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Benefits offered by Family and Children’s Service:
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and holiday schedule.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage options for employees and eligible dependents.
- Option to create a hybrid office/home work schedule.
- Pre-tax savings options: FSA, self-funded; HSA, employer contribution (depending on medical plan participation.
- Enhanced Short Term Disability, Free Basic Life and AD&D.
- 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer contributions after one year of employment.
Title: Assistant Director of Clinical Services
Department: Clinic
Status: Full- Time, Non-Exempt (37.5 hours/week)
Responsible To: Director of Clinical Services/Interim Executive Director
Starting Salary: $90,000 – $95,000 annually
General Summary: We are currently seeking an Assistant Director of Clinical Services who can assist in overseeing our therapy group providing evidenced-based, culturally responsive mental health treatment across the lifespan. The successful candidate for this position will have experience supervising clinicians at various training levels in assessing and treating individuals and families in an outpatient setting with diagnosable mental health conditions based on DSM/ICD criteria and the corresponding interpersonal and systemic challenges that come with it. The Assistant Director will also have experience with personnel management practices including basic working knowledge of labor laws and policies, experience helping clinicians meet key performance indicators (e.g., billable hour targets, timely note completion, etc.), and in general clinic management (e.g., assistance with compliance and quality assurance measures to assure we are meeting standards of practice). We are a NYS OMH licensed facility and follow all guidelines for clinical practice and documentation as set out in those regulations for MHOTRS programs. For more information on regulatory requirements in our setting please click here.
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Responsibilities
- Supervise a group of clinicians at various levels of independence and training including those with licenses/permits as LMSW, MFT-LP, MHC-LP, LCSW, and MFT.
- Assist as a key leader in managing the performance of individual supervisees and clinician group as a whole.
- Assist the clinical director in overall clinic management responsibilities including, but not limited to quality assurance, compliance, and management of various clinical service lines.
- Conduct individual biopsychosocial and diagnostic assessments to identify client needs, including whether client meets DSM/ICD criteria for diagnoses treatable within OMH MHOTRS program and the medical necessity standard for insurance billable services.
- Develop treatment plans collaboratively with clients in order to help manage expectations for progress in treatment and when goals are met such that the current episode of care will end.
- Assess ongoing risk, including but not limited to threat to self or others, and develop safety plans that mitigate risk and assist clinicians in coordinating transfers to the hospital, making welfare check calls, etc.
- Provide individual, couples, and/or family therapy sessions using evidenced-based interventions that are client-centered and drive toward treatment goals.
- Adhere to agency and OMH documentation standards, including both content covered and timeliness of completion.
- Demonstrate continued professional growth including deepening and broadening clinical practice through continuing education and supervision.
- Respond after hours for urgent/crisis needs of agency clients as needed.
- Collaborate with internal partners, such as psychiatric team members, as well as external partners, such as PCPs and schools, in order to deliver coordinated care to clients.
Required Qualifications
- Independent clinical license as social worker or psychologist in NY state.
- Three years or more experience in clinical supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to manage providers around key performance indicators.
- Proficiency with data driven decision making and various technology tools to assist in that process.
- Previous education, training, and clinical experience in differential diagnostic assessment and evidenced-based treatment of mental health conditions.
- Ability to perform clinical duties from a culturally responsive lens, including incorporating aspects of client identity throughout the assessment and treatment process.
- Expertise in high risk clinical assessments, including coordination of first responders and hospitalizations when necessary.
- Ability to project manage and coordinate across functional areas the various clinic management tasks such as quality assurance, compliance, and new service line launches.
Preferred Qualifications
- Five or more years of clinical supervision experience
- Prior programmatic clinic management experience
- Training and experience treating comorbid substance use disorders
- Training and experience treating children age 12 and under and/or older adults age 65+
- Additional certifications or formal training in a specific modality of evidenced-based care
Please send a resume and cover letter to the email or address listed below:
If you have questions about the position prior to submitting an application, you can email or call.
Email to: asundsmo@fcsith.org
Attn: Dr. Alecia Sundsmo, Director of Clinical Services
Family & Children’s Service of Ithaca
127 W. MLK Jr. /State Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Title: Mental Health Clinician
Department: Mental Health Clinic
Status: Full- Time, Exempt; Eligible for hybrid remote/in person work (Part-Time positions also available)
Responsible To: Director of Clinical Services
Starting Salary: $70,000 – $80,000
General Summary:
We are currently seeking multiple full time therapists who can provide evidenced-based, culturally responsive mental health treatment across the lifespan. The successful candidate for this position will have experience assessing and treating individuals and families in an outpatient setting with diagnosable mental health conditions based on DSM/ICD criteria and the corresponding interpersonal and systemic challenges that come with it. Clinicians hired into the position will have opportunities to work with a wide range of presenting concerns and acuity levels. Our agency is well known for providing clinicians with ample support including individual supervision, weekly clinical team for discussing cases with peers, as well as numerous other opportunities for case discussions and support. We are a NYS OMH licensed facility and follow all guidelines for clinical practice and documentation as set out in those regulations for MHOTRS programs. For more information on regulatory requirements in our setting please click here.
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Responsibilities
- Conduct individual biopsychosocial and diagnostic assessments to identify client needs, including whether client meets DSM/ICD criteria for diagnoses treatable within OMH MHOTRS program and the medical necessity standard for insurance billable services.
- Develop treatment plans collaboratively with clients in order to help manage expectations for progress in treatment and when goals are met such that the current episode of care will end.
- Assess ongoing risk, including but not limited to threat to self or others, and develop safety plans that mitigate risk.
- Provide individual, couples, and/or family therapy sessions using evidenced-based interventions that are client-centered and drive toward treatment goals.
- Adhere to agency and OMH documentation standards, including both content covered and timeliness of completion.
- Demonstrate continued professional growth including deepening and broadening clinical practice through continuing education and supervision.
- Effectively use peer and supervisory consultation as needed, but especially in high risk situations.
- Respond after hours for urgent/crisis needs of agency clients as needed.
- Maintain full caseload and meet clinical billable hour performance metrics.
- Collaborate with internal partners, such as psychiatric team members, as well as external partners, such as PCPs and schools, in order to deliver coordinated care to clients.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s or doctorate degree in psychology, social work, mental health counseling, or marriage and family therapy.
- Ability to obtain independent clinical license to practice in the state of NY, including diagnostic privilege if required separately from standard scope of practice for license type, within three years of date of hire.
- Previous education, training, and clinical experience in differential diagnostic assessment and evidenced-based treatment of mental health conditions.
- Ability to perform clinical duties from a culturally responsive lens, including incorporating aspects of client identity throughout the assessment and treatment process.
Preferred Qualifications
- Independent clinical license, with diagnostic privilege if applicable for license type
- Training and experience treating comorbid substance use disorders
- Training and experience treating children age 12 and under and/or older adults age 65+
- Training or experience with collaborative documentation
- Additional certifications or formal training in a specific modality of evidenced-based care
Contact Information: Please email a cover letter and resume to
Dr. Alecia Sundsmo, Director of Clinical Services
asundsmo@fcsith.org
Family & Children’s Service of Ithaca
127 W. State Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.