Social Worker - Adolescent Health (Primary Care)

About the role

The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (“MSAHC” or the “Center”) works to break down racial, social and economic barriers to health care and wellness for young people by providing vital services - high quality, comprehensive, integrated and confidential - for all who come to the Center or school based health facilities, at no cost to them.

Responsibilities

• As part of an interdisciplinary team, the social worker will actively engage in the assessment and treatment planning of patients referred from medical providers in Article 28 setting while providing short-term therapy as needed.
• Develop therapeutic alliance and deliver therapeutic interventions while consulting closely with medical providers and child and adolescent psychiatrist who are working with patients.
• Develop effective treatments plans and track treatment progress using validated instruments.
• Participate in an interdisciplinary effort that fosters a cohesive culture across staff with improved communication and accountability while collaborating with all practices to ensure integration of the MSAHC integrative model of care.
• Provide transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) youth with individual, and family psychotherapy, intensive case management, crisis intervention, and health education.
• Provide assessments for gender dysphoria and hormone and surgery readiness if needed. Provide counseling related to medical transition.

Qualifications

• NYS LCSW or LMSW
• A commitment to MSAHC?s mission, vision and approach to ensure a patient-centric culture which is collaborative and multidisciplinary
• A passion for working with young people and a work ethic in which a commitment to understanding and solving the needs of each patient is a priority
• A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
• Significant experience working with low-income, inner-city, HIV positive, at-risk adolescents
• Experience in delivering therapeutic interventions, such as preventative and risk-reduction models that reflect developmentally appropriate methods and materials in working with adolescents and young adults (i.e. TF-CBT, CBT, MI, DBT, EMDR, CPT, IPT-A)
• Experience in providing individual therapy and group work
• Experience working with populations with complex trauma histories preferred
• Experience working with LGBTQIA identified adolescents and young adults preferred
• Ability to be flexible and use non traditional approaches in working with young adults preferred
• Excellent collaborative, clinical and communication skills
• Excellent organizational and documentation skills
• Skillful in collaborating with external resources and coordinating appropriate referrals
• Working knowledge of state regulations related to child abuse, neglect, and other urgent care issues
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred