Correctional Mental Health Clinician

Physician Affiliate Group of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

1199 union position

Job summary

Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. (PAGNY) is recruiting for a Regular Full-Time Mental Health Clinician to support the Division of Correctional Health Services (CHS) for NYC Health + Hospitals, focusing on care delivery on Rikers Island and related facilities.

The role involves mental health evaluations, crisis intervention, discharge planning, group treatment, thorough documentation, and collaboration with the Department of Correction to ensure access to patients and appropriate care

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related field.
• New York State license in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or Psychology licensure.

Responsibilities

• Provides mental health evaluations, crisis intervention, assessments, and follow-up care.
• Determines and coordinates disposition of patients for appropriate level of mental health care including discharge planning.
• Completes required statistical reports.
• Collaborates with the Department of Correction to ensure access to patients, proper housing, and treatment disposition.
• Coordinates patient care with other institutional programs.
• Develops and leads group treatment on mental health observation units and other units as assigned.
• Completes all required documentation.
• Participates in Clinical Supervision as assigned.
• Participates in mental health and medical rounds as assigned.
• Participates in case conferences and treatment planning for patients receiving and being considered for mental health treatment.
• May conduct psychological testing as assigned.
• May supervise social work interns or student volunteers as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Unit Chief, Assistant Unit Chief, and Clinical Supervisor.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Crisis intervention

Clinical documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work or Psychology

Job description

Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. (PAGNY) is recruiting for a Regular Full-Time Mental Health Clinician to support the Division of Correctional Health Services (CHS) for NYC Health + Hospitals, focusing on care delivery on Rikers Island and related facilities.

The role involves mental health evaluations, crisis intervention, discharge planning, group treatment, thorough documentation, and collaboration with the Department of Correction to ensure access to patients and appropriate care