Social Worker - Outpatient - LMSW - Troy
About The Position
Social Worker – LMSW - Troy, NY. This is a rewarding full-time opportunity for a licensed social worker to join our teams in the Capital Region. The Ambulatory Care Behavioral Health Social Worker provides advanced clinician social work services, care planning, case management, and community resource coordination to patients and their families who utilize inpatient and outpatient medical services. The work involves the use of motivational interviewing, assessment and clinical interventions aimed at positively affecting the physical, cognitive, and emotional functioning of patients and their families. Social Work actively participates in QI initiatives within the hospital ambulatory setting. The Behavioral Health Social Worker plays a significant role within our Accountable Care Organizations and assisting members in our accountable care organization where we are responsible for ensuring the highest outcomes, satisfaction and value in the total cost of care as well as our most vulnerable community members in mitigating Social Influencers of Health and making valuable connections to CBO's as well as Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder resources and any other needs within the Social Work Scope of Practice. Responsibilities also include: collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team and delivering Integrated Care, quality outcomes and ensuring appropriate utilization of resources.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Social Work is required
- Three years previous clinical experience in Medical, Psychiatric or Health Care Setting required
Nice To Haves
- NYS LMSW or LCSW is preferred
- Some supervisory experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Provides advanced clinician social work services, care planning, case management, and community resource coordination to patients and their families who utilize inpatient and outpatient medical services.
- Uses motivational interviewing, assessment and clinical interventions aimed at positively affecting the physical, cognitive, and emotional functioning of patients and their families.
- Actively participates in QI initiatives within the hospital ambulatory setting.
- Plays a significant role within our Accountable Care Organizations and assisting members in our accountable care organization where we are responsible for ensuring the highest outcomes, satisfaction and value in the total cost of care as well as our most vulnerable community members in mitigating Social Influencers of Health and making valuable connections to CBO's as well as Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder resources and any other needs within the Social Work Scope of Practice.
- Collaborates with the multi-disciplinary team and delivers Integrated Care, quality outcomes and ensures appropriate utilization of resources.
Benefits
- generous tuition allowance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
