Social Worker LCSW Per Diem

Description

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.

Summary:

The role of the social worker is to deliver emotional and psychosocial support, along with education, to patients, families, and vulnerable populations. They provide therapy, counseling, care coordination, discharge planning, and advocacy. Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, they practice at the highest level of their licensure, apply evidence-based approaches, and demonstrate flexibility across individual, group, and crisis interventions.

Responsibilities:

1. Completes patient assessment, reassessment and treatment plans as clinically indicated.

2. Ability to assess for risk and safety factors and be able to recommend next steps in treatment.

3. Provides clinical interventions which may include but not limited to counseling, individual sessions, groups, bereavement and crisis intervention as well as assessment and intervention in cases involving all family/patient dynamics.

4. Completes the required documentation and paperwork as it relates to compliance and other regulatory guidelines.

5. Works collaboratively with colleagues, fostering positive relationships within and beyond the team. Approaches challenges constructively and professionally, and partners with psychiatric staff and other health professionals to ensure high-quality diagnosis and treatment.

6. Establishes objectives and develops patient-focused treatment plans to provide disposition and/or referral. Identifies potential barriers, limitations & lack of coping abilities, adjustments, functional status.

7. Maintains knowledge of available community resources, evaluates for abuse concerns across populations, and ensures timely referrals.

8. Maintains, utilizes and applies evidence-based therapeutic practices, and treatment modalities.

9. Contacts and communicates with insurers, including managed care companies to clinically justify treatment to negotiate approval for clinical services.

10. Attendance of required department, patient and family meetings.

11. Maintains and Models Organizational Mission and Values. 

12. Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.

13. Performs other duties as required.

Education Skills Experience:

Education and Experience Requirements:

Masters degree

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements:

Proficient in basic computer operations, with the ability to quickly learn new technologies. Demonstrates strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary treatment team.

Deals with a high degree of public and patient contact and interaction, and make independent decisions, perform concurrent tasks, manage stressful situations and balance multiple priorities.

License, Registration, or Certification Requirements:

Must be licensed in the state where clinical services are provided.

Other Information:

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) PRN Requires at least one year of demonstrated clinical background and hospital or crisis experience; relevant internship experience may be considered. Preferred: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Required: Possess and maintain a valid state-issued driver's license in good standing Required: Licensed Clinical Social Worker in NY Skill set:

Strong clinical assessment skills, including the ability to perform biopsychosocial evaluations

Conduct suicide and violence risk assessments in high pressure situations

The clinician must be able to develop and implement safety plans

Coordinate crisis stabilization referrals, collaborate with community partners and determine the appropriate level of care

Proficiency in verbal de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques

Working knowledge on Motivational Interviewing approaches

Demonstrates clear understanding of regulatory, legal, and accreditation standards including Office of Mental Health regulations

Understanding of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders

Strong skills with collaborating with various interdisciplinary team�

Working Conditions:

Manual: Some manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational: Little or no potential for occupational risk

Physical Effort: Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force

Physical Environment: Some exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.

Company: Putnam Hospital Center

Org Unit: 936

Department: Crisis Intervention

Exempt: No

Salary Range: $36.53 - $67.90 Hourly

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