Mental Health Clinician

💰 Pay Rate: $59–$63/hr

📍 Location: East Elmhurst, New York 11370

📅 Start Date: November 16, 2026

🕒 Schedule: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | 35 Hours/Week

Pride Health is seeking an experienced Mental Health Clinician to provide quality mental health care and support to incarcerated adult men in a prison healthcare setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct mental health evaluations, assessments, and crisis interventions.
• Provide follow-up care and coordinate appropriate treatment plans.
• Assist with discharge planning in collaboration with Reentry Social Workers.
• Develop and lead group therapy sessions.
• Participate in case conferences, clinical supervision, and treatment planning.
• Coordinate patient care with institutional programs and other healthcare professionals.
• Maintain clinical documentation and complete required reports.
• Participate in mental health and medical rounds.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, or a related field.
• Valid New York State license in Social Work (LCSW/LMSW), Mental Health Counseling (LMHC), or Psychology.
• Experience conducting mental health assessments and providing treatment.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience working with adults with behavioral health challenges, substance use histories, and severe mental illness.
• Inpatient or related clinical experience.
• Experience with crisis intervention, group treatment, and discharge planning.

Interested or know someone who would be a great fit?

Pride-Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Pride-Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Pride-Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.