Careers at Ellenhorn

Position Summary: Provides primary support for clients and families with addictions and persistent mental health illnesses.

Hours: 40 hours per week

Location(s): Arlington, MA and New York, NY

Qualifications Required:

• Master’s degree in relevant field
• 5 – 7 years of prior experience working with people with addictions and mental illnesses
• Post secondary school education and training, including internships and other supervised practical experiences in a clinical or rehabilitation setting with persons with severe and persistent mental illness
• 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 a valid driver’s license and a clean drivers record

Qualifications Desired:

Prior experience in any / or a combination of the following areas:

• Cognitive Behavior Therapy
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Addictions Counseling, Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction
• Psychiatric Nursing
• Vocational/Educational Counseling
• Spiritual Counseling
• Mentalization Training

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 psycho social 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 (on an ad hoc basis)
• 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 and procedures

Position Summary:  Responsible for coordinating medication/health needs for our clients

Hours: 40 hours per week

Location: Arlington, MA

Qualifications Required:

• Registered Nurse with Massachusetts License
• Minimum one year of psychiatric nursing experience
• Minimum one year of experience in a clinical psychiatric environment
• Excellent organizational skills a must
• 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 or the clients’ network
• Must have valid driver’s license, dependable automobile, active auto insurance and a clean drivers record

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Provide ongoing assessment of clients’ physical health symptoms and clients’ response to treatment. Make appropriate changes to 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.
• Provide medication/health education to clients and families.
• Focusing on issues related psychiatric medications and physical health, provide direct clinical services to clients on an individual basis in the office and in community settings.
• Provide service and coordination (case management) for an assigned group of clients including coordinating and monitoring the activities of the individual treatment teams (ITT).
• 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 medical assessment along with other team members
• Act as liaison and consult with community agencies and families to maintain coordination in the treatment process
• With other RN’s, 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 and procedures.

Position Summary: Provides psychiatric/medical assessments and treatment for patients; clinical supervision, education, and training of the treatment team; and development, maintenance, and supervision of treatment plans and administrative policies and procedures.

Hours: This position will start as a part time position (approximately 5-10 hours per week) with the expectation of increasing the weekly hours to 20.

Location: Raleigh/Durham, NC

Qualifications Required:

• Board-certified or board-eligible in psychiatry and licensed to practice medicine in the state of North Carolina
• Has interest in working with a multidisciplinary team and healthcare delivery in the community to persons with severe and persistent mental illness
• Has strong clinical skills and experience

Qualifications Desired:

• Clinical supervisory experience is desirable

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments and present assessments and formulations to the treatment team.
• Supervise the treatment team in their comprehensive assessments of clients’ psychiatric and psychosocial history.
• Collaborate with the nurses in assessing and monitoring medical issues as well as referring to and collaborating with outside medical providers.
• Prescribe and monitor psychotropic medication regularly, provide psycho-education and support to clients and families with regard to medications.
• Provide psycho-education, support, and counseling to clients’ families as part of their comprehensive treatment plan when needed.
• Provide crisis assessment, management, and supervision to on-call staff, in person, when possible, and by phone after business hours. Call schedule is flexible and will be crafted as needed.
• Assist the team leader with administrative issues and supervision of individual team members, providing regular feedback regarding performance.
• Train staff in the knowledge and skills required for the treatment of severe and persistent mental illness.

Nonessential Functions:

• Other related duties as assigned

Success Factors/Job Competencies:

• Management – ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
• Leadership – ability to lead people and achieve results
• 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, 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: Majority of work is performed in the office setting.

Position Summary: Provides primary support for residential clients.

Qualifications Required:

• 1-3 years knowledge and experience working with persons with severe mental illness
• 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 be committed to a process of knowledge and skills development
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and have great typing skills
• Must have valid driver’s license, clean drivers records and a dependable insured automobile

Qualifications Desired:

• Prior experience working in a 24-hour facility
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Essential Functions and Responsibilities for the Overnight Shift:

Administrative:

• Obtain updates regarding clients at the Annex and the Brackett House at the start of the shift. 
• Check that all lights are off in the Carriage House and basement 
• Ensure Meds are taken on time (if applicable)
• Complete clinical notes (written and reviewed).
• E-mail update about clients and/or supplies as needed to Brackett House at end of your shift.

Housework and Maintenance:

• Perform environmental sweep (Check for contraband, alcohol, or any hazards)
• Ensure kitchen, pantry and dining areas cleaned
• Check refrigerator and cabinets to ensure adequate food and drink supplies are stocked.
• Use checklist to ensure there is adequate stock of all needed supplies.
• Ensure clients are cleaning up after themselves.
• Trash barrels emptied.
• Trash and recycling taken out.
• Update the lunch and dinner menu on the slate in the pantry.

Nonessential Functions:

• Occasional cooking
• Light cleaning
• 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 occasionally 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. Employee must be able to occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds.
• Work Environment: Majority of work is performed indoors.