Primary Clinician

Primary Clinician

CASES is seeking a Primary Clinician (OnTrackNY) a licensed Master's or Ph.D.-level clinician, who is passionate about supporting adolescents and young adults in the early stages of serious mental illness.

In this role, you will make a meaningful impact by working with individuals within two years of experiencing non-affective psychosis, helping them and their families navigate recovery from the very beginning. As a key member of a small, multidisciplinary team, you'll provide coordinated, assertive, and person-centered care grounded in shared decision-making.

You will serve as the primary clinician for clients and families, leading assessments, delivering outreach and engagement, and providing case management, supportive psychotherapy, and cognitive behavioral interventionsall within a highly collaborative, community-based model.

We're looking for clinicians with training and experience working with adolescents or young adults with serious mental illness, a background in community-based mental health, and a strong commitment to recovery-oriented, evidence-based care.

If you're driven to intervene early, build meaningful relationships, and change the trajectory of young lives, we encourage you to apply.

Salary: The salary for Primary Clinician is $72,100 per year.

Shift Hours: The Primary Clinician is full-time Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm.

Location Address: 424 East 147th Street, Bronx NY 10455

Workplace Flexibility: Flexible - Staff have the flexibility to complete their workday from home or another suitable space, typically after reporting to the office and/or engaging in field or community-based work.

What you will be doing:

• Conduct telephone and in-person eligibility screening of participants referred to the program.
• Refer participants ineligible for the program to other appropriate community providers.
• Serve as the Primary Clinician for a subset of program participants.
• Serve as the point person for the participant and their family.
• Develop and modify treatment using a shared decision-making process with participants.
• Provide services based on participant and family preferences and needs, including supportive individual and family therapy in the office (on-site) or community (off-site).
• Provide behavioral interventions and take an especially active role in the family support domain.
• Conduct clinical and needs assessments to determine the participant's social functioning and substance use level via a shared decision-making (SDM) framework.
• Engage in safety and wellness management planning with participants.
• Connect participants and families with the services and support as needed.
• Document services in appropriate databases and monitor due dates ensuring timely updates and reviews.
• Attend weekly team meetings.
• Participate in ongoing training and supervision.
• Provide Social Skills Training, Substance Abuse Treatment, Behavioral Activation, Coping Skills Training, and Psychoeducation.
• Work with participants and families for the transition from the team to other services and support that ensures stable links at discharge.
• Participate in a department rotation schedule, wherein clinicians are expected to periodically remain on alert for client emergencies after hours, ensuring timely response and support when necessary.
• Help ensure we maintain a safe working environment by reporting any hazards or unsafe conditions, e.g., liquid spill in hallway, to the appropriate facilities staff member or supervisor

Secondary Duties:

• Recruit participants for the program through community education and presentations at potential referral sources.
• Establish and maintain a database of referral sources with up-to-date contact information.
• Serving as the primary contact person for referral sources.
• Facilitate groups providing psychoeducation to participants and families.
• Rotate on-call responsibilities with other licensed team members.
• Provide psychoeducation regarding first-episode psychosis (FEP) and the goals of the OnTrackNY program.
• Collaborate with collateral services as needed.

What we are looking for:

• Licensed Masters or Ph.D. in an appropriate field (work, psychology, mental health counseling)
• Training and experience working with adolescents and/or young adults with serious mental illness.
• Experience in community-based mental health services.

Additional, preferred skills we are looking for but are not required:

• Bi-lingual candidates strongly preferred.

Employee Benefits:

CASES cares about employee wellbeing, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support you and your family, including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Vacation and Paid Time Off starting at 25 days
• 12 Paid Holidays per year.
• Retirement 403(b) Competitive matching up to 6%.
• Employee Referral Program

Our Values:

At CASES, we like to move with PURPOSE, which reflects our values:

PEOPLE| Hold people's stories with dignity

UNITY| Commit to a shared mission

RESPECT| Celebrate the strength of diversity

PROGRESS| Always work to improve

OPTIMIZE| Make the best use of resources

SOLUTIONS| Work together to solve problems

EMPATHY| Seek to understand others

Although we would love to learn about the skills of every candidate, only selected candidates that are selected will receive a response. We encourage you to apply for any position(s) you feel you are qualified for.

CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal legal system.

Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm 35 hours per week excluding breaks

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