Mental Health Clinician

Open Door Family Medical Center•Pelham, NY

14d•Onsite

About The Position

Open Door Care Network is seeking a Mental Health Clinician for its Pelham Clinic. The clinician provides direct mental health services to patients of all ages in an integrated outpatient healthcare setting, with a focus on accessible, high-quality, culturally competent care. Services include individual, couple, family, and group treatment for children, adolescents, adults, and families, addressing mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders. The clinician assesses patients, develops treatment goals and plans with them, provides evidence-based interventions, and coordinates care with other providers, including primary care providers. The role also includes crisis counseling and intervention, referrals and warm handoffs, health and wellness education, and accurate, timely documentation in the electronic medical record. The clinician participates in supervision, multidisciplinary meetings, and training, and maintains confidentiality and compliance with applicable standards, laws, and organizational policies.

Requirements

Master’s degree from an accredited graduate school in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy (MSW, MHC, or MFT).
Current New York State registration and license as a Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) or corresponding degree/license.
Clinical experience with people affected by mental illness and substance use.
Experience providing clinical services to children and families; healthcare experience is preferred.
Strong clinical assessment and diagnostic skills.
Familiarity with evidence-based treatment modalities and crisis management.
Working knowledge of electronic medical records and strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, with ability to learn other software systems.
Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including active listening and communication with culturally diverse populations.
Ability to collaborate in a team environment and work with lower socio-economic and multi-stressed families.
Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and integrity.
Thorough knowledge of current social work and mental health practices.
Highly organized, self-directed, resilient, and committed to learning and continuous quality improvement.
Ability to provide compassionate, energetic, patient-focused care and use creative problem-solving.

Nice To Haves

LMSW, LMHC, or LMFT preferred.
CASAC is a plus.
Healthcare-field experience providing clinical services to children and families is preferred.
Experience in or desire to work with lower socio-economic and multi-stressed families.
Desire to work in underserved communities and provide high-quality care to low-income, underserved residents.

Responsibilities

Provide individual, family, and group counseling based on clinical diagnosis and assessment in an outpatient mental health setting.
Document clinical interventions, diagnoses, symptoms, presenting problems, functional impact, and treatment consistently and accurately in the electronic medical record.
Provide evidence-based treatment using a variety of modalities, including trauma systems therapy and substance use disorder interventions.
Work with patients to develop treatment plan goals and objectives for mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders.
Provide crisis counseling and intervention, warm handoff assessments, and linkages to concrete and wraparound services.
Coordinate care and communicate with other providers, including primary care providers, to address patient needs.
Incorporate health and wellness education, preventive care referrals, and physical health concerns into ongoing care.
Participate in weekly supervision, multidisciplinary team meetings, and service training programs.
Maintain patient confidentiality and prepare documentation in compliance with JCAHO standards and applicable laws and policies.
Facilitate referrals to appropriate mental health, psychiatric, and substance use treatment settings when care cannot be provided at Open Door.
Communicate in a timely manner with patients, colleagues, and care providers by telephone, email, Teams, and electronic health record.
Return patient telephone requests and foster communication between the center and community.
Provide culturally sensitive care consistent with the organization’s philosophy and mission.