Fee for Service Therapist - Hudson Guild : Job Details

Our mission is to create and sustain a strong, effective community that acknowledges and responds to the potential, achievements and interdependence of its diverse members. Rooted in and primarily focused on the Chelsea neighborhood, we seek to empower all individuals and families to achieve their highest potential, while maintaining a priority on those in economic need.

Hudson Guild is building a team of fee for service clinicians! This is a very flexible position that requires a minimum 8-10 hours a week. Our clinic is open 6 days a week offering on site and tele-health options. Create the hours you want that fit with your schedule!

The Fee for Service Therapist will provide mental health outpatient clinic services for children, adolescents and adults in individual and group venues. The clinician must utilize a variety of treatment modalities, maintain appropriate documentation and treatment planning, and work collaboratively with fellow staff/psychiatric personnel.

QUALIFICATIONS: Candidate must have LCSW or LMHC and minimum of one year experience doing psychotherapy working with a wide-ranging population. Candidate must be pre-credentialed with Medicare and Medicaid. Must be available to work a minimum of 8-10 hours a week. Hours of operation for our clinic are as follows Monday-Thursday 9AM-8PM. Friday 9AM-5PM. Must be able to complete hours in that time frame.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Provide mental health services to a caseload of children, adolescents and adults in individual, group and family treatment modalities in the outpatient clinic and other group settings

* Provide these mental health services with an awareness of and respect for diversity, culture, ethnicity, general, and lifestyle-incorporating this knowledge into therapeutic practice

* Coordinate intake evaluations, including scheduling of any appointments for psychiatric evaluation, writing psychosocial summaries, and determining initial DSM IV diagnosis

* Master and utilize computerized treatment systems (AWARDS) for all aspects of client record-keeping/charting, towards assuring all documentation is maintained in a comprehensive, organized and timely manner

* Develop measurable short-term and long-term treatment goals with action plans and completion time frames on a quarterly basis

* Help individual and group client's access entitlements, benefits, resources, and concrete services as deemed appropriate

* Establish, foster and maintain cooperative relationships with other community agencies, schools, medical facilities/individuals, organizations and resources as deemed appropriate

* Complete daily appointment sheet on a daily basis

* Participate in supervision

* Provide twenty-four-hour emergency coverage on a rotating basis, to all current clinic patients as per program policy guidelines

* Perform other duties as assigned

As a NYC contracted agency all positions at Hudson Guild fall under the NYC vaccine mandate. All employees, consultants, volunteers and interns must show proof of vaccination upon hire.

Hudson Guild is an Equal Opportunity Employer.