Senior Social Worker- Behavioral Health Services

Garnet Health • Thompson, NY

14h • Onsite

About The Position

At Garnet Health, the Hudson Valley’s leading integrated health system, you’ll find the perfect balance of a satisfying career and a rewarding lifestyle. Our focus is on patient-centric care with a collective of visionary leaders and dedicated and caring professionals working as a team to deliver the best for the people we serve. If you’re interested in a health system that’s both growing and award-winning, serving a diverse community that provides the best of both city and rural life, we invite to make your career home with us as a Senior Social Worker Behavioral Health Services at/in Garnet Health Medical Center-Catskill.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work
• Minimum of 3 years’ hands on experience in social work required
• Demonstrated assessment skills
• Ability to utilize problem solving theories and techniques, combined with flexibility and creativity, in working with a diverse population
• Must possess time management skills, highly developed verbal and written skills, problem solving capacity, critical thinking, and good organizational skills
• Requires knowledge of community resources, third party payers, and regulatory agencies
• Currently licensed and registered in NY State to practice as a social worker (LMSW or LCSW)
• BLS certification required upon hire, and maintained for the duration of employment
• Must attend hospital crisis program within 3 months of hire or transfer and annually thereafter
• Position will primarily be medium to light work requiring lifting and/or carrying objects weighing up to 50 pounds
• Bending, twisting, stooping, kneeling, and reaching are required
• Position requires 20% sitting and 80% standing or walking
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken and written word is required
• Demonstrates physical and functional ability to perform full anatomical range of motion to accomplish tasks
• Evidence of visual and aural acuity and finger and hand dexterity to operate computer and office equipment
• Can withstand long periods of sitting, standing and/or constant walking
• Ability to lift 50 lbs
• Ability to foster collaborative relationships
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to organize and synthesize new information, and prioritize tasks
• Possesses critical thinking, analytical skills and flexibility
• Ability to multi-task
• Required detailed attention to work in an environment where interruptions cannot be controlled
• Demonstrates sensitivity to customer needs and expectations

Nice To Haves

• 5 or more years’ preferred experience
• Experience in the acute care/Emergency Department setting preferred
• Competency on computer is preferred
• May be subject to irregular hours including evenings or potentially weekends to participate in operational and community events as necessary

Responsibilities

• Meeting the psycho-social needs of patients
• Acting as a referral source and liaison between patients, their families and community agencies
• Assisting the patient in optimally transitioning from one level of care to another
• Serving as a liaison with community agencies
• Providing consultations to medical-surgical patients
• Screenings of Emergency Department psychiatric patients as needed
• Providing coordination of the Social Work staff
• Supporting their performance relative to social work assessment, discharge planning, completion of psychiatric screens, communication skills (written and verbal), participation in team conferences and unit-based rounds, group facilitation and specific daily assignments.

Benefits

• The compensation range for the role is $41.76-$53.33 hourly.
• The range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

What This Job Offers

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