Behavioral Health Clinician

The Jewish Board•New York, NY

6d•$69,000

About The Position

The Youth ACT Team Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician works as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide treatment and support to families and children ages 10 to 21 who have significant behavioral health needs and are at risk of entering, or returning home from, high-end services such as inpatient or residential care. The role provides highly individualized clinical treatment, family psychoeducation, and skills development. Services are delivered in youth and families’ homes and communities, in collaboration with other service providers and systems involved with the family. Youth Assertive Community Treatment services aim to improve significant functional impairments and severe symptoms related to mental illness or serious emotional disturbance. Clinical and rehabilitative interventions also support family functioning, health, stability, and the reintegration of youth returning home after residential treatment or inpatient hospitalization. Services are family-driven, youth-guided, and developmentally appropriate, addressing needs across family, school, medical, behavioral, psychosocial, and community domains. The position requires some evening availability and rotating on-call coverage. A sign-on bonus is available after completion of a six-month probationary period, and a field differential is attached to the role.

Requirements

Current licensure in a behavioral health or related field: LMSW, LCSW, LMFT, or LCAT.
At least one year of experience providing direct services to children with serious emotional disturbance and their families.
Knowledge of mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, and substance use disorders.
Ability to develop, evaluate, implement, and modify clinical treatment plans or interventions to meet the needs of individual youth and families, with a focus on achievable outcomes.
Ability to document assessments, plans, and interventions.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to learn electronic health records and other software as required.
Ability to travel frequently throughout the assigned borough (Bronx or Queens) and infrequently throughout New York City.

Nice To Haves

Fluency in Spanish.

Responsibilities

Provide treatment to children and their families or caregivers to address the child’s clinical needs and the complex needs of the family unit.
Engage youth and families as active partners in developing, reviewing, and modifying a course of care, including goals for restoring, building, or enhancing functionality and, where appropriate, a relapse prevention plan.
Help youth and families define desired goals and the action steps needed to achieve them.
Assess risk, develop safety plans, and provide crisis intervention services.
Participate in developing and implementing person-centered care plans that include formal and informal supports and promote improved quality of life and meaningful, productive daily community activities.
Actively function as part of a multidisciplinary team providing services to youth and families.
Monitor appropriate discharge and ongoing care planning before and after transitions to the community.
Build collaborative relationships and serve as a liaison with community providers, Managed Care Plans, schools, and medical providers.
Complete casework documentation and collect and report required data while meeting productivity standards.
Build relationships with community providers to connect recipients with appropriate services during community transitions and to share or collect collateral information.
Support appointment navigation by accompanying participants to appointments, including travel training, reengagement in community care, identifying needs and service barriers, and making appropriate referrals.
Monitor, evaluate, and record participant progress toward care plan goals.
Provide after-hours on-call crisis intervention when needed to participants and their support networks, including respite referrals and other diversion and stabilization services.
Attend and participate in team meetings and supervisory sessions.
Perform other related duties as assigned.