LCSW-Hybrid

Essen Medical Associates; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Essen Health care, Department of Behavioral Health in New York, seeks an LCSW for direct patient care in outpatient and nursing home settings. The role is hybrid (2-3 days in office per month) and involves collaboration with a multidisciplinary Essen team providing compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric care.

Ideal candidates hold an LCSW and MSW from an accredited program, with strong skills in screening, biopsychosocial assessments, and EHR documentation.

Qualifications

• LCSW licensure required.
• MSW from an accredited program.
• Ability to use behavioral health screening tools and biopsychosocial assessments.
• Experience using electronic health records for documentation.
• Clear communication with integrated care teams (PCP/NP/MD/Health Home).
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients referred by PCP using evidence-based tools.
• Treat behavioral health conditions using evidence-based approaches (CBT, MI, crisis intervention, IPT, behavioral activation).
• Make treatment recommendations in care team meetings.
• Monitor treatment via care planning and coordination with health homes.
• Provide crisis intervention and risk assessment as needed.
• Engage clients with limited utilization through outreach.
• Document services in a timely fashion.
• Provide clinical supervision/consultation in the absence of the Clinical Manager.
• Engage in semi-monthly clinical supervision with the Clinical Manager.
• Attend team meetings and case conferences as needed.
• Provide field instruction to MSW students when appropriate.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

LCSW Licensure

Master of Social Work

Job description

Overview

Essen Health Care is the largest privately held, multispecialty medical group in New York, providing high-quality, compassionate care to some of the state’s most vulnerable and underserved residents.

Founded in 1999, we’ve grown from a single primary care office into a network of 50+ locations offering urgent care, primary care and specialty services, from women’s health to endocrinology and psychiatry. We also provide nursing home support, care management, and in-home care through our Essen House Calls program. Guided by a Population Health model, our team of 500+ providers deliver care in-person, at home, or via telehealth, ensuring patients get the support they need when and where they need it.

We’re looking for talented, motivated individuals to join our growing team. Whether you’re a medical provider, administrator, or operations professional, there’s a career here for you. Join us in making a real difference in the health of our community.

Job Summary

Job Summary: Department of Behavioral Health at Essen has immediate opening for part- time and full time LCSW Responsible for providing direct patient care in outpatient as well as Nursing home facilities. Opportunity to collaborate with multidisciplinary team at Essen. All sites have strong participation with Essen Health home care coordination, with potential innovative pilot projects. The Clinical Psychologist will be responsible to works with Behavioral Health Team with and offers compassionate, patient centered, evidence-based psychiatric care. This position is hybrid (2-3 days a month in office).

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

• Assessment of patients referred by Primary Care Provider (PCP) using evidenced based assessment tools.
• Treatment of behavioral health conditions using evidenced based approaches (CBT, Motivational Interviewing, crisis intervention, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, and behavioral activation).
• Make treatment recommendations during collaborative care team meetings
• Monitor treatment through care planning and coordination of care with clinical team and health homes.
• Provide crisis intervention services and risk assessment of patients as needed.
• Engage clients with limited utilization of behavioral health service through outreach efforts.
• Document services in a timely fashion.
• Provide clinical supervision and/or consultation in the absence of the Clinical Manager.
• Engage in semi-monthly clinical supervision with the Clinical Manager.
• Engage in team meetings and case conferences as needed.
• Provide Field Instruction to MSW students, when appropriate.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• LCSW Licensure
• Master of Social Work Degree from an accredited institution
• Ability to utilize behavioral health screening tools and perform biopsychosocial assessments
• Ability to utilize electronic health records for documentation of clinical services and review of relevant health data.
• Communicate clinical information in a succinct and comprehensive way to integrated care teams, inclusive of PCP, NP/MD, and Health Home Care Management staff.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

Salary: $90,000-$100,000

Salary may reflect bonuses and incentives

Equal Opportunity Employer

Essen Health care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we seek candidates who desire to work in and serve an ethnically diverse population.