Licensed Mental Health Counselor 50% (South Beach ATC)

Responsibilities for the Licensed Mental Health Counselor include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Function as member of a multidisciplinary treatment team and serve as a resource regarding social adjustment, discharge service needs, and the effective utilization of community services.
• Conduct interviews to complete various clinical assessments; involve individuals in the development of treatment plans; and monitor individual compliance with treatment goals.
• Utilize evidence-based practices to provide therapeutic intervention for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
• Provide individual and group mental health counseling and facilitate a variety of clinical activities.
• Assess individual and family needs, strengths, and limitations.
• Educate individuals and families about the nature of the disorder/illness and available resources and how to access them.
• Record significant psychosocial events and/or changes in clinical condition.
• Determine the individual needs for referral to community-based services; and work in conjunction with the psychiatric prescribers to provide additional mental health services and supports for individuals who are dealing with co-occurring mental health issues.
• Present/conduct lectures, videos, psycho-educational groups, and specialty groups.
• Intervene when individuals are in crisis and utilizes clinical skills to problem solve.
• Complete forms, documents, and records efficiently, including discharge planning, while adhering to all applicable confidentiality regulations.
• Participate in activities to improve patient care and facility operations.
• Maintain relationships with vocational, educational, social services, probation, parole, referral agencies, and other community agencies associated with individual rehabilitation to ensure continuity of services.
• May oversee therapeutic interventions of individuals assigned to their team.
• Supervise lower-level clinical staff and/or interns.
• Coordinate shift coverage as needed and act as a point person for during shift
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a license and current registration as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York State

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Mandatory overtime (MOT) is a requirement of this position.

Chosen candidate(s) will be added to the mandatory overtime roster, which is utilized on a rotating basis.

The MOT is applied during times of emergency, after the agency has made a good faith effort to have overtime covered and all other staffing options have been exhausted (volunteers, hourly staff, contracted staff).

Our Addiction Treatment Centers (ATCs) operate 24/7/365 programing.

Therefore, MOT IS an essential function of this position and is critical to maintaining adequate staffing at all times in order to ensure the health and safety of clients within the facility.

NOTE: Candidate(s) must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicaid and Medicare programs.

Failure to maintain Medicaid/Medicare eligibility will result in the termination of employment.