Therapist (Fee for Service)

Greenwich House Inc•New York, NY

1d•$25 - $50•Hybrid

About The Position

The Greenwich House Center for Resiliency and Wellness is seeking a Psychotherapist who will be responsible for providing short and long term mental-health services to children, youth, young adults and adults with awareness of trauma informed care, Domestic/Intimate Partner/Gender Violence issues, as well as, LBGTQ/gender nonconforming or questioning communities & Communities of color, using individual, family and group and evidence-based modalities.

Requirements

LMHC, LCSW credentials.
Strong engagement skills and knowledge of mental health conditions and harm reduction recovery.
Experience with children, youth, young adults and adults with awareness of Domestic/Intimate Partner/Gender based Violence issues, as well as, LBGTQ+/gender non-binary or questioning communities, and, communities of color.
Familiarity with a range of therapeutic interventions: play therapy, family therapy, trauma informed care, CBT, DBT, ACT and psychodynamic approaches to treatment.
Alignment with agency standard of ethics, conduct and organization policies.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively with interdisciplinary team to accomplish client goals and adapt to changing program environment.
Ability to prioritize and implement a course of action for handling multiple tasks.

Nice To Haves

Language skills a plus e.g. Bilingual Spanish/English.
Sifi certified a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide long and short-term psychotherapy to children, youth, young adult and adult clients, as well as, collateral family members where appropriate (including crisis intervention) in person onsite or Telehealth as appropriate based on NYS OMH criteria.
Facilitate time limited and ongoing group therapies.
Utilize concurrent documentation in electronic health record (eCR) in compliance with NYS-OMH regulations and N.Y.C. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene requirements to include: periodic assessment scales; progress notes; treatment plan and treatment plan reviews, incident reports, and encounter forms.
Alert immediately the Director and Assistant Clinical Director of reportable incidents and clients at risk behaviors.
Perform other tasks as assigned by direct supervisor.
Interact with all levels of personnel within the organization.
Collaborate with Case Manager & Peer Advocate on shared clients.
Refer clients to appropriate community resources for case management. issues/advocacy, e.g. legal, housing, health, education, vocational, entitlements.
Maintain working relationships as needed with hospitals, nursing homes, entitlement sources, legal advocates and other social service agencies.
Participate in supervision and interdisciplinary staff meetings.
Meet program productivity benchmarks for billable services as determined by agency standards.
Participate in ongoing professional training for continuing education units and other professional development as mandated by the agency or recommended by supervisor.