Social Worker

1199SEIU Benefit and Pension Funds; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The 1199SEIU National Benefit Fund is seeking a licensed Behavioral Health Social Worker to assist members with mental health and social/family challenges, providing assessments, referrals, and follow-up support in a hybrid NYC setting.

The role requires an MSW with NY LMSW licensure and at least two years of post-graduate experience in direct social work; bilingual Spanish is preferred, along with strong written and verbal communication and the ability to collaborate with families, educators,

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work or equivalent years of experience.
• New York State LMSW license is required.
• Minimum two years post-graduate experience in direct social work.
• Autism and ABA therapy experience highly preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• Excellent written, listening, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist members in person or by phone with challenges such as depression, anxiety, substance use, mental health concerns, family and child-related issues, domestic violence, and job jeopardy. Provide assessments, referrals, and follow-up support.
• Offer ongoing support and interventions for members admitted for psychiatric care, detoxification, and rehabilitation.
• Collaborate with families, educators, therapists, and community partners to ensure cohesive care for clients.
• Provide members with personalized referrals to community-based resources and behavioral healthcare providers.
• Utilize QNXT, Salesforce, DMS, ICIS, V3, and other databases, as needed, to complete tasks, authorizations, and documentation.
• Document services and progress in accordance with clinical and regulatory standards.
• Review and Process Behavioral Health Prior Authorizations, including for IOP, PHP, TMS, and ABA prior-authorizations.
• Provide emotional well-being workshops, grief support, and crisis support, both in the field and virtually.
• Participate in health fairs and tabling events. Provide information on healthy lifestyles and encourage participation in healthy living programs.
• Participate in member-support programs, such as Post-ER Outreach and Maternal Health Program.
• Collaborate with MAP/Wellness nurses, health educators, and nutritionists.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Bilingual in Spanish

Excellent written and verbal comms

Interpersonal skills

Ability to travel NYC

Education

Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW)

New York State LMSW license

Tools

QNXT

Salesforce

DMS

ICIS

V3

Job description

Requisition #:

7524

# of openings:

1

Employment Type

Full time

Position Status

Permanent

Category

Non-Bargaining

Workplace Arrangement

Hybrid

Fund

1199SEIU National Benefit Fund

Job Classification

Exempt

Responsibilities

• Assist members in person or by phone with challenges such as depression, anxiety, substance use, mental health concerns, family and child-related issues, domestic violence, and job jeopardy. Provide assessments, referrals, and follow-up support.
• Offer ongoing support and interventions for members admitted for psychiatric care, detoxification, and rehabilitation.
• Collaborate with families, educators, therapists, and community partners to ensure cohesive care for clients.
• Provide members with personalized referrals to community-based resources and behavioral healthcare providers.
• Utilize QNXT, Salesforce, DMS, ICIS, V3, and other databases, as needed, to complete tasks, authorizations, and documentation.
• Document services and progress in accordance with clinical and regulatory standards.
• Review and Process Behavioral Health Prior Authorizations, including for Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) prior-authorizations.
• Provide emotional well-being workshops, grief support, and crisis support, both in the field and virtually.
• Participate in health fairs and tabling events. Provide information on healthy lifestyles and encourage members to participate in healthy living programs offered through Wellness/MAP or vendor programs such as Weight Watchers, Noom, Flytehealth, and Virta, etc...
• Participate in member-support programs, such as Post-ER Outreach, Maternal Health Program, Adolescent Crisis Intervention Program, and other initiatives as needed.
• Collaborate with MAP/Wellness nurses, health educators, and nutritionists.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

Responsibilities

• Assist members in person or by phone with challenges such as depression, anxiety, substance use, mental health concerns, family and child-related issues, domestic violence, and job jeopardy. Provide assessments, referrals, and follow-up support.
• Offer ongoing support and interventions for members admitted for psychiatric care, detoxification, and rehabilitation.
• Collaborate with families, educators, therapists, and community partners to ensure cohesive care for clients.
• Provide members with personalized referrals to community-based resources and behavioral healthcare providers.
• Utilize QNXT, Salesforce, DMS, ICIS, V3, and other databases, as needed, to complete tasks, authorizations, and documentation.
• Document services and progress in accordance with clinical and regulatory standards.
• Review and Process Behavioral Health Prior Authorizations, including for Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) prior-authorizations.
• Provide emotional well-being workshops, grief support, and crisis support, both in the field and virtually.
• Participate in health fairs and tabling events. Provide information on healthy lifestyles and encourage members to participate in healthy living programs offered through Wellness/MAP or vendor programs such as Weight Watchers, Noom, Flytehealth, and Virta, etc...
• Participate in member-support programs, such as Post-ER Outreach, Maternal Health Program, Adolescent Crisis Intervention Program, and other initiatives as needed.
• Collaborate with MAP/Wellness nurses, health educators, and nutritionists.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work or equivalent years of experience required; New York State License (LMSW) required.
• Minimum two (2) years post-graduate experience in direct social work required; Autism and ABA therapy experience highly preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• Excellent written, listening, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate sound judgment and discretion in establishing and maintaining effective work habits and relationships, while ensuring confidentiality in all interactions.
• Ability to work well under pressure, maintain composure, multi-task, establish priorities, meet deadlines, and follow through on assignments.
• Strong writing, listening, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends.
• Ability to travel independently to locations across the five boroughs of NYC for field events
• Ability to work flexible hours including some evenings and weekends.