Careers at Ellenhorn

Position Summary: Responsible for coordinating medication/health needs of a caseload of 10+ clients.  This is an in-person position working 5 days per week.

Salary Range: Min $80,000 | Mid $90,000 | Max $100,000

Qualifications Required:

• Registered Nurse with New York License
• Minimum one year of psychiatric nursing experience
• Minimum one year of experience in a clinical psychiatric environment
• Excellent organizational skills 
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks
• Ability to multi-task
• Dependability/Responsiveness
• Must have skills and competencies to establish supportive trusting relationships with persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses as well as family and other members of the clients’ network

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Focusing on issues related to psychiatric medications and physical health, provide direct clinical services to clients on an individual basis in the office, in their homes, and in community settings.
• Provide ongoing assessment of clients’ physical health symptoms and clients’ response to treatment. Make appropriate changes to the treatment plan to ensure immediate interventions are provided in response to changes in medication/health.
• Provide management and administration of medication, in conjunction with team psychiatrist, including pharmacy coordination and insurance navigation Independently problem solve when issues arise.
• Provide medication/health education to clients and families.
• Conduct holistic and comprehensive medical assessment along with other team members
• Educate and support clients’ families and advocate for clients’ rights and preferences
• For an assigned group of clients, assume primary responsibility for case management and developing, writing, implementing, evaluating and revising overall treatment goals and plans in collaboration with the client and the larger team. 
• Act as liaison and consult with community agencies and families to maintain coordination in the treatment process, including attending medical appointments with clients when needed.
• Participate in on-call rotation for crisis intervention/support 7 days/wk, 24hrs/day.
• Document client progress to maintain a permanent record of client activity according to established methods and procedures.

Success Factors/Job Competencies:

• Ability to organize and manage competing priorities
• Problem solving skills on both strategic and functional levels
• Commitment to company values
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong team player

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, bend, walk up and down stairs, talk, hear, and see. Employee must be able to occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds.
• Work Environment: Most work is performed indoors.

• Conduct ongoing assessments of clients’ addiction symptoms and treatment responses.
• Adjust treatment plans as necessary to address changes in clients’ behaviors.
• Provide substance abuse and dual diagnosis education to clients and their families.
• Deliver direct clinical services, including individual therapy, group therapy, and family therapy, using a non-confrontational, client-centered approach.
• Coordinate and manage case activities for an assigned group of clients.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise treatment goals and plans collaboratively with clients and the individual treatment team (ITT).
• Educate and support clients’ families, advocating for clients’ rights and preferences.
• Conduct holistic assessments with team members.
• Serve as a liaison and consult with community agencies and families to maintain coordination in the treatment process.
• Participate in on-call rotation for crisis intervention/support, available 24/7.
• Document client progress according to established methods and procedures.

• Occasional interstate travel.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Must hold a license (LCSW, LMSW, LCAT), or be working towards obtaining a license to work in the field 
• Post-secondary education and training, including internships and supervised practical experiences in clinical or rehabilitation settings with individuals with severe mental illness and addiction disorders.
• Valid licensure or certification to practice in the field, or in the process of obtaining a licence.
• Commitment to ethical standards and continuous professional development.
• Ability to establish supportive, trusting relationships with clients, their families, and their networks.

• Experience working with individuals with addictions and mental illnesses.
• Proficiency in client-centered practices such as Open Dialogue, Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy.

• Strong problem-solving skills on strategic and functional levels.
• Commitment to company values.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong team player.

• Physical Demands: Occasionally required to walk, sit, type, handle objects, reach, bend, walk up and down stairs, talk, hear, and see. Ability to occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds.
• Work Environment: Most work is performed outside of the office setting in the community.

Position Summary: 

Provides primary support for clients with addictions and mental illness symptoms

Salary Range:  Min $70,000 | Mid $80,000 | Max $90,000

Qualifications Required:

• Master’s degree in relevant field required 
• Post secondary school education and training is required, including internships and other supervised practical experiences in a clinical or rehabilitation setting with persons with severe and persistent mental illness and addictions disorders
• Must be licensed or certified to work in the field, abide by a code of ethical and practice standards and be committed to a process of lifetime knowledge and skills development
• Must have skills and competencies to establish supportive trusting relationships with persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses as well as family and other members or the clients’ network
• Must have valid driver’s license, dependable automobile and a clean drivers record

Qualifications Desired:

• Previous experience working with clients with addictions and mental illnesses symptoms

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Provide ongoing assessment of clients’ symptoms and response to treatment. Make appropriate changes to treatment plan to ensure immediate interventions are provided in response to changes in behaviors/mental status.
• Provide direct clinical services including individual supportive therapy to clients on an individual, group, and family basis in the office and in community settings through psychosocial treatment model with client determined goals.
• Provide service coordination (case management) for an assigned group of clients including coordinating and monitoring the activities of the individual treatment teams.
• Assume primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating and revising overall treatment goals and plans in collaboration with the client and the ITT.
• Educate and support clients’ families and advocate for clients’ rights and preferences.
• Conduct holistic and comprehensive assessments along with other team members.
• Act as liaison and consult with community agencies and families to maintain coordination in the treatment process
• Provide transportation to clients.
• With other team members, participate in on-call rotation for crisis intervention/support 7days/wk, 24hrs/day.
• Document client progress to maintain a permanent record of client activity according to established methods 

Nonessential Functions:

• Occasional interstate travel
• Other related duties as assigned

Success Factors/Job Competencies:

• Problem solving skills on both strategic and functional levels
• Commitment to company values
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong team player

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to walk, sit, drive a vehicle, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, bend, walk up and down stairs, talk, hear, and see.
• Work Environment: Most work is performed outside of the office setting.

• Work in coordination with the Clinical Director and PACT Support Manager to provide one-on-one support to Ellenhorn clients. This would include (but is not limited to) support with accessing the community, participating in events and activities, cooking and meal preparation, tasks of daily living (grocery shopping, transportation, organization of apartment, etc), medication observations, and engaging in social opportunities. 
• Participate in weekly PACT support group supervision and other meetings with team as needed 
• Maintain accurate written documentation of client interactions daily.  
• Adhere to all HIPPA and all federal client privacy regulations.  
• Nonessential Functions:
• Occasional interstate travel
• Other related duties as assigned

• Problem-solving skills on both strategic and functional levels
• Commitment to company values and philosophy 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong team player
• Creativity, flexibility, patience
• Self-motivated, resourceful and enjoy wearing many different hats 
• Ability to multitask in a dynamic, fast-paced environment 
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and highly organized 
• Ability to work independently and with limited supervision 
• A positive attitude/outlook 

• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to walk, sit, drive a vehicle, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, bend, walk up and downstairs, talk, hear, and see
• Work Environment: Most work is performed outside of the office setting

• College degree in Human Services field, or in another area, have a high school diploma, or have at least two years of paid or volunteer work experiences with adults with severe and persistent mental illness.
• Availability to work evenings and weekends
• Have skills and competence to establish supportive trusting relationships with persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses and respect for the clients’ rights and personal preferences in treatment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills