms
Fluency in a second language

Responsibilities

Conducting comprehensive evaluations and psychosocial assessments
Developing treatment plans in collaboration with clients and family members (as appropriate), to identify treatment needs and interventions and review/revise treatment plans to reflect client’s treatment progress and changing problems/goals
Providing individual, group, family, collateral treatment and crisis services/interventions
Be actively self-reflective & self-aware of how clinical and administrative practice impacts clients, families, and the communities we serve
Approaching work with an anti-racist lens and open to continuously learning and evolving
Liaising with families, schools, criminal justice, and other community agencies to coordinate care
Participating in clinical meetings, staff meetings, trainings, and supervision
Open and willing to receive constructive feedback
Maintaining documentation according to the standards and time frames established by the Jewish Board, regulatory agencies and/or funding sources
Maintaining professional behaviors and ethical standards as established by licensing board, relevant professional association and the Jewish Board policies and procedures
Other duties as assigned