Flex Clinician II

Hillside•Town of Bath, NY

8d•$26 - $37•Hybrid

About The Position

The Clinician II provides skilled assessment and delivery of quality mental health care to youth and family in Community, Home, School, or Residential setting. This position will lead projects and mentor Clinician I staff as assigned.

Requirements

Master’s degree required
Minimum 3 years of clinical experience post Master's degree is 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)
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.
Ability to 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.

Nice To Haves

Residential Treatment Facilities Family Therapy programs: Previous family experience strongly preferred.
LMSW role can only supervise BSW’s and first year MSW students (and second year non-clinical track).
LMSWs pursuing LCSW licensure must complete all required supervised hours within three (3) years of full-time employment or six (6) years of part-time employment.
Residential Treatment Facilities and Youth ACT programs: CPR certification required or obtained within 60 days of hire.

Responsibilities

Assess Hillside youth and family needs through clinical interventions to treat and achieve positive outcomes.
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.
Facilitate individual and group therapy, as well as family therapy, based on client needs.
Collaborate with other 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.
Supervise interns and provide team mentoring and clinical guidance to Clinician I and other staff.
Lead projects and provide clinical consultation and training to clinical staff as assigned.
May provide transportation for youth as needed to appointments, meetings, or appearances.
Ensure Hillside policies, procedures and all applicable governmental laws/regulations/guidelines are followed.
Residential Treatment Facilities: Community based responsibilities (i.e., driving to families' homes to support in home family work) for Family Therapy.
Youth ACT and Therapeutic Foster Care programs: On call responsibilities as scheduled.
While this job description covers many aspects of the role, employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.