CLINICIAN

Citizen Advocates; City of Ogdensburg (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Citizen Advocates, Inc. is seeking a licensed-eligible Clinician to manage a client caseload in Ogdensburg, NY, working full-time. The role involves identifying goals to improve emotional, social, and daily functioning with clinical supervision.

Responsibilities include comprehensive assessments, treatment planning, counseling (individual/group/family), and coordination with community resources, while adhering to OMH/OASAS and state regulations. Travel is occasional.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work or mental health from an accredited school.
• Licensed eligible; if licensed, must track and maintain licensure status.
• Continuing professional education required.

Responsibilities

• Complete a comprehensive biopsychosocial history assessment.
• Assist clients in creating and maintaining person-centered treatment plans.
• Attend weekly staff meetings, treatment teams and supervision.
• Complete mandatory documentation on EHR within regulatory timelines.
• Provide crisis management services by appointment or walk-in.
• Develop comprehensive discharge plans with clients, families and staff.
• Provide individual, group and/or family counseling for mental health and/or substance use.

Skills

Decision Making

Collaboration Skills

Results Driven

Communication Proficiency

Technical Capacity

Teamwork Orientation

Thoroughness

Flexibility

Crisis Management

Time Management

Emotional Intelligence

Confidentiality

Education

Master’s degree in social work or mental health

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: 1003 Park Ogdensburg - Ogdensburg, NY, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: $36.00 - $45.00Salary, The Clinician- Licensed is responsible for maintaining a client caseload in which they identify goals and objectives to help improve emotional, social, and daily functioning with support from a clinical supervisor.

Essential Functions (Job Duties)

1. Complete a comprehensive biopsychosocial history assessment that includes the client’s problems and strengths and preferences, including cultural, religious, and ethnic background.
2. Responsible for assisting clients in creating and maintaining person centered treatment plans
3. Attends weekly staff meetings, treatment teams and supervision.
4. Completes mandatory documentation on EHR within timelines established by applicable regulations.
5. Empowers clients and encourages client’s choice in matters affecting them, demonstrating receptive attitudes and sensitivity to choices based on racial, cultural and ethnic heritage, and sexual orientation.
6. Provides linkage with appropriate community resources by maintaining knowledge of other systems, making referrals and identifying unmet needs (e.g., recreational transportation, adaptive phone equipment, insurance eligibility, etc.).
7. Provides clients and families with crisis management services by appointment or walk-in.
8. Develops a comprehensive discharge plan in collaboration with clients, clients’ families, multidisciplinary staff, and referral agencies.
9. Provide individual, group and/or family counseling for mental health and/or substance use.
10. Ability to collaborate with other local agencies (DSS, Probation, Drug Court).
11. Complete urine drug screens on clients.
12. Comply with Office of Mental Health (OMH), Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), New York State and Federal regulations, laws, and ethical guidelines.

Competencies

1. Decision Making
2. Collaboration Skills
3. Results Driven
4. Communication Proficiency
5. Technical Capacity
6. Teamwork Orientation
7. Thoroughness
8. Flexibility
9. Crisis Management
10. Time Management
11. Emotional Intelligence
12. Confidentiality

Qualifications: Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a Full-Time position.

Workweek schedule: Provided by Manager.

Hours and schedules may vary depending on Company need and workload. Employees will be given as much advance notice as possible when such changes occur.

Travel Occasional, meetings, possible home visits.

Required Education and Experience

1. Master’s degree in social work or mental health from an accredited school.
2. Licensed eligible. If licensed, required to track and maintain status of professional licensure.
3. Continuing professional education required
4. Experience working with mental health and substance use population is preferred.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Employment at Citizen Advocates is “at will”. You are free to resign at any time and for any reason sufficient to you, just as Citizen Advocates is free to terminate your employment at any time and for any reason. We do not guarantee continued or permanent employment.