Clinical Therapist -Outpatient Clinic Amherst

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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.