Behavioral Health Clinician

* Assist in the assessment, planning, arranging, and implementing of psychosocial programs.
* Responsible for the content of education and counseling programs for both individual patients or groups of patients and serves as liaison to community, individuals and groups as appropriate.
* Counsel patients and interpret to professional and lay groups the special psychosocial needs of patients by identifying psychosocial disorders.
* Conduct surveys and studies relating to psychosocial status and patterns of population groups as directed.
* Provide individual, couples, family and group psychotherapy for persons with mental health and substance abuse disorders.
* Participate in multi-disciplinary treatment team meetings.
* Conduct in house laboratory testing and analysis for routine drug and alcohol assessment (urinalysis and breathalyzer).
* Review and evaluate recent psychosocial health research and interpret it to professionals and patients.
* Perform short term counseling and crisis intervention as necessary.
* Assist in the implementation of community and social programs as a professional counselor in accordance with NHSI grants/contracts with federal, state, and local agencies and mandates of service requirements with those grants/contracts.
* Conduct report writing on a quarterly basis or as needed.
* Prepare psychosocial educational materials as needed or required.
* Coordinate with clinical, health education, community health and other staff members in the provision of services to patients. Provide referrals for services needed.
* Coordinate with other organizational entities involved in psychosocial and mental health services.
* Use tests, measurements, and measurement scale for general and specific assessments as well as objective patient criteria in the provision of services and evaluation procedures.
* Provide in-service presentations to staff as needed or required.
* Provide community service information as an outreach worker as required.
* Conduct health related educational presentations to both adults and teens in school and clinical settings.
* Assume other responsibilities as directed.

Qualifications, Education, and Experience:

* Masters degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or an acceptable related field required
* Experience in an ambulatory health center preferred.
* Required NYS registration and license to practice.
* Self-starter, capable of managing staff and give directions to others and work under pressure in certain cases.
* Experience working on computers and electronic medical records.
* Knowledgeable of HIPAA and confidentiality policy and procedures.
* Requires someone familiar with and sensitive to Hispanic culture, family customs and child rearing practices.
* Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred, but not required.
* Familiarity with multicultural groups, previous work experience in a multicultural setting and willingness to enroll language and multicultural coursework to supplement training if necessary.
* LCSW preferred, but not required.