Residential Clinical Coordinator Jobs

LOCATION:Brooklyn/Queens/Syosset

REPORTS TO:Clinical Director

DEPARTMENT:Behavioral Health Services

SCHEDULE:Full Time / Hybrid

$1,500 Hiring Incentive

Agency Background

MercyFirst is a not-for-profit human and social service agency that has been serving children and families in need since we were founded by the Sisters of Mercy/Hermanas de las Misericordia in 1894. Today our agency continues to address the emotional and physical needs of children and families in Brooklyn, Queens and across Long Island through innovative treatments and life-changing interventions. We provide community-based prevention and family foster care services, group homes in the community for struggling children and families within the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and short-term residential services for unaccompanied migrant children. Each year, MercyFirst serves more than 3,000 children, teenagers and families overcome enormous obstacles, re-imagine their futures and develop their full potential.

Program Background

Behavioral Health Services fosters an environment of clinical care driven by the physical and emotional needs of the clients and families we serve. These services are carefully assessed and administered through best practice by qualified professionals for optimal health outcomes.

Position Summary

Underthe supervision of the Clinical Director of Behavioral Health Services, the Clinical Coordinator will ensure that clients receive appropriate clinical services and that these services are appropriately documented. The Clinical Coordinator is the Clinical Team lead and delegates various clinical tasks to other clinical staff.

Required Qualifications

• Knowledge of youth developmental stages and family dynamics.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record.
• Master’s degree in social work with an LMSW or an MHC with a limited permit.
• Experience in the assessment and treatment of children and families.

Responsibilities

• Be an active participant in the hiring process.
• Ongoing consultation and training of parents and staff to improve the delivery of services and outcomes.
• Provides quality oversight of assigned programs and drives program development initiatives with assigned programs.
• Act as a backup when necessary for clinical crisis coverage.
• Provides emergency and after-hours behavioral health consultation.
• Ensure required documentation for all encounters is completed within established timeframes.
• Provides oversight and manages the clinical intake process.
• Respond to emergencies as needed and/or directed.
• Assist in creating and maintaining efficient workflows and boundaries within the Residential Clinical Programs.
• Manages all outside referrals for clinical services.
• Liaison that communicates effectively between different departments
• Maintain program statistics, prepare reports, and align program operations with authorized budgets.
• Advises the Clinical Director on the emerging and chronic behavioral health needs of the youth in care and recommends expanding Evidence-Based Treatment models.
• Assist in training and supervising all clinical assigned staff.
• Coordinates effective communication within the team to develop/enhance clinical forms, letters, etc.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries with clients and staff.
• Reviews and Approves Treatment recommendations.
• Works with the Treatment Team members to establish treatment goals for youth/children utilizing historical and current information available.
• Provide clinical support to Behavioral Health staff according to the scope of practice and in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.

Benefits/Perks

• A comprehensive health insurance package including medical, dental

and vision plans for you and your family

• 403B retirement benefits
• Free employee assistance program through National EAP
• Generous paid time off (vacation, personal, sick, 12 paid holidays)
• Insurance discounts for our staff and their families
• Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Employee recognition activities
• Trainings to support professional and personal development
• Employee wellness program

Salary Range

$65,000.00 - $68,000.00(35 hours/week)

Hiring Incentive - $1,500 after 500 worked hours

MercyFirst is an inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization and an Equal Opportunity Employer who welcomes prospective employees from diverse backgrounds for all levels at the agency. We strive for a workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve, and do not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, religion or creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, age (18 and over), military status, prior record of arrest or conviction, marital status, partnership status, care giver status, pregnancy, genetic information or predisposition or genetic characteristic, unemployment status, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking, consumer credit history, or any other status protected by federal, state, and/or city law. This includes, but is not limited to, employment actions against and treatment of employees and applicants for employment.