Licensed Clinician (54425)

We’re seeking a Licensed Clinician who is ready to lead with purpose, elevate clinical quality, and directly influence client outcomes. This is a high-impact clinical leadership role where you’ll shape treatment journeys, strengthen clinical teams, and ensure clients receive comprehensive, compassionate care across every stage of recovery.

About Us

Phoenix House of New York | Long Island is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals and families overcome substance use disorders and achieve lasting recovery. We provide treatment, housing, and support services for our clients and their families. Our core values—Integrity, Compassion, Appreciation, Respect, Excellence, and Forward Thinking—guide our approach, ensuring each person receives evidence-based care that promotes dignity and wellness.

Responsibilities

• Assists clinical staff in the development of treatment plans, ensuring that such plans address all facets of a patient's treatment—mental health, substance abuse, education, and vocational rehabilitation.
• Conducts regular interdisciplinary case conferences.
• Conducts workshops and individual or group therapy sessions, as needed, in conjunction with other clinical staff.
• Works with counselors in all areas of their job functions and facilitates open, consistent, skill-focused clinical supervision and staff development, documenting as needed.
• Oversees and coordinates overall patient case management with applicable state and local social services agencies, legal referral sources, school-based stakeholders, and community-based providers of services.
• Reviews clinical documentation of staff; participates in or leads the clinical case review process; supports, monitors, and implements clinical and recovery support programming for all phases of treatment.
• Works with staff and patients to facilitate effective progression of patients through the treatment process.
• Works with counselors to ensure that patients receive appropriate information/referrals throughout the re-entry phase of the program and in preparation for discharge.

Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION
Master’s Degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
Independent license issued by NYS
Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) in good standing, preferred

Required Experience
Minimum three to five years of experience working in substance use disorder treatment
Minimum two years of experience in a supervisory role
Familiarity with OASAS regulations and those of other relevant bodies (e.g., housing providers, Department of Social Services).

COMPETENCIES (KSAs)
Leadership, Initiative, Ethical Practices, Judgment, Relationship Management, Emotional Intelligence, Professional Boundaries, Global and Cultural Awareness, Critical Evaluation, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Communication, Teamwork, Crisis Management, Technical Capacity

Benefits

At Phoenix House, we recognize that stability and support matter. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• 10 paid holidays
• Paid vacation, sick time, personal, and wellness time
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week (100% employer-paid medical insurance for all eligible employees and their dependents)
• Pet insurance, legal support, and other supplemental insurance
• Generous tuition reimbursement program
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Competitive wages

Pay

Salary range $52,000 - $65,000.

Work Environment

This job operates in an indoor office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and photocopiers.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

• Regularly required to sit, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch and lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.