BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THERAPIST - Apicha Community Health Center : Job Details

Apicha Community Health Center's mission is to provide affordable healthcare for underserved and vulnerable people living in the New York City boroughs and on the lower east side of Manhattan. The phrase we care embodies everything that Apicha does. Whether it's our approach to otherized people, the LGBTQ+ community, individuals living with HIV/AIDs, or anyone else who walks through our doors, we show all of our patients the same amount of dignity and respect.

We care is what we live and breathe; it's an essential part of who we are as a health center. Our rapidly growing medical facilities are seeking to fill multiple positions with hard-working, professionally minded, and socially conscious individuals who believe in our core values and are passionate about helping others.

Position summary: Provides clinical behavioral health services to all age patients/families in Apicha Community Health Center. The scope of practice includes but is not limited to psychological assessments, diagnostic assessment, counseling, psychotherapy, brief treatment, behavior modification, crisis intervention and behavioral health consultation.

The major duties of the position include, but are not limited to:

+ Conduct psychosocial assessment, assign diagnosis according to DSM 5 and ICD 10, create treatment plan, and implement treatment plan with patients in Primary Care clinic.

+ Facilitates related services for Apicha's patients as appropriate with respect to their confidentiality and privacy.

+ Provides treatment services to a caseload assigned, the caseload number being based on the following factors: show rate, modalities provided (i.e. Individual therapy only, group and individual therapy) and maintaining weekly utilization/billing targets.

+ Provides psychotherapy and psychoeducation to a variety of patients, utilizing individual, family and group models.

+ Involves patients in their own treatment planning as well as their own education about their illness(es).

+ Provides crisis intervention, which could include escorting patients to emergency room, assisting in the development of plan for patients at risk for suicide/homicide for patient who are in crisis.

+ Collaborate with primary care providers and make referrals as required.

+ Collaborate and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings/case conference to discuss cases.

+ Complete charting in electronic medical record (EMR) and concurrent documentation as well as all required paperwork in a timely manner.

+ Contribute to Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance activities.

+ Participate in the development and review of Apicha's behavioral health policies and procedures.

+ Practice within the scope of license, training and credentialing, and in accordance with current standards of care and quality criteria adopted by the Apicha and the NYSDOH.

+ Produce required reports in a timely manner.

+ Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications:

+ Must hold a valid New York State license to provide mental health services (LCSW, LMHC, LMFT) required.

+ Advance degree in mental health counselling, social work or related field required.

+ Experience working with target populations strongly preferred, including but not limited to Individuals with serious mental illness, developmental disabilities, serious substance use disorders (SUDs), individuals at high risk of or living with HIV/AIDS, chronic illness, Asians and Pacific Islanders, LGBTQ+, and immigrants.

+ Strong organizational skills to manage patient assessments and treatment plans.

+ Experience in maintaining accurate electronic medical records and documentation.

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills

+ Ability to build rapport quickly

+ Ability to communicate with compassion and empathy

+ Detail oriented

+ Ability to work effectively in both a collaborative as well as individual setting.

+ Fluency in Spanish or one of Asian languages a plus.

+ Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds in multicultural setting

+ Ability to work with Limited English Proficient populations and interpretation support.

+ Familiarity with e Clinical Works (eCW) preferred.

+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office; ability to enter data accurately.

+ Ability to work flexible hours, including some evening(s) and weekend(s).