Fee for Service LMSW/LCSW/LMHC Positions Available in Queens

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens • Brooklyn, NY

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens is hiring a fee-for-service licensed social worker for its outpatient behavioral health clinics in Queens. Under the direction of a designated Clinical Supervisor, the clinician provides direct services to clients in a community-based mental health setting, working as part of an integrated treatment team. Services are delivered professionally and ethically, consistent with best practices and the Agency’s wellness, recovery, trauma-informed care, and physical-behavioral health integration approach.

The clinician conducts initial interviews, crisis interventions, and ongoing individual, group, family, and marital therapy based on clients’ clinical needs. The role also includes coordinating referrals and clients’ psychiatric, medical, physical, and psychological needs; monitoring psychopharmacology appointments; completing required clinical and billing documentation; maintaining audit readiness and regulatory compliance; and participating in supervision, meetings, trainings, and responses to serious incidents as needed. Caseload size depends on the agreed schedule and hours worked.

Compensation is fee-for-service for pre-approved face-to-face services, with payment contingent on required documentation being received and certified by a supervisor. Listed rates are $25 for a 30-minute brief session, $45 for a 45-minute full session, and $60 for an approximately one-hour psychosocial assessment plus SBIRT write-up. A $5-per-session language differential is available. Treatment coordination and ancillary documentation are included in the service rates and are not separately reimbursed. The Agency does not reimburse clinicians when a scheduled service does not take place. The Agency offers up to 21 hours of CEU training; training time is unpaid for fee-for-service staff. Clinical supervision toward licensure is provided through an external LCSW consultant and is not paid by the Agency.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work from a nationally accredited institution.
• Valid New York State LMSW required.
• Obtain an NPI before the start date.
• Obtain and maintain all New York State licensures and certifications for which the employee is educationally and professionally eligible.
• Excellent time-management, organizational, and computer skills.
• Ability to evaluate and intervene in crisis situations.
• Flexibility and excellent oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual Spanish or Creole speaking is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial interviews, crisis interventions, and ongoing therapy with individuals, groups, and families, including marital therapy as clinically indicated.
• Provide services in a professional and ethical manner consistent with best practices and Agency policies and procedures.
• Assess clients’ needs holistically and connect them with appropriate internal and external services.
• Respond to referrals promptly and professionally, and follow up on referrals made for consumers and families.
• Complete required documentation, including progress notes, treatment plans, intake assessments, client correspondence, termination summaries, encounter forms, and reimbursement documentation.
• Submit complete and accurate documentation for Agency reimbursement within 24 hours of each session.
• Maintain audit readiness and comply with contract, regulatory, and Agency requirements.
• Monitor and coordinate psychiatrist psychopharmacology appointments.
• Coordinate clients’ physical, medical, and psychological needs.
• Attend and actively participate in supervision.
• Participate in the Agency’s response to serious incidents as needed.
• Participate in meetings with the supervisor and other staff, as well as trainings, planning, and evaluation of individual work and Agency functioning.
• Work as a member of the treatment team and help maintain mandated service levels and the overall integrity and welfare of the Agency.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Professional development and CEUs, including up to 21 hours of CEU training; training time is unpaid for fee-for-service staff.
• High-quality supervision.
• Opportunities for advancement.
• Supervision with a consultant LCSW toward clinical licensure; the Agency pays an external contractor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level