Our Mission:

Odyssey House goes beyond helping individuals beat drugs and alcohol. We help rebuild lives. There’s more to recovery than just getting clean. We help individuals get healthy again, too, with medical and dental care, fitness programs, support for mental health and more. Individuals can stay with their children while in treatment, while learning new life skills, so they can stay together and repair other broken relationships in their lives. We provide educational and work skill trainings, outpatient services and available housing assistance, so individuals can step back into real life with a real future.

If that sounds different than other treatment programs, you’re right. Because Odyssey is where recovery gets real.

In addition to competitive salaries, Odyssey House offers our Outpatient Clinician:

• A 35-hour work week (as opposed to a 40-hour work week)
• Vacation Plan and Holiday Schedule
• Life Insurance
• Medical Insurance (Two Plans)
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Additional Insurance Coverages (hospitalization, accidental, critical illness coverage)
• Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account/Health Reimbursement Account
• 403(b) Plan
• Corporate Counseling Associates (CCA) EAP benefit
• Ability Assist Counseling Services (through The Hartford)
• Commuter Benefits
• Educational Assistance Programs
• Special shopping discounts through ADP Marketplace and PlumBenefits
• RUFit?! Fitness Program
• Legal Assistance
• Pet Insurance
• Optum Financial Service through ConnectYourCare
• Benefit Advocacy Center through Gallagher

MAJOR FUNCTIONS:

This position requires a wide range of clinical skills including interviewing, individual and group counseling and a thorough knowledge of the substance abuse, mental health and human service system resources. The Outpatient Clinician is responsible for the assessment and treatment of clients that have substance use disorder as well as co-occurring mental health issues requiring specialized skills. The Outpatient Clinician functions as part of the Multidisciplinary team, and is responsible for ongoing treatment planning as a Qualified Health Professional. The Outpatient Clinician is on the Quality Assurance team and is responsible for the review of client records to meet regulatory, billing and utilization review compliance.

• Provide individual assessment/counseling, including crisis intervention with clients who express suicidal or homicidal ideation, and/or other mental health crises.
• Provide specialized group counseling services related to a wide range of clinical and community issues for clients presenting with substance use disorder and co-occurring needs.
• Maintain a caseload of clients, with a focus on clients who are reintegrating back into the community from a residential treatment setting.
• Maintain appropriate case records, statistical reports and prepares other reports as required.
• Function as an integral member of the treatment team and participate in case conferences, team meetings, in-service workshops, as a Qualified Health Professional
• Participate in efforts to monitor the quality and effectiveness of ongoing clinical services as a Qualified Health Professional.
• Serve as a liaison/advocate with community agencies and organizations in assisting with concrete services/resources/referrals.
• May provide supervision of master’s level interns (MSW, MHC) from area schools.

REQUIREMENTS: EDUCATION/TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• A Masters Degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy required.
• New York State Certification (LMSW, LMHC, LMFT, CASAC) required.
• 1-2 years’ experience in the Substance Abuse Field required.
• Field supervision training for the supervision of social work interns (SIFI) preferred and the ability to provide appropriate clinical supervision to chemical dependence and mental health professionals highly preferred.

• Proficiency with computer operation (Microsoft Word, Excel, Electronic Health Record and Outlook programs.

• Must be able to work a flexible schedule. This position will include both on-site and off-site service provision.
• Bilingual in Spanish/English desired but not required.

Odyssey House is an equal opportunity employer maintaining a non-discriminatory policy on hiring of its personnel. Odyssey House, and its operational divisions, will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or citizen status in all employment decisions including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, training, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.