Social Worker - Outpatient Mental Health Clinic

Davita Inc.; Village of Port Jefferson (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider is seeking a Social Worker to provide essential services to patients and families. The position requires a Master of Social Work and relevant licenses, along with the ability to deliver culturally competent care and address barriers to health care access. The Social Worker will work in a dynamic setting, attending interdisciplinary meetings and maintaining patient documentation in line with policies.

Qualifications

• Master of Social Work required.
• Current License to practice as a Master Social Worker or Clinical Social Worker in New York.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct service to patients and families using various social work modalities.
• Formulates and implements treatment and discharge plans.
• Advocates for patients to ensure access to healthcare.

Skills

Culturally competent service

Advocacy

Crisis intervention

Psycho education

Patient care documentation

Education

Master of Social Work

Current License as Master Social Worker

Current License as Clinical Social Worker

Job description

Shift Details:

Tuesday and Thursday 12-8pm, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 9-5pm

Job Description:

Provides individual, and/or group work services to patients and/or their families in various health care settings. Utilizes psychosocial assessment skills to deliver social work services.

Job Responsibility:

• Provides culturally competent direct service to patients and their families using a variety of social work modalities in order to help individuals maximize their functioning.


• Utilizes high risk criteria and/or consultation referrals to identify patients in need of or who could benefit from social work assessment and intervention. Advocates on behalf of the individual to ensure maximum access to health care, assesses barriers and offers solutions.


• Provides interdisciplinary team with assessment findings and suggests potential impact on overall care of patient.


• Provides psycho education, counseling, and crisis intervention to patients and their families.


• Formulates and implements treatment and discharge plans that are safe and timely and in line with the expectations of the site and promote patient choice. Initiates communication with post-acute providers and payers as needed.


• Incorporates knowledge of community resource sand entitlement programs in all planning.


• Maintains appropriate professional patient care documentation as defined by site policies and procedures.


• Represents department and profession is various hospital/site based committees and work groups.


• Attends weekly supervisory meetings; staff meetings and case conference


• Maintains a caseload while achieving a productivity standard


• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification:

• Master of Social Work required.


• Current License to practice as a Master Social Worker, or Current License to practice as a Clinical Social Worker in New York State required, plus specialized certifications as needed.


• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.


• Prior experience in an outpatient mental health clinic setting, extremely preferred.

*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).