Primary Clinician

Center for Alternative•New York, NY

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

OnTrackNY is an innovative treatment program that serves adolescents and young adults who are within 2 years of experiencing the onset of non-affective psychosis. The Primary Clinician works closely with all members of the small multidisciplinary team in an integrated way providing coordinated and assertive treatment in the earliest stages of illness. The Primary Clinician will be the primary resource for the client and their family, coordinating assessments and working with the client within a shared decision-making framework. The Primary Clinician delivers assertive outreach and engagement strategies for clients and families, case management, as well as supportive psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral based psychotherapeutic interventions.

Requirements

Licensed Masters or Ph.D. in an appropriate field ( work, psychology, mental health counseling)
Training and experience working with adolescents and/or young adults with serious mental illness.
Experience in community-based mental health services.

Nice To Haves

Bi-lingual candidates strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct telephone and in-person eligibility screening of participants referred to the program.
Refer participants ineligible for the program to otherappropriate communityproviders.
Serve as the Primary Clinician for a subset of program participants.
Serve as the point person for the participant and their family.
Develop and modify treatment using a shared decision-making process with participants.
Provide services based on participant and family preferences and needs, including supportive individual and family therapy in the office (on-site) or community (off-site).
Provide behavioral interventions and take an especially active role in the family support domain.
Conduct clinical and needs assessments to determine the participant’s social functioning and substance use level via a shared decision-making (SDM) framework.
Engage in safety and wellness management planning with participants.
Connect participants and families with the services and support as needed.
Document services inappropriate databases and monitor due dates ensuring timely updates and reviews.
Attend weekly team meetings.
Participate in ongoing training and supervision.
Provide Social Skills Training, Substance Abuse Treatment, Behavioral Activation, Coping Skills Training, and Psychoeducation.
Work with participants and families for the transition from the team to other services and support that ensures stable links at discharge.
Participate in a department rotation schedule, wherein clinicians are expected to periodically remain on alert for client emergencies after hours, ensuring timely response and support when necessary.
Help ensure we maintain a safe working environment by reporting any hazards or unsafe conditions, e.g., liquid spill in hallway, to the appropriate facilities staff member or supervisor
Recruit participants for the program through community education and presentations at potential referral sources.
Establish andmaintaina database of referral sources with up-to-date contact information.
Serving as the primary contact person for referral sources.
Facilitate groups providing psychoeducation to participants and families.
Rotate on-call responsibilities with other licensed team members.
Provide psychoeducationregardingfirst-episode psychosis (FEP) and the goals of theOnTrackNYprogram.
Collaborate with collateral services as needed.