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NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health is one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the country, providing coordinated world-class primary and specialty care with dignity and respect for all New Yorkers, without exception. At Gotham Health, we practice a person-centered caring culture that values delivering compassionate, quality healthcare in partnership with our patients, community organizations, and staff. Gotham Health is focused on high-quality, affordable care to everyone regardless of ability to pay or immigration status. Gotham Health serves the community through a two-pronged approach: providing treatment to those who need it while at the same time emphasizing prevention. We strive to deliver services in a way that maximizes each patient's opportunity to achieve successful health outcomes, we believe in every person's right to participate in their care plans, we facilitate partnerships with other community resources to meet the needs of our patients beyond healthcare, and we celebrate and recognize the compassionate care of our committed staff. Join our team if you want to be part of our Gotham Health Family, a person-centered, fully integrated, and innovative ambulatory care network that enables all New Yorkers to live their healthiest lives.

Job Description

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

The Social Worker V will be a member of a fully integrated mental health team. The role of the Social Worker Vis to provide oversight and supervision of Social Workers in the unit. The Social Worker V also independently as well as in collaboration with transdisciplinary teams, identifies psychosocial issues and concerns of patients and their families and provides appropriate clinical services to meet their needs.

Summary Of Duties And Responsidilities

• Supervise the work of Social Workers levels II's and III's in the behavioral health OPD, ACT program and medical clinic and assigns work to subordinates; provides professional expertise; establishes supervisory controls and ensures the work performed meets the agency's standards and time frame.
• Provide oversight and supervision of all admission and discharge planning.
• Provide consultation and technical assistance to subordinate staff and others by researching and analyzing information recommending corrective actions to be taken; conducts conferences as needed.
• Assess staff training needs; develops and revises lesson plans to meet training requirements; conducts training sessions and workshops.
• Serve as the clinical leader for the assigned area of responsibility and provide weekly individual and in-person supervision for all assigned mental health clinical staff; review diagnostic, treatment, and level of care decisions and documentation; ensure adherence to policies and procedures; and conduct clinical case conferences.
• Monitoring of the completion status of screening and psychosocial evaluations assigned to social workers, as well as individual safety plans.
  
  

• Provide supervision to level II and III social workers.
• Provide therapeutic interventions drawing upon a wide range of treatment modalities.
• Serve as a consultant to multidisciplinary treatment team regarding psychological assessment, and performs psycho-educational evaluation.
• Participate as a member of the transdisciplinary team in formulating and executing overall treatment and after plans.
• Provide professional and appropriate interventions in crisis or emergency situations.
• Participate in transdisciplinary performance improvement projects.
• Perform related duties such as quality assurance activities, representation at administrative meetings, etc., as assigned by the Director of the Outpatient Division.
• Other tasks that may be assigned.
  
  

• Compliance with all departmental, corporate, and hospital regulations, policies and procedures and conformity to established time and leave requirements.
• Appropriate professional conduct at all times towards patients, families, visitors and co-workers with courtesy, respect, sensitivity to socio-cultural and age-related issues and awareness of privacy and confidentiality requirements.
• Participation in regular supervision and awareness of need to seek guidance from appropriate personnel as necessary.
• Attendance at relevant seminars and in-service training.
• Maintenance of appropriate and timely documentation.
• Compliance with established dress guidelines and requirement to wear identification badge while on duty.
  
  

• Valid license as an LCSW issued by the NYSED, and two (2) years of supervisory experience, as described above.
  
  

• A Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW) license issued by the New York State Education Department and one year of supervisory experience as described above.
  
  

• Master degree of higher in
• Social Work
• Psychology
  
  

• Ability to establish successful interpersonal relationships with patients and co-workers.
• Good knowledge of methods and procedures.
• Ability to effectively carry out oral and written instructions.
  
  

• Computer
• Phone
• Fax Machine/Scanner
• Signature Pad
  
  

• Microsoft Office
• EPIC
• Now Pow
• MyChart
  
  

• 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 discounts programs