Community Mental Health Monitor Mental Health-Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program

DIVISION/PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

The Bureau of Mental Healths mission is to improve mental health and wellness for people in New York City and to eliminate racial and other longstanding societal disparities by providing services resources and opportunities to providers that are grounded in accurate data driven information that fosters community participation thus reducing the stigma around mental health.

This includes procuring and monitoring more than 500 contracted programs that provide mental health treatment psychiatric rehabilitation supportive housing care coordination and advocacy services and operating courtmandated Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Single Point of Access (SPOA) for mobile treatment and care coordination and NYC Supportive Treatment and Recovery Team (NYCSTART) for people with first episode psychosis.

The Office of Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) is responsible for the management and oversight of the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program in New York City. The New York State Legislature passed Kendras law as an amendment to the Mental Hygiene Law to allow for outpatient civil commitment of individuals with histories of serious mental illness difficulty engaging in rehabilitation and who present high risk to themselves or the community. The program enables these individuals to live safely in the community avoid repeated inpatient hospitalizations and ensure they have access to comprehensive outpatient services.

Working closely with mental health providers and staff from the Office of Assisted Outpatient Treatment the Community Mental Health Monitor will:

Monitor and evaluate the community service providers engagement with consumers assigned to their services through a court ordered treatment plan.

Monitor weekly contact with community service providers responsible for Care Coordinator (CC) Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) or Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT) services to ensure they are fulfilling their required responsibilities.

Verify consumer community services monthly by completing the monthly service verification.

Ensure that treatment plans are complete timely.

Make recommendations on policies and procedures for the AOT Teams and community providers to improve consumers adherence to treatment plans while in the community.

Monitor followup and document significant events as reported by the community providers timely and according to the policy and procedure guidelines.

Participate in case conferences with community partners to discuss consumer eligibility for AOT as well as progress under the court order.

Maintain consumers electronic and hard cover records.

Collaborate with other community treatment/service providers and/or hospitals regarding current consumers.

Preferred Skills:

Extensive knowledge of community mental health resources; excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to interface with service providers from all sectors of the service system; and strong organizational skills.

Why you should work for us:

Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York you may be eligible for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or even fully forgive your full balance. For more information please visit the U.S. Department of Educations website ()
Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
oa premiumfree health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually per a 2024 assessment.
oadditional health fitness and financial benefits may be available based on the positions associated union/benefit fund.
oa public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
oa taxdeferred savings program and
oa robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.
Job Security you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.

Established in 1805 the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S. dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC. Our mission is to safeguard the health of every resident and cultivate a city where everyone regardless of age background or location can achieve their optimal health. We provide a wide array of programs and services focused on food and nutrition antitobacco support chronic disease prevention HIV/AIDS treatment family and child health environmental health mental health and social justice initiatives. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC with a rich history of public health initiatives and scientific advancements from addressing the 1822 yellow fever outbreak to the COVID19 pandemic we serve as a global leader in public health innovation and expertise.

Come join us and help to continue our efforts in making a difference in the lives of all New Yorkers!

Commitment to Equity:

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

The NYC Health Department is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all individuals. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process contact SyeEun Ahn Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity at or.

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in 1 above.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime