Job Description
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Clinical Therapist - Outpatient Clinic
Job Summary
The Mental Health Outpatient Treatment and Rehabilitative Services (MHOTRS) Clinician provides individual, group, and family therapy across the lifespan and treats a full range of behavioral health conditions using evidence based, trauma informed, and person centered clinical approaches. Clinicians deliver integrated outpatient mental health services within a multidisciplinary team and coordinate care with community agencies to support recovery and whole person wellness
Essential Job Duties:
- Direct Clinical Services
- Provide culturally sensitive clinical services, including:
- Comprehensive assessments
- Treatment planning
- Individual, family, and group psychotherapy
- Crisis intervention
- Consultation and education to families about services
- Maintain a standard caseload consistent with program expectations (typically 8-9 client sessions per day, 45 minutes each).
- Deliver trauma-responsive, per-centered, and co-occurring competent care using evidence-based practices.
Documentation and Compliance
- Document services and client progress thoroughly and on time, ensuring compliance with:
- Agency policies
- NYS OMH Part 599 MHOTRS (Mental Health Outpatient Treatment Rehabilitative Services) regulations
- Standards of Care
- Medicaid and insurance documentation standards
- Follow clinic policies and established procedures for service delivery, treatment planning, and record maintenance
Care Coordination and Program Participation
- Identify and address social determinants of health and coordinate referrals to community resources as needed.
- Collaborate with community providers, including schools, hospitals, and care coordination agencies, to ensure continuity of care.
- Participate in program development, team meetings, and clinical training initiatives.
- Contribute to a collaborative, trauma-informed clinic culture aligned with MHOTRS service guidelines.
Skills
- Ability to work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team.
- Flexibility, creativity, initiative, and problem solving in clinical practice.
- Computer Skills
- Client/Patient/Customer Skills
Knowledge of:
- Community mental health interventions
- Family, marriage, and child counseling
- Crisis intervention practices
Education Requirements:
Master’s Degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling
Experience Requirements:
At least 1 year of experience working with children and families in a Social Work or Mental Health setting. This may include an internship.
License/Registration/Required Qualifications:
- NYS LCSW
- NYS LMSW
- NYS LMHC, NYS LMHC-P
- NYS Licensed Psychologist (PhD/PsyD)
- Other OMH approved licenses: Students and Limited Permits
Demonstrated competence in:
- Trauma-Informed care
- Person-centered approaches
- Evidence-based practice
- Co-occurring (MH/SUD) competence
- Strong documentation, engagement, and clinical assessment skills
Training Requirements:
New Hire Orientation
Performance Competency: Professional
Physical Requirements
- The overall nature of the position is sedentary, requiring little physical effort with occasional light physical exertion required. There is little, if any, exposure to environmental conditions.
- The constant physical demand of the position is sitting.
- The frequent physical demands of the position are standing, walking, climbing, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and eye/hand/foot coordination.
- The occasional physical demands of the position are lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling.
