Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Title: Travel Social Work - Social Worker

Overview:

• Job Category: Acute - Allied - Local
• Skills: 1-year LCSW experience.
• Education: Valid Licensed Clinical of Social Work (LCSW) license issued by NYSED, Primary Source Verification required.
• Certifications & Licenses: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (000553) - Valid Licensed Clinical of Social Work (LCSW) license issued by NYSED, Primary Source Verification required
• The Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) is responsible for providing quality behavioral healthcare services to patients including psychosocial assessment, intervention, referral and consultation to providers.
• Prioritizes, schedules and conducts brief evidence-based therapy for patients with mild to moderate behavioral health symptoms and health behavior issues.
• Assesses, refers and advocates when appropriate, for services outside of the brief therapy model of care
• Provides crisis intervention as needed.
• Provides education and support to patients and their families to encourage compliance with medical and behavioral regimes
• Communicates and collaborates with appropriate community partners
• Provides consultation to appropriate primary care staff and providers on behavioral health issues of patients and guide and assist in making CPS/APS reports or contacting law enforcement as needed
• Documents patient visits and related information into the electronic medical record in a timely and thorough manner
• Develops and presents trainings, in-services, and updates to providers and staff on behavioral health topics
• Writes letters documenting and/or summarizing diagnosis and treatment as requested and appropriate
• Knowledge of the current Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and ability to accurately use this knowledge to diagnose patients and inform treatment planning
• Knowledge of psychotropic medications and physical health conditions/chronic disease
• Knowledge of crisis intervention, applicable laws and ethical consideration related to patient rights, treatment, safety and confidentiality

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