Hospital Social Worker | LMSW - Contract/Temp - Behavioral Health

Hospital experience required!

Licensed Master Social Work - LMSW - Hospital setting/BH department:

• Assesses clients’ needs, interprets nature of psychiatric/behavioral health conditions, formulates proper diagnoses and prescribes course of treatment as part of comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments
• Actively participates in treatment team meetings
• As part of a multidisciplinary team, collaborates with members of the psychiatric team (MDs/APRNs), as well as other clinicians to ensure superior service is provided to each client
• Recommends appropriate level of care after evaluating each client and diligently links to services outside of CCS when needed
• Creates individual service plans and modifies treatment approaches utilizing assessment data from standardized instruments
• Enters clinical notes and other collateral information into the company’s electronic medical record (EMR) system same day care is provided to the client
• Ensures that sessions start and end when scheduled to the best of one’s ability
• Promotes family engagement/participation and utilizes evidence-based practice to inform family therapy modality
• Assists Team Leads with the mentoring and task supervision of non-clinically licensed Master’s level clinicians and interns according to professional guidelines; coordination of clinical in-service trainings; and administrative tasks as needed

Qualifications & Skills:

Schedule: M-F, 8:30am- 5pm

** Master's degree in social work from an accredited institution required

At least 1+ years of LMSW experience required

EPIC experience preferred

Strong organizational skills for collecting data and reporting on performance of the program

Valid Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) license issued by NYSED

The ability to multitask and problem-solve. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well with people are essential

Excellent leadership skills are beneficial, including working competently with individuals and groups (e.g., initiating individual, family or group discussion, active listening, clarifying, facilitating interactions and sharing of ideas)

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Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Temporary

Pay: $58.00 - $62.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Referral program

Education:

• Master's (Required)

License/Certification:

• LMSW (Required)

Work Location: In person