Mental Health Counselor-HRA Gramercy

Salary Range $60,000.00 - $65,000.00 Salary/year

Position Type Full Time

Job Shift Day

Education Level Graduate Degree

Travel Percentage None

Category Professional Services

Description

Comunilife Inc. is looking for a Mental Health Counselor for its residential program in the Manhattan, T he Mental Health Counselor provides supportive services for clients at the Gramercy Residential Program. Responsibilities include completing mental health and psychosocial assessments, collaborating in the development and implementation of service plan(s), and providing culturally competent and empathetic direct services that support the client’s recovery, vocational, interpersonal goals. This position is eligible for Comunilife's generous paid time off and benefits package.

Essential Duties:

• Obtain Consent from tenants connected to behavioral healthcare treatment and maintain collateral contacts with the goal of continued collaboration with providers.

• Complete Initial psychosocial and administer appropriate screenings based on documented diagnosis within 30 days of placement.

• Update psychosocial status on a yearly basis following initial assessment. For tenants connected to care, request an updated yearly psychosocial from their providers.

• Upon completion of psychosocials, the MHC will develop service plan goals based on psychosocial recommendations.

• Coordinate follow up and monitor progress towards goals during office/home visits.

• Conduct hospital visits to advocate for the tenants emotional health and take part in interdisciplinary discharge care meetings to ensure the tenant receives the appropriate level of care upon discharge back to the community.

• Make appropriate interventions when a tenant is emotionally distressed and requires immediate medical care. Document hospitalization in AWARDS and follow up by documenting all progress made.

• Follow up with all in-house referrals made from the Gramercy Residence.

• Take part in incident reports, case conferences, service plans and High Risk meetings and ensure all documented work is ready to be presented as scheduled.

• Take part in the referral process for the NYC 15-15 program which involves reviewing psychosocial and psychiatric evaluations to determine eligibility criteria. Interview prospective tenants and administer screenings as necessary depending on level of need.

• Monitor compliance with psychotropic medications and assist tenants in need of assistance obtaining their medications from their assigned pharmacy.

• Provide individual and group mental health counseling services to the clients of Gramercy Residence.

• Document all services provided in a timely manner in accordance with Comunilife, funder, and regulatory requirements

• Maintain any/all required credentials and keep current with appropriate evidence-based and other clinical practices

• Work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive, client-centered services are delivered and documented

• Responsible for the Behavioral Health portion of the Face Sheet in AWARDS. Responsible for updating psychotropic medications and appropriate providers.

Qualifications

Education and Experience Requirement(s):

• Master’s Degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling

• Two (2) years’ work experience

• Experience with HIV/ AIDS afflicted individuals, chronic mental illness, substance abuse individuals and their families a plus

• Bilingual skills in English/Spanish a plus

• Knowledge and hands-on experience in providing direct services related to the treatment and recovery of persons with HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, serious mental illness, and homelessness

• Excellent oral and written communication skills; proficiency with MS Office and Google product suites

• Ability to perform and manage in a team approach; excellent interpersonal skills

• Ability to handle complex challenges and balance multiple demands on time and attention

• Ability and willingness to perform all duties as workload necessitates

Certifications & Licenses Required:

• LMSW or LMHC or limited permit-MHC

Comunilife is an EEO employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.