Social Worker L II - Mental Health Continuum, MPA Behavioral Health Admin *Grant Funded* Morrisania

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

Job summary

Join a leading public health care system dedicated to empowering New Yorkers to live their healthiest lives. As a Licensed Social Worker II, you will work independently and collaboratively as a primary therapist, addressing the psychosocial needs of patients and their families. This role involves providing individual and group therapy, conducting assessments, and developing comprehensive treatment plans. With a focus on mental health and substance abuse, you will play a crucial role in supporting the behavioral health needs of students in the South Bronx. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community while working within a diverse and supportive team.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Retirement Savings and Pension Plans

Loan Forgiveness Programs

Paid Holidays and Vacation

College Tuition Discounts

Professional Development Opportunities

Employee Discount Programs

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group therapy to patients.
• Facilitate supportive and psychoeducational interventions.
• Document all interventions within required timeframes.

Skills

Therapeutic Interventions

Crisis Intervention

Psychosocial Assessment

Communication Skills

Collaboration with Interdisciplinary Teams

Education

LMSW License

LCSW License

Job description

Social Worker L II - Mental Health Continuum, MPA Behavioral Health Admin *Grant Funded* Morrisania

2 weeks ago Be among the first 25 applicants

NYC Health + Hospitals provided pay range

This range is provided by NYC Health + Hospitals. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

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.

Job Description

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 provides 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 the South Bronx.

Areas of Responsibility

Licensed clinician with a minimum of 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.

Summary Of Duties & Responsibilities

The duties include functioning as a primary therapist for a subset of patients treated in the Child and Adolescent Outpatient Clinic, facilitating group therapy, conducting initial psychiatric assessments, documenting biopsychosocial assessments, formulating and dispositioning, developing comprehensive treatment plans, writing discharge summaries, and other related paperwork.

The therapist is responsible for facilitating supportive, psychoeducational, and insight-oriented psychotherapeutic interventions, providing crisis interventions, engaging with and providing support to families, and involving them in the process of recovery.

The candidate is responsible for identifying and collaborating with existing support systems, facilitating community referrals for patients as needed, collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to develop the most appropriate case dispositions, while documenting all interventions within the required regulatory timeframes. In collaboration with select schools, the Social Worker will provide timely mental health clinic appointments, urgent care, and tele-video visits to the students while in school or at home.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Department Preferences

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

Knowledgeable In

• Mental Health and service delivery to adults.

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.

Benefits

• 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 discount programs.