Clinician, Fee for Service (62511)

Graham Windham•New York, NY

5d•$17 - $40•Hybrid

About The Position

Graham provides life-changing tools and resources for children, young adults and families who face some of the most difficult obstacles caused by poverty, racial injustice, and lack of access to educational opportunities, living wage employment, quality healthcare, and affordable housing. We collaborate with communities and strong partners to create and implement innovative strategies so everyone can lead healthy, joyful, and successful lives. Graham Windham’s Community Mental Health & Wellness Clinic is an Article 31 OMH program that offers a variety of evidence-based treatment for children, youth, young adults, and their families from the age of 5-25 years of age, based on our comprehensive psychiatric and biopsychosocial evaluations. We offer individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, psychological and psychiatric evaluations, psychopharmacology management, and support services. Our Harlem clinic offers walk-in hours for immediate mental health assessments. Each treatment plan is created in collaboration with the client based on the needs of the individual client. We also offer bilingual services in Spanish to better support the needs of our communities. We have 2 openings for our 1946 Webster Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457 location and one for our 274 West 145th Street, New York, NY 10039 location.

Requirements

Master’s degree with professional license: LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, LCAT
Limited Permit holders eligible
MSW permit holders must obtain a license within 1 year.
MHC/MFT/CAT permit holders must obtain a license within 2 years.
1 year of post masters experience of clinical experience with children/adolescents/families
Ability to work evenings and/or Saturdays.
High degree of computer literacy.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual Spanish Preferred with an additional salary differential given to employees who demonstrate adequate proficiency through a language exam.
Experience in an Article 31 Mental Health Clinic preferred.
Demonstrated experience with diverse populations preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide individual, group, family, and collateral treatment and crisis services/interventions that are focused and goal oriented.
Offer information and counseling on the best course of action during sessions.
Apply the appropriate evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions, to assess, monitor and ameliorate symptoms; to minimize the negative effects of trauma symptoms, behaviors and environmental stressors.
Provide, implement and coordinate comprehensive initial and ongoing assessments and treatment plan for new intake clients and then ongoing for clients on caseload.
Collaborate with client, collaterals and their multi-disciplinary clinical treatment team (i.e. psychiatrist, nurse practitioner, foster care team, care management, care coordination, etc.) in developing, reviewing and modifying the treatment plan and as issues arise.
Monitor and evaluate clients’ progress and modify treatment plans as needed.
Consult with other behavioral health, primary care and specialty care providers as appropriate.
Collaborate with outside organizations such as schools, hospitals, higher level of care programs, and other service programs on behalf of client’s care needs.
Provide engagement and rapport with the purpose of fostering an individual’s commitment to engage in a therapeutic relationship and attend therapy regularly.
Explore motivation, resistance to therapy and attendance as needed.
Maintain electronic records and documentation according to the standards and time frames established by OMH, Medicaid regulations and Graham policies and procedures.
Maintain expected levels of productivity and provide quality care as defined by regulatory agencies and Graham.
Provide crisis intervention services with the purpose of de-escalating situations of acute distress or which require immediate attention and manage up reportable incidents as well as complete necessary documentation.
Coordinate the discharge planning process.
Identify the resources and support needed for transition to another program and make necessary referrals, linkages for treatment, rehabilitation and support services.
Be actively self-reflective & self-aware of how clinical and administrative practice affects clients, families, and the communities we serve.
Be open and willing to receive constructive feedback.
Approach work with an anti-racism lens and be open to continuously learning and professional growth.
Participate in clinical meetings, staff meetings, trainings, supervision, case conferences, etc.
Maintain professional behaviors and ethical standards as established by licensing board and Graham.
Uphold the privacy of patient, client or protected member health information.