Careers Job Description
General Description
MHSC is seeking a Senior Clinical Manager with proven acumen in the provision of clinical services across a variety of treatment settings, with strong supervision and administrative skills, and with the ability to multi-task and effectively communicate across a variety of stakeholders and settings. The Mental Health Service Corps is a young and vibrant organization that started 2016 as one the first Thrive NYC initiatives and as such, MHSC is seeking candidates to apply for this position who are motivated, hard-working, flexible, adaptable and committed to closing the treatment gap in public behavioral health services.
The New York City Mental Health Service Corps (MHSC) is a key initiative of Thrive NYC: A Mental Health Roadmap for All– a comprehensive public health approach to mental health designed to promote and protect the wellbeing of all New Yorkers. The MHSC fills the too long neglected gaps in mental health and substance use services throughout NYC by creating a corps of approximately 350-400 mental health clinicians placed in high-need communities. Through best practices and a better design of care, the initiative will increase the diversity of behavioral health clinicians in the workforce and strengthen care where it is needed the most.
MHSC focuses on the recruitment, training, and support of early career social workers and licensed mental health counselors to become fully licensed behavioral health clinicians with a specific focus on incorporating evidence-based practices in primary care and behavioral health settings throughout New York City. Through a structured supervision system and task-shifting model, clinicians are able to obtain advanced licensure through the MHSC and strengthen their own capacity to be able to provide sound behavioral health services in marginalized communities and populations. MHSC is a city-funded program housed under Hunter College, CUNY and the Research Foundation of CUNY. All MHSC staff are employees of the Research Foundation of CUNY.
Other Duties
- Collaborate with MHSC Leadership, the Medical Director and Director of Practice Transformation to ensure effective roll-out of the MHSC program and effective integration of the clinicians into the MHSC participating practices
- Co-manage MHSC clinical operations in conjunction with Medical Leadership
- Directly supervise the clinical supervisory teams including but not limited to supervising psychologists and supervising social workers and support the provision of best practices of MHSC clinicians at their respective sites
- Collaborate with Human Resources with respect to recruitment, hiring and ongoing HR issues for clinical supervisors and MHSC clinicians
- Assist with technical assistance and site engagement processes as needed at the practice level
- Provide input and feedback into ongoing clinical and administrative training needs
- Support and assist clinical teams with all monitoring activities and data collection for key program metrics including but not limited to tracking clinical hours, licensure, limited permits, in accordance with NYSED regulations
- Visit group supervision sessions to observe process and be able to troubleshoot clinician concerns
Qualifications
- Completed training at the graduate level in an appropriate mental health discipline (Master’s in Social Work, Mental Health Counselor, Psychologist at the PhD or PsyD level, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner)
- Licensed and registered in New York State – for social workers must be at LCSW level
- At least 5 years multi-disciplinary supervisory experience with psychologists, nurses, MSW level social workers, and/or other clinical providers
- Minimum of 5 years of clinical practice
- Strong computer skills (MS office suite)
- Excellent communication skills (interpersonal, written, oral)
- Must be detailed-oriented, flexible, creative, discrete, professional, diligent
- Must have good time management skills, work well under pressure, and have the ability to multi-task
- Must possess the ability to exercise good judgment, work independently and also follow instructions
- Knowledge of city-wide community resources and mental health systems a plus
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Full Time
Depends on Qualifications
Apr 29, 2018 (Or Until Filled)