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About the Role

The University of Rochester is seeking a Mental Health Therapist to provide comprehensive care to patients within the URMC / Strong Ties/ Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams. This role involves collaborating with various service providers, assessing patient needs, and developing care plans for complex patients requiring community treatment and care management. The therapist will offer direct clinical services, including individual and family therapy, group therapy, crisis intervention, and community outreach, while also serving as a liaison with law enforcement and the legal system for forensic patients.

Responsibilities

Provides professional comprehensive care aligned with ICARE values to patients of the URMC / Strong Ties/ Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams.
Collaborates with health, behavioral health and social service providers.
Assesses patient’s needs and develops and manages care plans with patients enrolled in ACT services.
Provides care coordination, health promotion, patient and family support, referral to community and social supports, crisis intervention, and family support.
Provides direct clinical service including individual and family therapy, group therapy, crisis intervention, and community outreach.
Serves as a liaison with local law enforcement, local treatment courts, parole/probation officers and attorneys in the county.
Participates as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team involving intake, evaluation, and treatment.
Comprehensively documents all clinical findings, assessments and encounters in the EMR, per Hospital guidelines.
Provides feedback to the treatment team regarding client’s progress in recovery.
Facilitates and supervises the placement of clients in other community programs as necessary.
Administers breathalyzer tests and obtains toxicology samples per client’s AOT court order.
Provides weekly reports to AOT for those on their caseload who have an AOT court order.
Provides individual, group, family and behavior therapy that is problem-specific and goal oriented.
Uses a therapeutic approach consistent with evidence-based practices.
Emphasizes social/interpersonal competence.
Addresses self-defeating beliefs, expectations, and behaviors that disrupt the recovery process.
Considers a recipient’s strengths, needs, and cultural values.
Provides cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis including education about stress-vulnerability and symptom management.
Provides interventions based on the OMH Wellness Self-Management curriculum, Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) Toolkit, and the Integrated Dual Diagnosis (IDDT) model.
Conducts risk-needs assessment for all forensic patients admitted to the program to inform treatment plans by identifying criminogenic needs.
Attends court appearances, meets with attorneys, and advocates for treatment court when appropriate.
Assists clients in maintaining themselves in the community, including finding and furnishing apartments, setting up financial budgets, applying for entitlements, and learning skills of daily living.
Transports clients as needed to appointments and assists clients in moving or shopping.
Ensures that Hospital and Department policies and procedures are implemented regarding professional practice, patient care, and disposition training.
Subscribes to the Department’s goal of creating a culturally competent environment by treating patients/families, trainees, research subjects and co-workers in a sensitive and caring manner with appropriate attention to cultural differences.
Participates in available cultural competence events and trainings.
Participates on a rotational basis in on-call group during evening/weekend hours.
Responds, as necessary, after hours to psychiatric crises in the community.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Master's degree from a Counsel for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) accredited program with major course work in mental health counseling required.
Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Working with the SPMI (severe and persistently mentally ill) patient population required, preferably in a community-based setting (preferred).

Skills

Care coordination
Health promotion
Patient and family support
Referral to community and social supports
Crisis intervention
Family support
Individual therapy
Family therapy
Group therapy
Community outreach
Cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis
Illness Management and Recovery (IMR)
Integrated Dual Diagnosis (IDDT)
Risk-needs assessment
Cultural competence

Location

2613 W Henrietta Rd, Suite A, Brighton, New York, United States of America, 14623

Work Type

Full time
Onsite

Experience Level

Minimum 2 years of experience working with SPMI patient population preferred in a community-based setting.

Education Level

Master's degree from a CACREP accredited program in mental health counseling.

Salary/Compensations

$30.33 - $40.95 per hour

Benefits

Health benefits
Behavioral health benefits
Social service benefits

About the Company

The University of Rochester is defined by a deep commitment to Meliora - Ever Better.
Embedded in that ideal are the values we share: equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability.
Together, we will set the highest standards for how we treat each other to ensure our community is welcoming to all and is a place where all can thrive.

Equal Opportunity

The University of Rochester is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving an inclusive and welcoming culture to advance the University’s Mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create – and Make the World Ever Better.
In support of our values and those of our society, the University is committed to not discriminating on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law (Protected Characteristics).
This commitment extends to non-discrimination in the administration of our policies, admissions, employment, access, and recruitment of candidates, for all persons consistent with our values and based on applicable law.