Make a difference in people's lives. Hazelden brings more than 60 years of addiction treatment services to the neighborhoods of Chelsea and Tribeca. Hazelden’s programs help men and women, youth and adults, recover from substance abuse and addiction through its world-class residential programs, outpatient programs, its commitment to ongoing continuing care, and its family programs.

Our Chelsea location is hiring an on call Chemical Dependency Counselor for its outpatient program. Hours will vary, must be available Mon-Fri.

Provide substance abuse counseling and case management for a structured Intensive Outpatient and Continuing Care service. Act as a member of the multi-disciplinary team. Provide training experiences to assigned individuals and general education regarding chemical dependency rehabilitation as assigned. Facilitate and maintain responsibility for contacting referent and significant other(s) if appropriate.

Experience working with addicted clients, many of whom have additional diagnosis (co-occurring disorders); ability to work with client ambivalence; knowledge of and experience with evidence –based treatments (e.g., Twelve Step facilitation, motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based therapies); ability to work well in a team environment; thorough understanding of the Intensive Outpatient Level of Care; requires a CASAC; LMSW or LCSW preferred.

To apply visit: Hazelden.org/jobs

Qualifications
LMSW/LCSW Bilingual Spanish/English

Education Requirements
MSW

Licensure Requirements
LMSW/LCSW

Languages Needed
Spanish/English

Location:
NYC

Start Date:
ASAP

Application Deadline
Jan. 31, 2012

Employment Type
FT

Salary Details
~52,000

Organization Background:
Harlem United is a community-based organization providing a unique continuum of care. We integrate socially and economically disenfranchised people into a healthy and healing community. We also offer our clients access to a full range of medical, social, and supportive services. The majority of our clients are people living with HIV/AIDS whose diagnoses are often complicated by addiction, mental illness, and homelessness. The Building Bridges program is designed to provide mental health services to PLWHA with mental illness or substance abuse disorders in order to increase their level of functioning and reduce various barriers to access and engagement in HIV primary medical care. The ultimate goal is to promote optimal health outcomes, thus facilitating clients' overall well-being and quality of life

Job Description:
• Provides mental health and substance use services using individual, couple, and group counseling treatment modalities.
• Provides crisis intervention.
• Conducts counseling around medication management, treatment adherence, and risk reduction education.
• Assists in the development and facilitation of mental health psychoeducational and counseling groups.
• Works with the identified client’s case manager at Harlem United in order to ensure optimal treatment.
• Conducts comprehensive assessments for mental health and/or substance use with appropriate referrals (if needed).
• Provides monitoring and follow-up of all necessary referrals to other service providers.
• Maintains clinical case records and documents for all services provided in a timely manner. For example, progress notes are placed in the client’s chart within 24 hours after a session is completed.
• Follows documentation procedures for treatment plans, progress notes, service plans and updates, as established by program and funder requirements adhering to deadlines.
• Participates in clinical and administrative supervision with supervisor.
• Keeps administrative supervisor informed of day-to-day activities and significant conditions that may impact agency operation and program goals.
• Ensures the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) standards are met as set by Harlem United.
• Participates in case conferences, program meetings, agency-wide meetings, and other meetings as well as trainings and professional development opportunities as determined by supervisor.
• Adheres to all client confidentiality requirements and standards.

Organization Background:
Comprehensive outpatient program providing OTP, chemical dependency, and primary medical care.

Job Description:
Provides outpatient counseling for OTP and chemical dependency.

Qualifications:
BA plus OASAS-licensed and JCAHO-accredited. Bi-lingual a plus.

Education Requirements:
Bachelor's

Licensure Requirements:
CASAC

Languages Needed:
Spanish

Organization Background:
Harlem United is a community-based organization providing a unique continuum of care. We integrate socially and economically disenfranchised people into a healthy and healing community. We offer our clients access to a full range of medical, social, and supportive services. The majority of our clients are people living with HIV/AIDS whose diagnoses are often complicated by addiction, mental illness, and homelessness. Building Bridges is designed to provide mental health services to PLWHA with mental illness or substance abuse disorders in order to increase their level of functioning and reduce various barriers to access and engagement in HIV primary medical care. The ultimate goal is to promote optimal health outcomes, thus facilitating clients' overall well-being and quality of life

Job Description:
The Program Coordinator provides administrative supervision to staff and reviews case recording to ensure that records are in compliance with funder and internal standards. The Program Coordinator also ensures that intakes, assessments and treatment plans are completed on time, are consistent in terms of client presentation and goals of service, and that staff are attentive to the goals outlined in treatment plans.

Organization Background:
Outpatient Behavioral Health clinic in a hospital setting in Staten Island, NY.

Job Description:
This is a Social Work position in one of RUMC’s Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinics. The clinic is OMH licensed, with an emphasis on Mentally Ill Chemically Addicted Adult population. Job responsibilities would include: Intake, Psychosocial Assessments, Treatment Planning, Individual Psychotherapy, Group Facilitation, Advocacy, Referrals, Coordination of Care with other agencies, Urine Drug screenings, and Discharge Planning. This position requires co-occurring capabilities; diagnostic symptoms of mental health disorders and substance abuse treatment.

Qualifications:
Master's degree in a Human Service field. Preferred license or provisional license.

Co-occurring knowledge:
Mentally Ill population
Substance abuse knowledge encouraged or CASAC
Bilingual a plus

Organization Background:
Founded in 1970, today Palladia, Inc. is one of the largest not-for-profit, multi-service agencies of its kind in New York City. Palladia serves largely urban, poor individuals and families of color and is nationally recognized for its innovative service delivery in the fields of substance abuse, homelessness, HIV, mental illness and trauma, domestic violence, criminal justice services, and family services. Palladia currently serves approximately 1700 persons per day in 28 distinct human service programs including: residential substance abuse treatment programs; outpatient and transitional treatment programs; homeless and domestic violence shelters; alternative to incarceration programs; permanent supportive housing programs; and numerous special initiatives and collaborations.

Job Description:
Palladia (www.palladiainc.org) seeks an energetic, collaborative leader with a sound clinical background to bring his/her staff leadership skills, strategic vision, financial savvy, and astute sense of the funding and regulatory landscape to a strong and adaptable New York City multi-service nonprofit.

The Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) is a newly-created position that, when filled, will merge two divisions at Palladia: Residential Services; and Housing, Outpatient/Community and Centralized Services. As a result, the CCO will oversee the work of hundreds of staff, managing a multi-million dollar annual budget and serving more than 6,000 clients each year in residential substance abuse treatment, out-patient treatment, mental health, supported housing, family, domestic violence, criminal justice, vocational and homeless services. Palladia currently serves approximately 1700 persons per day in 28 distinct human service programs Palladia has been at work for 40 years (having started as Project Return in 1970) and continues to diversify its offerings and introduce evidence-based clinical practices to meet the ever-changing needs of men, women and families. Palladia serves largely urban, poor individuals and families of color and is nationally recognized for its innovative service delivery.

Under the direction of the President/CEO, the Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) will set Palladia’s clinical program standards of care, integrating evidence-based and state-of-the-art therapies with on-going in-house clinical practices. The CCO will be responsible for the development and delivery of high quality and efficient clinical treatment and human service programs for all Palladia clients, residents and tenants. The CCO will also ensure that the division’s newly-merged employees receive exemplary training, support and opportunities for skill development so that they in turn carry out their work in a way that reflects best practices and the highest standards of care, accountability and integrity. The successful candidate will be a collaborative and seasoned leader who: instills confidence in executive colleagues and Board members; can support, inspire and include experienced senior managers; and has an entrepreneurial spirit, offers new ideas and welcomes constructive feedback. The CCO will collaborate closely with a newly-created Chief Operating Officer position. Both the CCO and COO will be members of Palladia’s Executive Committee (EC) and, in accordance with Palladia’s vision, mission and values, will plan strategies and set organizational goals.

OTHER KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Establishes clinical and administrative performance goals and motivates the team to meet those goals;
• In collaboration with the COO, supports an existing QA program that meets all licensing and funding requirements, and motivates staff teams to integrate Continuous Quality Improvement activities into their work;
• Maps unmet needs in the NYC metropolitan area and develops plans, alone or in collaboration with partner organizations, to address these gaps;
• Maintains and continues to improve Palladia’s industry leadership position through participation at national and local gatherings and forums;
• Develops reports to analyze and monitor program expenses and revenues, quality assurance goals, performance targets, research projects, and continuous quality improvement goals;
• Analyzes clinical research, evaluation data, and quality assurance reports to modify programs as the CCO and clinical team deem necessary;
• Develops concept/white papers to distribute to professional forums and government agencies to maintain Palladia as a “thought leader” in the industry;
• Regularly reports to the President/CEO, the EC, and the Board of Directors regarding clinical aspects of Palladia’s programming, as well as develops and presents new policies;
• Supervises up to five direct reports;
• Establishes financial requirements to achieve required goals and, by working with the CFO, ensure that the adopted budgets meet such goals;
• Ensures compliance with Federal, State, County and City Agency rules and regulations;
• Ensures compliance with and monitors grants and research initiatives;
• Assists in fundraising efforts to explain the clients’ needs to potential donors, which may include conducting program tours and describing program goals an results; and
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Salary is commensurate with experience. Palladia’s main administrative offices are located at 127th Street and Madison Avenue. The majority of its programs are in upper Manhattan and The Bronx. To learn more about Palladia, go to www.palladiainc.org

Palladia, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Palladia seeks a diverse pool of candidates for this position.

Job Description:
Oversee Social Work services in Outpatient Psychiatry setting.

Qualifications:
LCSW Supervisory experience Experience working with SPMI, MICA populations

Education Requirements:
Masters / MSW

Licensure Requirements:
LCSW

Case Manager, Licensed Residential Program, Queens

Responsibilities:
· Conducts home visits on a regular basis for assigned case load.
· Obtains psychosocial histories and conducts functional skills assessments.
· Establishes and maintains liaison with primary provider of psychiatric care.
· Assures access to psychiatric, substance abuse and medical services, and entitlement benefits.
· Monitors client medication, including adherence and side-effects.
· Develops an individualized rehabilitation plan (Service/Support Plan) in accordance with client needs, strengths, and goals and in consultation with the treatment team and others of the client’s choice.
· Delivers community rehabilitation services according to individual need, including: Assertiveness/Self Advocacy Training, Community Integration Services/Resource Development, Daily Living Skills Training, Health Services,
· Medication Management Training, Parenting Training, Rehabilitation Counseling, Skill Development Services, Socialization, Substance Abuse Services, and Symptom Management.
· Documents client response to service, progress and regressions, and regularly updates the Service/Support Plan.
· Trains clients in safety procedures and conducts fire drills and self-preservation tests.
· Prepares residents for transition to independent living and makes necessary referrals.
· Facilitates crisis intervention in the event of an emergency.
· Staffs Emergency Pager on a rotating basis.
· Maintains client charts and submits necessary notes and reports, including incident reports, in compliance with agency procedures.
· Oversees maintenance of apartments, inventories furniture, and alerts program director of maintenance problems.
· Attends in-service training as requested by supervisory personnel.
· Provides coverage as needed for other staff on the program team.
· Serves as “Qualified Mental Health Staff Person”
· Duties as assigned by supervisor.