Mental Health Counselor
About The Position
This outpatient behavioral health provider will be providing behavioral health services within Albany Meds Department of Pediatrics specialty offices as well as Albany Meds Adolescent & Young Adult HIV program. HIV Program Position: A member of interdisciplinary team providing HIV specialty medical care and behavioral health services to a diverse population of adolescents and young adults with HIV and their families. Working in a close team with case management, nursing, substance use providers and physicians to optimize medication adherence and medical care for this population. Provide comprehensive psychosocial and mental health assessments, develop mental health treatment plans, and provide mental health counseling by incorporating standards of the Center For Young Adults Program Model. Position involves participation in quality improvement projects and data entry related to one’s role. The position is 30% grant funded though the NY State Aids Institute for youth living with HIV. The program at Albany Med has been continuously funded for 2 decades, and the current grant is funded through June 30, 2028. Should grant funding be lost for whatever reason, this mental health position description may change, but the Department of Pediatrics is committed to funding the position regardless of the grant. Pediatric Subspecialties Position: Provide behavioral health services to pediatric patients that receive their medical care from an Albany Meds pediatric outpatient specialty offices. Collaboration with several interdisciplinary teams within the Department of Pediatrics to meet the medical, supportive and behavioral health needs of patients and families. Location will be 1.5 days at 1 Clara Barton where our pediatric and adult ID/HIV practitioners see patients and 3.5 days at 22 New Scotland Ave Pediatric Subspecialty office. This position requires credentials that permits one to bill insurance for behavioral health services. Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center! Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer. This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification. Albany Medical Center is the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in New York’s Capital Region and is the area's largest private employer with more than 10,000 employees. Albany Medical Center offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of roles in both patient care and administration. We value all our staff members and offer outstanding employee benefits including: · Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers · A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing Anchored in the state’s historic capital city, Albany Medical Center offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient care and is home to the region’s largest hospital, only Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma centers, and only children’s hospital. The downtown campus also offers opportunities at Albany Medical College. Albany Medical Center, along with Columbia Memorial Health, Glens Falls Hospital, Saratoga Hospital, and the Visiting Nurses, form the Albany Med Health System, serving more than three million people over 25 counties.
Requirements
- Credentials that permits one to bill insurance for behavioral health services
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive psychosocial and mental health assessments
- Develop mental health treatment plans
- Provide mental health counseling by incorporating standards of the Center For Young Adults Program Model
- Participation in quality improvement projects
- Data entry related to one’s role
Benefits
- Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers
- A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
