About this role
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30AM-4:30PM, Variable Hours As Needed
Job Description
Provides vocational and clinical direction in the delivery of employment services to psychiatrically disabled patients. Assists in the development of work related assignments. Monitors the patient's progress. Oversees the implementation of outside services for patients. Ensures the program meets governmental guidelines.
Job Responsibility
- Administers comprehensive vocational assessments and develops service delivery plans.
- Provides job search assistance and job retention service and collects data on clients served.
- Matches client wants, desires and needs with regards to employment with work opportunities.
- Maintains employer contacts based on the individual participants needs.
- Assists participants in making contact with potential employers and advocates on behalf of participants in case of special employment needs.
- Conducts ongoing assessment utilizing actual community employment as the assessment tool.
- Coordinates resources to find, evaluate, select employment sites and negotiates with employers, when appropriate, reasonable work accommodations to meet the needs of participant based on performing worksite analysis.
- Supports participants in all work-related tasks, including but not limited to, transportation, support with co-workers and supervisor negotiations, ongoing and follow along supports.
- Facilitates relationships between participants and coworkers to enhance the participants job satisfaction and build natural support in the workplace, and counsels and guides participants through difficult transition or rough spots in the adjustment to the job.
- Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.
Job Qualification
- Master's Degree in Vocational Rehabilitation, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.
*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
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About Northwell
Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 28 hospitals, about 1,000+ outpatient facilities and more than 16,000 affiliated physicians.
At Northwell, we focus on cultivating an environment that inspires growth, empowers leadership, and encourages breakthroughs, not just in the communities we serve but in the careers of those who make an impact in the lives of so many. We are committed to our mission and our core values – including being Truly Inclusive. We value everyone’s perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. This is demonstrated in the work we do together, and how we care for each other, our patients, their families and the communities we serve.
We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 100,000+ employees – 19,000+ nurses and 5,000+ employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better.
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What you'll do
- The Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist provides vocational and clinical direction for employment services to psychiatrically disabled patients and monitors their progress. They assist in developing work-related assignments and ensure compliance with governmental guidelines.
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