Case Worker - PROS - Per Diem

Trinity Health•Troy, NY

About The Position

The Case Worker joins the multidisciplinary Samaritan PROS team within Samaritan Hospital’s Behavioral Health Department. PROS provides person-centered, holistic, recovery-oriented care to help individuals achieve their life goals. The role provides direct care and advocacy for a diverse and vulnerable population, using treatment interventions that include trauma-informed care and integrated mental health and substance use treatment. This per diem role facilitates groups and provides coverage for individual caseloads when team members are out of the office. It includes crisis intervention, de-escalation, risk assessment, counseling, vocational and dual recovery services, and other clinically appropriate interventions. The Case Worker also assesses safety and health-related needs, connects participants with appropriate services, and adheres to applicable regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or Social Work.
Mental health experience is preferred.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Social Work preferred.
Mental health experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct care to people diagnosed with Serious Mental Illness (SMI).
Facilitate groups and assist with individual caseload coverage when team members are out of the office.
Provide crisis intervention, de-escalation, and risk assessment when participants need immediate assistance.
Provide group, supportive, and goal-directed counseling based on each participant’s treatment needs.
Deliver vocational services, dual recovery services, creative and expressive arts services, and evidence-based or other clinically appropriate interventions, including CBT, DBT, and ACT, using person-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approaches.
Provide group services such as living skills training, benefits and financial management, community living exploration, recovery planning, coping skills, disability and dual-disorder education, relapse prevention, integrated dual-disorder treatment, rehabilitation goal acquisition, and family psychoeducation.
Assess participant safety using suicide risk assessment, CSSRS, and violence risk assessment, and provide interventions to mitigate risk of harm to the patient and community.
Assess determinants of health and refer participants to appropriate services, including housing, transportation, medical providers, and care management.
Adhere to OMH, Joint Commission, Department of Health, Medicaid, and Medicare regulations.
Perform other duties as assigned.