Our mission is to create and sustain a strong, effective community that acknowledges and responds to the potential, achievements and interdependence of its diverse members. Rooted in and primarily focused on the Chelsea neighborhood, we seek to empower all individuals and families to achieve their highest potential, while maintaining a priority on those in economic need.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build a culture that develops and maintains high-quality, safe and nurturing environments where clients develop trusting and accepting relationships with staff.
• Develop and adhere to budget through control and monitoring of staff levels of service and billing processes.
• Recruit, supervise, manage, train and evaluate a team of staff.
• Provide accountability for all documentation including charting, billing, incident reporting responses to external and internal audit processes, including corrective actions as needed.
• Lead interdisciplinary team approach for effective delivery of clinical services to patients, and facilitate training in order to support the professional development and learning needs of staff.
• Oversee crisis intervention procedures, including 24 hour/after-hour response to patients, and clinical risk management.
• Conduct psychiatric interviews, mental status assessments, and diagnostic tests to determine diagnosis and current mental health status of clients.
• Manage client medication regimens; prescribe drugs and psychotropic medication treatments as indicated by diagnosis and lab results, and observe and document client’s response to pertinent medications.
• Complete all necessary written reports in a timely manner and in accordance with program and agency standards.
• Develop, track and analyze program outcome measures to identify and implement necessary changes in clinic structure, staffing, and policy and procedures and to ensure needs of clients are being met.
• Participate in quality assurance programs with enhanced reimbursement rates, such as OMH funded opportunities.
• Maintain a working knowledge of community resources and current trends that affect mental health services.
• Participation and oversight over grant-funded agency-wide mental health initiatives, including but not limited to Geriatric Mental Health Initiative (GMHI).
• Perform other duties as assigned

WORKING CONDITIONS: Typical office environment that requires frequent sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing & reaching. Occasional stooping, crouching, and kneeling. As well as travel to multiple locations within the five boroughs as needed.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Frequently read printed materials and computer screens. Frequently operate a computer keyboard, mouse, & other office equipment.

Hudson Guild is an Equal Opportunity Employer.