CLINICIAN-LIMITED PERMIT-MSW
About The Position
The Clinician-Limited Permit maintains a client caseload and identifies goals and objectives to improve clients’ emotional, social, and daily functioning with support from a clinical supervisor. The role provides mental health and/or substance-use counseling, crisis support, resource linkage, and coordinated treatment and discharge planning. The clinician completes required documentation and complies with applicable regulatory, legal, and ethical requirements. This is a full-time position, 40 hours per week, scheduled Monday through Friday. Hours and schedules may vary based on company needs and workload, with as much advance notice as possible. Occasional travel may be required for meetings and possible home visits.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in social work or mental health from an accredited school.
- Licensed eligible.
- If licensed, track and maintain professional licensure status.
- Continuing professional education is required.
- Competencies include decision making, collaboration skills, results orientation, communication proficiency, technical capacity, teamwork orientation, thoroughness, flexibility, crisis management, time management, emotional intelligence, and confidentiality.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with mental health and substance-use populations is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Complete comprehensive biopsychosocial history assessments that include clients’ problems, strengths, preferences, and cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds.
- Assist clients in creating and maintaining person-centered treatment plans.
- Attend weekly staff meetings, treatment teams, and supervision.
- Complete mandatory EHR documentation within timelines established by applicable regulations.
- Empower clients and encourage their choice in matters affecting them, demonstrating sensitivity to choices based on racial, cultural, and ethnic heritage and sexual orientation.
- Link clients with appropriate community resources by maintaining knowledge of other systems, making referrals, and identifying unmet needs.
- Provide crisis management services to clients and families by appointment or walk-in.
- Develop comprehensive discharge plans in collaboration with clients, families, multidisciplinary staff, and referral agencies.
- Provide individual, group, and/or family counseling for mental health and/or substance use.
- Collaborate with local agencies, including DSS, Probation, and Drug Court.
- Complete urine drug screens on clients.
- Comply with Office of Mental Health, Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services, New York State, and federal regulations, laws, and ethical guidelines.
- Track and maintain professional licensure status if licensed.
- Complete continuing professional education.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
