Social Worker L II - Mental Health Continuum, MPA Behavioral Health Admin *Grant Funded* East N[...]

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a leading public health care system, where your role as a Licensed Social Worker will empower individuals facing mental health challenges. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to provide essential therapy and support to children and adolescents in need. You'll engage with families and facilitate group therapy, ensuring a comprehensive approach to mental health care. With a strong commitment to community health and well-being, this role is perfect for compassionate professionals looking to make a significant impact in the lives of New Yorkers. Embrace this chance to grow in a supportive environment that values integrity and excellence.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Retirement Savings and Pension Plans

Loan Forgiveness Programs

Paid Holidays and Vacation

College Tuition Discounts

Professional Development Opportunities

Employee Discounts Programs

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of clinical experience with mental health and substance addiction.
• Valid LMSW or LCSW license required.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group therapy to patients in the outpatient department.
• Conduct psychiatric assessments and develop treatment plans.

Skills

Clinical Therapy

Psychosocial Assessment

Crisis Intervention

Group Therapy Facilitation

Family Support Engagement

Knowledge of Mental Health Resources

Communication Skills

Education

LMSW License

LCSW License

Job description

Social Worker L II - Mental Health Continuum, MPA Behavioral Health Admin *Grant Funded* East New York

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NYC Health + Hospitals provided pay range

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Base pay range

$82,400.00/yr - $82,400.00/yr

Marketing Statement
Empower Every New Yorker — Without Exception — to Live the Healthiest Life Possible. NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States. We provide essential outpatient, inpatient and home-based services to more than one million New Yorkers every year across the city’s five boroughs. Our diverse workforce is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Job Description

PURPOSE OF POSITION
The Licensed Social Worker LVL II is an LMSW or an LCSW who works independently as well as in collaboration with transdisciplinary teams as a primary therapist who identifies psychosocial issues and concerns of patients and their families and provide clinical services to meet their needs. The Mental Health Continuum is a collaboration of various agencies, including the Department of Education. Through this collaboration, the Social Worker will support the behavioral health needs of students in Brooklyn at East New York.

Areas Of Responsibilities

Licensed clinician with minimum 1 year of experience working clinically with individuals with mental health conditions and substance addiction who will be responsible for providing individual and group therapy to patients in the Child and Adolescent Outpatient Department of Behavioral Health. Candidate must have knowledge of resources and services for this population.

• Functioning as a primary therapist for a subset of patients treated in the Child and Adolescent Outpatient Clinic,
• Facilitates group therapy
• Conducting initial psychiatric assessment
• Documenting biopsychosocial assessments, formulation and disposition
• Developing comprehensive treatment plans, writing discharge summaries and other related paperwork.
• Facilitating supportive, psychoeducational and insight-oriented psychotherapeutic interventions and providing crisis interventions
• Engaging with and providing support to families, and engaging them in the process of recovery.
• Identifying and collaborating with existing support systems
• Facilitating community referrals for patients as needed
• Collaborating with interdisciplinary team to develop most appropriate case dispositions, while documenting all interventions within the required regulatory timeframes.
• Providing timely mental health clinic appointments, urgent care, and tele-video visits to the students while in school or at home, in collaboration with select schools
• All other duties as needed

Minimum Qualifications

For Assignment to Level II

• Valid license as an LMSW issued by the NYSED; or
• Valid license as an LCSW issued by the NYSED.

Department Preferences

• Knowledgeable in Mental Health and service delivery to adults
• At minimum 1 year experience working with the mentally ill, substance abuse and intellectually disabled population as primary therapist or evaluator.
• English proficient a must, ability to communicate in Spanish a plus.

How To Apply

If you wish to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the "Apply Now" button.

If applying online, please include your cover letter in the same file attachment with your uploaded resume.

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• Multiple employee discounts programs

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Other

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care