Behavioral Health Clinician

The Jewish Board•The Bronx, NY

7d•Onsite

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 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. The Behavioral Health Clinician 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.

Requirements

Master’s degree in counseling, creative arts, or social work from an accredited program
A New York State License or limited permit in Mental Health Counseling (LMHC); Creative Arts Therapy (LCAT), or social work (LMSW) required.
Strong clinical direct practice skills and knowledge of evidenced based practices.
Strong communication skills, ability to collaborate well in a multi-disciplinary team.
Experience with documenting in electronic health records and using Microsoft Office software

Nice To Haves

Fluency in a second language is preferred.
Experience with tele mental health platforms are a plus

Responsibilities

Provide person-centered services to a caseload of individual participants, including counseling, intakes, assessments, treatment planning, case management, and discharge planning
Facilitate a variety of recovery-oriented groups, including groups with established curricula, as well as the creation, development and initiation of new groups
Coordinate PROS services for participants on caseload in conjunction with all PROS team members, including vocational staff, prescribers, and RN
Coordinate care with families, friends, medical providers, residential programs, care management, criminal justice, and other community agencies as needed
Plan, coordinate, and facilitate activities and special events as needed
Supervision of student interns as needed
Participate in clinical meetings, case conferences, staff meetings, trainings, and supervision.
Maintain all documentation according to the standards and time frames 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
Other tasks as needed, e.g., group or individual case coverage; kitchen duties, addressing transportation needs, specialization in services for a sub-population (e.g., co-occurring disorders, young adults, entitlements and benefits, tobacco use, etc.)