Licensed Clinical Social Worker jobs in New York

Overview

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stony Brook Psychiatric Associates, UFPC 

Location: Stony Brook, NY

Schedule: Full time

Days/Hours: Monday - Friday; 8:30 AM - 5 PM 

Salary Range: $79,887 - $85,520 (pay will be determined based on experience, preferred qualifications, and education)

Our compensation philosophy aims to provide marketable compensation programs and to compensate employees based on relevant experience and education. Individual compensation discussions begin during the hiring process and may occur during job review and promotional opportunities. Salaries vary depending on experience, education and current market for the position. Human Resources determines the external and internal equitable salary for each employee. 

Responsibilities

SUMMARY: The Licensed Clinical Social Worker must have strong organizational and communication skills (both verbal and written). The Licensed Clinical Social Worker functions as a member of an interdisciplinary team and provides clinical social work services to patients and their families to improve or maintain social, emotional, functional and physical health: provides consultation, education and training to staff regarding psychological issues that impact the delivery of optimal health care services; and participates in the development and delivery of education, research and continuous quality improvement. Demonstrates competencies defined in Clinical Social Worker responsibilities in providing age-appropriate care to patients from the age of birth to 21 years and some select adult patients. The successful incumbent must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills required for interaction with all stakeholders. The incumbent is expected to demonstrate a high level of professionalism, organization, implementation/evaluation of actions required to meet the patient’s health and human services needed.

Job Duties & Essential Functions:

• Able to provide psychotherapeutic services utilizing various modalities and milieus.
• Screen and triage all referrals.
• Conduct comprehensive intake on patients with complex behavioral health needs and provide necessary counseling services and referrals.
• Screening and identification of patients.
• Establishment of an effective relationship with patient/family.
• Assessment of patient/family strengths and needs.
• Development of a family-centered plan of care.
• Procurement and coordination of services.
• Monitoring and evaluation of progress.
• Facilitates the patient/family’s ability to assume responsibility for managing their own health care when appropriate.
• Promoting return of the patient/family to the highest level of wellness possible.
• Assisting in the acquisition or verification of financial/payer/insurance information when appropriate.
• Provides relevant and timely psychosocial assessments of patients and families.  Assesses the child/family needs for case management. oversight/intervention.  Collaborates with appropriate care coordinators to facilitate continuity of care and optimal health outcomes.
• Provides crisis intervention as necessary to increase patient/family functioning and facilitate health management.
• Provides individual, group and family brief counseling to facilitate the resolution of identified psychosocial problems to increase patient/family functioning and facilitate health management.
• Promotes multidisciplinary collaboration between all members of the health care team to facilitate and coordinate quality patient care in a timely, cost effective manner.
• Understanding in providing a holistic approach to a patient’s behavioral health needs.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

Required Education & Qualifications:

• Master’s degree from an accredited program.
• Valid New York State Social Work License with LCSW Certification.
• 3 years of experience providing behavioral health services to individuals, families and groups.

• Experience working in a fast-paced medical practice.
• Experience with EMR.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required for interaction with all stakeholders.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate with patients, staff and medical providers. The employee must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations. This position is active and requires the employee to constantly move about in the office to assist patients, staff and medical providers. Any additional physical demands will be outlined and provided by management.

The responsibilities and tasks outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of CPMP. 

StaffCo is a Professional Employer Organization, commonly referred to as a PEO, duly organized and registered under the New York Professional Employer Organization law. StaffCo and SUNY have entered into a professional employer agreement under which StaffCo is the employer of Stony Brook Clinical Practice Management Plan employees and responsible for all aspects of employment, including hirings, promotions, disciplines, terminations, the day-to-day direction and supervision of work, as well as labor relations and collective bargaining. StaffCo is fully responsible for providing all payroll and human resources services, including the payment of wages, collecting and reporting payroll taxes and maintaining any and all employee benefits.  SUNY Stony Brook Hospital is responsible for the operation of the hospital and provision of health care and is the co-employer as is necessary to conduct its responsibilities and for related licensure, regulatory or statutory requirements and obligations.    

Given StaffCo’s employment responsibilities, it is deemed the “employer” for employment and labor law purposes.  Thus, the employees are private sector employees of StaffCo, not public sector employees of SUNY.  The private sector nature of the StaffCo employees has been approved by NYS Civil Service and upheld in a decision by the US National Labor Relations Board. 

CPMP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected status.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

CPMP expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.  Improper interference with the ability of CPMP’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.