Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Job Description

Are you interested in starting a career with New York State? Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) is recruiting a Licensed Mental Health Counselor to provide clinical mental health counseling and psychotherapeutic services to individuals with mental illness at Green Haven Correctional Facility’s mental health satellite unit. Shift schedule is Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, with Saturday and Sunday as pass days.

As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, you will perform a wide variety of treatment services, including:

• Providing direct mental health counseling and psychotherapeutic treatment
• Conducting risk assessments, clinical evaluations, and intake screenings
• Documenting and maintaining records and treatment plans
• Obtaining and documenting incarcerated patients’ psychosocial history by interviewing the inmate-patient and any other first-person resources
• Completing referrals to the appropriate Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) and CNYPC programs
• Providing individual and group counseling and education
• Identifying and assessing warning signs for acute suicide risk, implementing a plan to mitigate if necessary
• Assessing discharge readiness based on treatment notes

About CNYPC:

CNYPC provides a full range of care and treatment to individuals incarcerated in the state and county correctional systems at their secure forensic inpatient hospital in Marcy, NY and at a network of corrections based mental health units for incarcerated individuals in the custody of the NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) in Cayuga, Clinton, Chemung, Dutchess, Erie, Oneida, Orleans, Seneca, Westchester, and Wyoming counties.

All of CNYPC’s locations are within close proximity to major urban centers - New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Montreal, and Toronto and offer a wide variety of recreational activities for the outdoor enthusiast.

Benefits and Opportunities:

If you would like to join CNYPC and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer the following benefits and opportunities:

• Competitive Salaries: $70,579 - $89,645
• NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance
• Access to tuition assistance programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, personal, & sick leave
• NYS Retirement programs

Minimum Qualifications:

Licensed and currently registered as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York State.

Additional Comments:

The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at View phone number on ziprecruiter.com or via email at View email address on ziprecruiter.com.

In order to be hired and to maintain your employment, candidates cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists. If appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists, you may be terminated from your employment.

If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed