Clinician III School Based

Hillside•Fairport, NY

16d•$62,500 - $90,000

About The Position

The Clinician III provides expert assessment and delivery of quality mental health care to youth and family in Community, Home, School, or Residential setting. This position provides supervision, consultation, and training to staff members. This is a full-time (40 hours) position, on a Monday-Friday, primarily 8:00am-4:00pm schedule.

Requirements

Master’s degree required
Minimum 5 years of clinical experience post Master's degree required
Active, unrestricted license in NYS required for one of the following: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), or Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT)
Other Licensed Professional is required to have an active, unrestricted license in NYS for at least one of the following: Licensed Psychoanalyst, Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
Unrestricted, valid NYS driver’s license for minimum of 1 year with a clean driving record and minimum insurance coverage that meets agency standards.
Ability and willingness to travel.
Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of services provided both by the Agency and by external service providers and maintain contacts as needed in order to efficiently access care for clients.
Well-developed skills as an advocate for children/youth/families in order to achieve the best possible child/youth/family outcomes; communicates reasonable expectations and facilitates the achievement of results.
Understand the payment process for services and assure that services sought and provided are consistent with payment process qualifications and rules.
Develop, maintain and utilize a thorough knowledge of the legal and social rights of children, youth and parents to assure that these rights are understood and protected as needed.
Maintain the highest ethical and professional standards of conduct towards all.
Ability to act as a change agent to assist staff with adapting to organizational changes.
Must be able to work a variable scheduling including evenings and weekends
Occasional sitting (up to 4 hours)
Occasional standing (up to 1 hour)
Occasional walking (up to 2.5 hours)
Occasional driving (up to 6 hours)
Continuous balancing (up to 8 hours)
Occasional balancing, bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, reaching forward or down, reaching overhead, running, and twisting (up to 2.5 hours)
Weekly lifting up to 50 lbs. (community-based staff may be required to lift an empty wheelchair weighing up to 50 lbs.), 10-15 lbs. on a daily basis
Weekly carrying up to 55 lbs. approximately 10-100 ft., 10-15 lbs. on a daily basis
Manual dexterity is required, including the frequent ability to grasp in both hands and continuous use of fine manipulation skills in both hands (approximately 1-2.5 hrs.)
Occasional exposure to dust, fumes, gases or chemicals is apparent.
Protective clothing or equipment as required: Close toed shoes; Protective Shields, Universal Precaution PPE, Gloves for toileting and food preparation
Ability to change positions as needed

Responsibilities

Assess Hillside youth and family needs through clinical interventions to treat and achieve positive outcomes, while teaching others.
Create, implement, evaluate, and modify, as needed, individual treatment plans to meet assessed client’s unique needs as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
Assess and facilitate referrals to Hillside services and resources.
Design, implement and lead expert individual and group therapy, as well as family therapy, based on client needs.
Collaborate with other formal and informal supports, community, and mental health providers to provide needed services to clients.
Develop, maintain, and retain all required documentation in a compliant and timely manner, including, but not limited to, clinical assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes.
Act as the primary contact for the treatment plan for youth being treated.
Take on more complex cases and work independently.
Provide supervision, consultation, and training to a maximum of two staff members.
Lead projects as assigned.
May provide transportation for youth as needed to appointments, meetings, or appearances.