Licensed Clinical Social Worker

About the role

Under the direct supervision of the Director of Behavior Health Service, we are seeking a full-time Licensed Clinical Social Worker to provide mental health therapy for patients in our Outpatient Behavioral Health Program. Our culturally sensitive team of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, case managers and social workers are committed to helping patients facing challenges including anxiety, work-life balance, relationship issues, trauma, sadness, irritability, or difficulties concentrating. We tailor individualized treatment plans and set achievable goals.

Responsibilities

• Ability to work across the age spectrum and working with families
• Performs Mental Health Intakes for patients to ascertain their diagnoses, determine appropriate level of care, and establish treatment plan
• Provides ongoing individual and/or group therapy, maintaining ultimate responsibility for directing the course of the patient's mental health care and treatment plan within the scope of their expertise
• Provides crisis intervention to diffuse conflicts among patients
• Ensures a welcoming, unbiased, and inclusive environment for all who seek care
• Completes medical forms and documentation related to patient care including any necessary to facilitate transfer, and if indicated, referrals to outside programs or psychiatric clinics
• Encourages health promotion, disease prevention, and health maintenance
• Provides patient advocacy, as appropriate for the site
• Completes documentation including diagnosis, treatment, and billing, thoroughly, accurately, and in a timely fashion
• Makes and/or tracks all referrals to other mental health agencies and providers
• Works collaboratively with specialists for consultation and referral purposes, collaborates with psychiatric providers and medical providers within and across the clinic as needed
• Maintains confidential case files, including documenting requests for confidential information
• Follows the clinical chart review policies and procedures
• May provide workshops for families on communication and other family-related issues
• Coordinates emergency responses, including a team to minimize patient's danger to self and others, direct discussion with EMS/FDNY regarding patient's condition, referral to psychiatric or medical emergency departments and follow-up while patient is in the emergency department or upon release
• Participates in case-conference and case management activities
• Utilizes supervision effectively to improve patient care; engages in critical reflection to develop personally and professionally

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of clinical experience
• Possess a valid, unrestricted New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker license

Skills

• Fluency in English and Spanish is preferred
• Prior experience with substance abuse issues preferred
• Substantive knowledge of EMR systems, Athena is preferred

Pay

$80,000 yearly