The Floating Hospital Looking for Behavioral Health Clinician at LONG ISLAND CITY, NY Full Time

Behavioral Health Clinician

The Floating Hospital

Long Island City (Queens), NY

The Floating Hospital provides exceptional and compassionate healthcare to families in need. Our commitment is the same as it was more than 150 years ago: unrestricted healthcare to all who walk through our doors.  We provide care regardless of immigration and insurance status, or the ability to pay.  The Floating Hospital welcomes individuals of all ages, from infants, school age children (5+), youth and adults.

The Position:

Life can be challenging, and everyone can feel overwhelmed from time to time. Our culturally sensitive team of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, case managers and social workers are committed to helping patients facing challenges to navigate through any difficulties, including but not limited to anxiety, work-life balance, relationship issues, trauma, sadness, irritability, or difficulties concentrating.  We can treat families and will take the time to tailor individual personalized treatment plans and set achievable goals

Under the direct supervision of the Director of Behavior Health Service, we are seeking a full-time Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, to provide mental health therapy for patients its Outpatient Behavioral Health Program.  

Main Responsibilities:

• Ability to work across the age spectrum and working with families.
• Performs Mental Health Intakes for patients to ascertain their diagnoses, determine appropriate level of care, and establish treatment plan
• Provides ongoing individual and/or group therapy, maintaining ultimate responsibility for directing the course of the patient’s mental health care and treatment plan within the scope of their expertise
• Provides crisis intervention to diffuse conflicts among patients
• Ensures a welcoming, unbiased, and inclusive environment for all who seek care
• Completes medical forms and documentation related to patient care including any necessary to facilitate transfer, and if indicated, referrals to outside programs or psychiatric clinics
• Encourages health promotion, disease prevention, and health maintenance
• Provides patient advocacy, as appropriate for the site
• Completes documentation including diagnosis, treatment, and billing, thoroughly,
• accurately, and in a timely fashion
• Makes and/or tracks all referrals to other mental health agencies and providers
• Works collaboratively with specialists for consultation and referral purposes, collaborates with psychiatric providers and medical providers within and across the clinic as needed
• Maintains confidential case files, including documenting requests for confidential information
• Follows the clinical chart review policies and procedures
• May provide workshops for families on communication and other family-related issues
• Coordinates emergency responses, including a team to minimize patient’s danger to self and others, direct discussion with EMS/FDNY regarding patient’s condition, referral to psychiatric or medical emergency departments and follow-up while patient is in the emergency department or upon release
• Participates in case-conference and case management activities
• Utilizes supervision effectively to improve patient care; engages in critical reflection to develop personally and professionally

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Minimum of two years of clinical experience.
• Fluency in English and Spanish is a requirement.
• Possess a valid, unrestricted New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Clinical Psychologist license.
• Prior experience with substance abuse issues preferred.
• Substantive knowledge of EMR systems, Athena is preferred.

Application Procedure: 

 Please send resume and salary requirement to: [email protected]

 Important Notice to Applicants:

• To be considered for employment, all candidates must be COVID vaccinated and must be willing to receive COVID boosters as required.
• We are an equal opportunity employer.