SCOPE OF ROLE:

The Psychotherapist provides care coordination services to individuals who are in early stages of recovery and connecting residents with outpatient care, entitlements, and other community supports.  The psychotherapist will work with Ujima staff and residents in order to improve resident health and housing outcomes by providing and connecting at risk individuals to outpatient clinical services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct and/or review needs assessments for residents in terms of various community supports, such as mental health services (including trauma assessments and Modified Mini Screens (MMS)
• Refer residents to any services they need, including mental health and medical care, legal aid, food security, and child support
• Inform residents of outpatient care, entitlements, and other community supports that promote integrated physical and mental health, safety, well-being and recovery
• Help residents execute goals and treatment plan with Housing Specialist and Vocational Case Managers
• Ensure that residents are maintaining support services
• Forge and maintain professional relationships with outside service providers to build a wide referral network
• Provide individualized and group counseling on-site for residents as needed
• Provide crisis intervention services
• Support treatment discharge and transition planning.
• Encourage residents to develop problem-solving skills through clarification and explanation of options
• Participate in treatment review meetings, and attend staff meetings and trainings to enhance skills that are related to job function
• Documentation of treatment plan, progress notes and reporting of services delivered in EHR.
• Maintain residents’ files in accordance to OASAS regulations
• Additional responsibilities as needed to support program operations.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree in social work or related degree. Must have a license in New York State as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
• Demonstrate good interpersonal communications skills and the ability to empathize with, relate to and effectively work with participants of mental health services
• Adhere to on call cell phone system to facilitate crisis intervention, emergencies and other situations that require immediate action.
• Field work hour in the community required. 25%. Driving is not required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

• Must have at least two years of experience working with individuals who are in recovery and/or have issues with mental health. Experience working on a multi-disciplinary team preferred.
• Experience in an OASAS, OMH or DHS setting
• Familiarity with recovery-oriented, evidence-based clinical practice preferred
• Experience with dually diagnosed individuals preferred
• Demonstrated experience with diverse populations preferred
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

S:US IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER 

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We believe in fostering a culture built on our core values: respect, integrity, support, maximizing individual potential and continuous quality improvement.  

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information and including all other statuses protected by Federal, State and Local laws. S:US is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities, including allowance of the use of services animals. To request reasonable accommodation or if you believe such a request was improperly handled or denied, contact the Leave Team at MyMedicalLeave@sus.org.