Company Name: | The New York Coalition for Asian American Mental Health |
Job Category: | Hospital |
Location: | New York, NY |
Position Type: | Full-Time, Employee |
Position: | Administrator, Founded Project |
Website Address: | http://www.asianmentalhealth.org/ |
Asian American Mental Health
Behavioral Health at Gouverneur Healthcare Services, requires a Mobile Crisis Team Coordinator/Outpatient Mental Health, who will also be the Administrator of this specially funded project. This is an exciting opportunity to provide crisis intervention services to patients in the community and also traditional outpatient therapy services within a clinic setting.
Primary duties include:
I. Oversee day-to-day operations of the Mobile Crisis Team. Conduct daily home visits to individuals experiencing psychiatric crisis. Act as liaison and consultant to department heads and staff from other community based organizations, such as HRA Protective Services for Adults and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Evaluate and improve operation of the grant program, increasing appropriate referrals from community based organizations.
II. Prepare reports related to functioning of the MCT to ensure that the program achieves specific performance indicators and optimum efficiency.
III. Provide outpatient clinic therapy sessions for population at Gouverneur on an as needed basis.
Gouverneur is seeking a committed Social Work professional (LCSW required) in search of a unique opportunity to provide mental health services in a variety of settings. Applicants must be motivated, organized, task oriented and able to manage their time in an effective way so that program goals are met with minimal supervision. Supervisory experience required. Must have excellent oral and written communication skills and be able to work with allied service providers. This key staff person must be able to respond independently and sensitively to the needs of individuals from a variety of cultures in the ethnically diverse neighborhoods of Lower Manhattan.
Requirements:
-LCSW
-Experience providing outpatient mental health services
-Supervisory skills
-Bilingual Spanish/English preferred