Job Title: Suicide Prevention Implementation Specialist

Grade: 22

Salary: $79,116-$90,726

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is seeking a qualified applicant to fill a full-time Suicide Prevention Implementation Specialist position for the Division of Behavioral Health Services and Policy Research at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. The Suicide Prevention -Training Implementation and Evaluation initiative (SP-TIE) Program at the New York State Psychiatric Institute is seeking a full-time Suicide Prevention Specialist to work on several federal- and foundation-funded grants on suicide prevention. This position requires on-site attendance. Partial remote schedule will be allowed.

The ideal candidate will have with interest in mental health research and evaluation and experience working in community mental health settings. The ideal candidate will have a masters degree and be clinically-licensed or NYS license-eligible in a mental health field (e.g., social, mental health counseling, psychology, etc.). The Suicide Prevention Specialist will assist with a number of activities for a federally-funded youth suicide prevention grant (GLS MISSION; 1H79SM090035-01), as well as the general activities of the Suicide Prevention - Training, Implementation, and Evaluation (SP-TIE) Program at the Center for Practice Innovations, New York State Psychiatric Institute.

Candidates must have strong organizational and communication skills - scheduling, managing team schedules, coordinating communication among various partners and stakeholders, keeping track of deadlines, following up to ensure timely completion of tasks, etc. Candidates must take initiative and work independently on multiple tasks under tight deadlines.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist the principal investigator in coordinating programmatic, training, and clinical efforts and tracking project requirement deadlines for all participating entities of the MISSION grant
• Serving as a liaison between multiple collaborators and disciplines to ensure effective communication/coordination
• Assist in the development and coordination of clinical training activities, including planning, content development, and tracking participant registration and attendance
• Provide project management and implementation assistance for community and clinical partners participating in the MISSION Project
• Develop and maintain organizational and educational tools to ensure compliance with good research and clinical practices
• Cinical coordination and oversight, including but not limited to: scheduling participants; outreach; attending project trainings and wellness events; telephone or in-person screening and assessment; in-person, phone, or video-conferenced qualitative interviews; co-facilitating focus groups; qualitative coding and adherence/fidelity ratings (with training); recruitment activities across various behavioral health, school-based, and community environments; facilitating engagement/information exchange between participants and the SP-TIE team; assisting with case management/care coordination and clinical risk management as needed; and providing psychosocial support to and maintaining continual good communication with participants, families, clinical sites, and external collaborators.
• Assist the grant evaluator with quantitative and qualitative clinical data collection and management from community and clinical partners, including creation and maintenance of project databases using RedCAP, Excel spreadsheets (including formulas/macros), SPSS (including syntax), and/or other statistical packages
• Provide administrative and technical support to Co-Directors in all aspects of their work, including (but not limited to):
• Training: Preparation of continuing education applications; assisting with evaluation development, content creation, and provision of trainings; and liaising with learning management system staff for all SP-TIE live/in-person and distance learning course offerings (webinars, modules, in-person trainings), including production of asynchronous learning modules
• Academic: Assist with conference presentations, writing manuscripts and grants, creating PowerPoint slides and graphics/charts/tabular data presentations, conducting literature searches on suicide prevention-related topics
• Research: Assist with production of quarterly and annual data reports, ongoing regulatory documentation, and preparation of IRB materials
• Administrative: Schedule, organize, and participate in meetings and conference calls related to SP-TIE program activities; preparation of materials and keeping meeting minutes as needed; assisting with budgeting, purchasing, and contracts
• Be proficient in the Microsoft Office suite and videoconferencing software
• Be able to use and modify existing Excel formulas and SPSS syntax

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Social Work or a related field, and at least (1) year of relevant clinical or research experience; or master's degree in Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Social Work or a related field.
• At least (1) year experience working in community mental health settings
• At least (1) year of clinical experience working with individuals at risk for suicide

Preferred Qualifications:

The preferred candidate will have (6) months or more experience with several of the following (in order of importance):

• Suicidology, program evaluation, or implementation science
• Some training or experience using suicide prevention best practices, especially suicide screening (e.g., C-SSRS) and safety planning
• Provision of assessment or intervention services with youth or adults with suicidal ideation or behavior
• Preparation of data reports, regulatory documentation, and IRB materials
• Clinical research coordination or project management
• Quantitative data analysis and management, including: writing original Excel macros and SPSS syntax (or code in a similar statistical programming language), creating databases and forms in REDCap, Qualtrics, or similar programs; and conducting parametric and non-parametric statistical analysis
• Qualitative data coding/analysis (including NVivo) or adherence/fidelity coding
• Distance learning systems and/or development of eLearning trainings
• Emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, app creation, or social media/website management

Work Location: 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032

To Apply: Submit an application through our website at https://nyspi.applicantpro.com/jobs/. Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Employer/Minority/Women/Disabled/Veteran Employer. VEVRAA 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.