What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Counselor position at Samaritan Daytop Village?
Overview
Mental Health Counselor
Healthcare staff can work anywhere….The BEST work with US!
A nationally recognized comprehensive Health and Human Services Agency, with over 60 programs across New York City and greater New York Area.
Samaritan Daytop Village, serves over 33,000 New Yorkers annually within your neighborhoods and communities so our success depends on those we employ.
The Role
Under general direction, The Mental Health Counselor is responsible for providing a variety of clinical services including: individual and specialized group counseling to meet the needs of persons served, intake/screening assessments for program applicants, crisis counseling and family counseling. Conducts psychosocial assessments, mental health/mental status examinations and makes treatment planning recommendations as well as internal and external client referrals. This work is carried out in support of the mission and goals of Samaritan Daytop Village.
Responsibilities
What You Will Do
- Conducts bio-psychosocial assessments, mental status and mental health evaluations.
- Conducts individual, group and family counseling consistent with the objectives identified in clients’ individual treatment plans and makes referrals for appropriate levels of care for designated clients.
- Ensures maintenance of accurate, complete and timely client records that comply with regulatory requirements and agency internal policy and procedure.
- Complies with 42 CFR confidentiality, HIPAA privacy and security regulations.
- Serves as a liaison to community agencies and organizations. Assists with fostering professional linkages, relationships with concrete services/other community service providers and referral sources.
- Designs and facilitates specialized, therapeutic groups based upon client and program need.
- Facilitates in-service staff training designed to respond to anticipated and/or identified areas of need.
- Adheres to social work standards and ethical principles, agency policies and procedures, and maintains professional relationships with other disciplines, clients, and community supports.
- Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining the knowledge and skill necessary to facilitate didactic, process experiential and supportive group approaches.
Qualifications
Who You Will Be
- MSW degree needed only for designated programs/divisions OR
- Must obtain LMSW-Permit within 90 days of hire and licensure within one year of employment for designated programs/divisions OR to obtain QHP (Qualified Health Professional) status within designated OASAS regulated programs OR
- NYS LMSW licensure for designated programs/divisions.
- NYS LCSW licensure.
- Experience working with DHS CARES Software.
- Knowledge of multi-disciplinary team experience.
- Knowledge of techniques for identifying and preventing potentially violent behavior, including crisis management techniques.
- Ability to develop, evaluate, implement and modify a clinical treatment intervention to meet the needs of individual participants.
- Competency in written, interpersonal, verbal and computational skills to present and document records in accordance with program standards.
- Knowledgeable about federal, state and local law and regulation governing substance abuse treatment programs.
