Clinic Director

Job Details: Job Location: Echo Hills Clinic

• Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, Salary Range: $90000.00 - $92000.00Salary, Open Door Care Network provides health care and wellness programs to individuals and families in need throughout Westchester, Putnam and Ulster Counties. A pioneer Federally Qualified Health Center, Open Door provides more than 300,000 patient visits annually and serves nearly 60,000 individual patients who might not otherwise have access. Open Door offers integrated services and a holistic approach to building healthier communities. Primary medical care, dental care, integrated behavioral health care, clinical nutrition, wellness programs, and chronic disease management are the foundation of its clinical programs. Founded as a free clinic in 1972, Open Door’s mission of building healthier communities through accessible, equitable, culturally competent health care has led to site and service expansions. Today, Open Door operates centers in Brewster, Mamaroneck, Mount Kisco, Ossining, Port Chester, and Sleepy Hollow, in addition to eight School-Based Health Centers in the Port Chester and Ossining School Districts, a mobile dental van in Mount Kisco, and a new dental practice in Saugerties, NY. For more information, please visit our website at www.opendoormedical.org. Open Door is seeking a Clinic Director to work in our Echo Hills Clinic. The Clinic Director’s responsibility is to provide direct clinical mental health services to patients of all ages, with the goal of providing high quality, culturally competent, accessible, and integrated healthcare within catchment area. The Clinic Director will also be responsible for Hiring and Supervision of Mental Health Clinicians and support staff. Also, managing all referrals and assigning cases to the Clinicians.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide Supervision for Mental Health clinicians providing individual, family, and group counseling based on clinical diagnosis and assessment of the clients’ presenting problems within an outpatient mental health setting. Provide individual, family, and group counseling based on clinical diagnosis and assessment of the client’s presenting problems within an outpatient mental health setting.

Accurately document all clinical interventions, diagnoses, symptoms, and presenting problems in the Electronic Medical Record. Ensure that all work is accurately documented, in the Electronic Medical Record Track all assessments and needed documentation and ensure completed in timely manner. Participate in weekly supervision, multi-disciplinary team meetings, service training programs.

Require independent knowledge and judgment related to complex situations. Provides ongoing communication with other community organizations and entities. Incorporate health and wellness education and referrals for preventative care. Respond to and incorporate physical health concerns into ongoing care interventions. Supervise and assist in crisis intervention.

Always maintain patient confidentiality as per Open Door policies and procedures. Prepare and maintain documentation in compliance with JCAHO standards, COA standards and applicable city, state, and federal laws. Demonstrate ability to function in a culturally sensitive manner within the organization’s philosophy and mission.

Foster good communication between the clinic and the community by returning all patient telephone requests. Ensure timely communication: responding timely to emails, teams, calls, and electronic health record communication. Perform other duties as assigned QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION: Master’s degree in social work from an accredited graduate school LCSW preferred LMHC, or LMFT with current New York State registration and license as a Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) or corresponding degree.

CASAC a plus EXPERIENCE Excellent clinical experience with mentally ill, substance abuse afflicted population. Experience providing supervision to Master level clinicians and graduate interns. Must have experience of providing clinical services to children and families, preferably in the health care field. Passionate about providing high-quality care to low-income, underserved residents in a mental health setting.

Desire to work in underserved communities. Outstanding clinical, assessment, and diagnostic skills Proficient in the use of computers, and specifically with electronic medical records Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a culturally diverse population Team-focused collaborator Excellent interpersonal skills both verbally and in writing Highly organized, self–directed.

Engaged in learning and continuous quality improvement. Resilient Desire to provide quality care for our patients; to be compassionate, understanding, energetic, organized, self-motivated, and creative problem-solver. Solid clinical experience with mentally ill, substance misuse impacted population. Familiarity with evidence-based treatment modalities, crisis management Working knowledge of electronic records.

Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and integrity. Excellent leadership and communication skills (writing, oral and active listening). Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and culturally diverse setting. Facilitate referrals to appropriate treatment settings for mental health, psychiatric and substance use disorder needs when care is unable to be provided at ODFMC.

Strong computer skills including working knowledge in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as well as capacity to navigate and enhance proficiency in these and other software systems. Thorough knowledge of current social work and mental health practices. Experience in or desire to work with lower socio-economic and multi-stressed families WORKING CONDITIONS Frequent contact with patients, employees, and outside agencies.

Frequent exposure to communicable diseases and other conditions common to a health center environment. Requires adherence to Infection Control Standard Precautions. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Combination of sitting, standing, and walking Requires independent knowledge and judgment related to complex situations Qualifications: