Make a Difference as a Licensed Social Worker near

Are you a compassionate and skilled Licensed Social Worker driven to provide essential clinical services and support? Join our dedicated team near Syracuse, in a full-time, day-shift role where your expertise will directly impact lives.

This is an incredible opportunity to leverage your clinical skills in a challenging yet deeply rewarding environment. We're looking for a professional who can conduct critical assessments, develop comprehensive treatment plans, and provide vital support to individuals in need.

What You'll Do:

• Conduct urgent clinical assessments for individuals experiencing emotional distress.
• Review and co-sign mental health screening intakes performed by nursing staff for new arrivals to the facility.
• Develop individualized treatment plans that may include housing location, medication referrals, brief counseling, and referrals for ongoing mental health or substance abuse treatment.
• Perform initial clinical assessments on high-risk individuals within 3 days to ensure timely intervention.
• Provide brief individual or group counseling when clinically appropriate.
• Collaborate on decisions regarding suicide precautions, including continuing, modifying, or discontinuing precautions, with input from appropriate mental health professionals.
• Assist mentally ill individuals in accessing services at the time of their release.
• Cooperate with requests for information by the judicial system, always with appropriate HIPAA considerations.
• Maintain daily and monthly statistics on client contacts and demographic data.
• Attend bi-monthly staff meetings and any other meetings required by the facility administration.
• Participate in site Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) meetings and perform CQI studies to improve the quality of service at the facility.
• Assist in training of custody staff on mental health topics, as requested or expected by the facility.
• Complete all necessary documentation and paperwork on a daily basis.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Active and unrestricted Social Worker license in the state of New York.
• Proven experience in clinical assessment, brief therapy, and community referrals.
• Ability to conduct emergency clinical assessments effectively.
• Strong understanding of treatment planning and crisis intervention.
• Knowledge of mental health and substance abuse resources.
• Familiarity with maintaining client statistics and documentation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to quality improvement and ongoing professional development.