Perinatal Licensed Clinician - Per-Diem

The Child Center of NY strengthens children and families with skills, opportunities, and emotional support to build healthy, successful lives. Founded in 1953, The Child Center of NY has become a powerful community presence throughout the city. With 50 locations and 100 programs in NYC’s most under-served communities, our 1,000 results-oriented professionals make a difference for more than 40,000 children and their families each year.   Summary   The Perinatal Clinician is responsible for providing direct services to infants/toddlers, perinatal women and families using a variety of therapeutic modalities in order to help the clients maximize their level of functioning.   He/she will collaborate with the clinical team and will perform as well as participate in other functions associated with this primary responsibility, such as administrative tasks, levels of production, program compliance, consultation, staff training, as assigned by program administrators.   Essential Functions:   Demonstrate an understanding and application of normal or typical developmental tasks of pregnancy   Provide assessment of clients demonstrating knowledge of psychopathology/differential diagnosis with regards to risk factors in maternal mental health and parent-child attachment   Able to communicate information, diagnostic thinking and treatment planning effectively   Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the needs of the population.   Provide therapeutic and psychoeducational group therapy. Provides task supervision to social work interns, identifying learning needs and addressing limitations Conduct staff and community training workshops Prepare and submit designated statistical reports as required. Participate in research data collection Function in a consultative and educative capacity with all pertinent individuals or agencies that impact on clients   Meet performance expectations/metrics, as defined for the position within the assigned program. Maintains appropriate professional patient care documentation as defined by The Child Center of NY policies and procedures   Able to attend to administrative tasks satisfactorily and promptly   Demonstrated awareness of and compliance with the HIPAA Patient’s Bill of Rights and patient self-determination   Perform other related duties as assigned.   Minimum Qualifications:   Master’s degree in Social Work LMSW, LMHC or LCAT 1-2 years post masters experience Experience with adult psychiatric population Experience working with pre and postnatal women Experience conducting therapeutic, experiential, creative arts or psychoeducational therapy groups The Child Center of NY is an Equal Opportunity Employer.   All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status or any other category protected by Federal, State or local law.  EOE M/F/D/V

Salary : $20 - $67