Licensed Clinician Position Available In Schuyler, New York

Schuyler County Community Services Seeking Licensed Clinician

LAST DATE TO FILE

Applications accepted until position is filled.

SALARY:

$36.76/hr with excellent benefits (Licensed Clinician) Lorry Johnson Personnel Officer

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants must submit a Civil Service Application for Employment and/or Examination to Schuyler County Civil Service office. Applications WILL be accepted via email or fax. You may include a resume with your application; however, you may NOT substitute See Resume for completing any portion of the application form.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE DISAPPROVED.HOURS

This position is 35 hours per week, Monday Friday, including one evening per week. This position has the possibility to be a 40-hour per week position, a four-day work week, some remote TeleTherapy, or a combination of these options. Additionally there are clinical hours available in the local school districts.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The work involves responsibility for providing professional social work services in the County Mental Health Clinic. The duties involve making psycho-social assessments of patients, developing and implementing treatment plans, and coordinating patient referrals to other agencies for supportive services. The advanced training required of this position affords incumbents with theoretical and practical knowledge of a variety of social work methods in helping individuals and families under different conditions with a primary focus on psycho-social factors in planning clinical interventions. The work is performed under the general supervision of the Clinic Director, or a Senior Staff Social Worker who provides guidance and instruction on methods and procedures. Does related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

Conducts intake and screening of new patients, makes psycho-social assessments to identify problems; Participates in staff meetings to discuss treatment plans for individual cases and in general program planning; Develops treatment plans in consultation with other clinical staff aimed at helping patients reach the most satisfying social adjustment possible; Provides psychotherapy to patients based on their needs and capacity using various social work treatment modalities; Participates as a team member in individual, group and family therapy; Coordinates and arranges for the provision of other services and resources for patients with community agencies and facilities; Performs crisis intervention activities as needed; Plans with the mental health staff and with community agencies to relate the patients treatment and rehabilitation program to his/her social situation prior to discharge; Collects and maintains appropriate information from various sources such as professional staff and patient families to establish overall approach to the solution of patients mental and social problems; Refers patients to Psychologist for testing and Psychiatrist for medication review as needed; Prepares and maintains a variety of records and reports including patient assessments, treatment plans, case progress notes, letters to patients and other agencies, treatment and discharge summaries; Participates in the process of transfer of patients to other levels of treatment as appropriate.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSED CLINICIAN

Either:

1) Licensed by New York State as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW); or 2) Licensed by New York State as a Psychologist; or 3) Licensed by New York State as a Mental Health CounselorApplications and announcements are available at: www.schuylercounty.us or the Schuyler County Civil Service Office 105 Ninth St., Unit 21, Watkins Glen, NY 14891 (607) 535-8190