Social Worker - Outpatient LMSW

Trinity Health•Troy, NY

4d•$30 - $43•Onsite

About The Position

Social Worker – Troy, NY. If you are looking for a position as a Social Worker in the Troy area, full-time, this could be your opportunity. Here at St. Peter's Health Partner's, we care for more people in more places. Position Highlights: Recognized leader: Magnet Hospital in the Capital Region. Quality of Life: Where career opportunities and quality of life converge. Advancement: Strong orientation program, generous tuition allowance and career development. Work/Life: Monday – Friday. What will you do: Social Worker - Full Time Ambulatory Care SPHP has a rewarding full time opportunity for a licensed social worker to join our teams in the Capital Region. 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 Accountable Care Organizations assisting members to ensure highest outcomes, satisfaction and value in the total cost of care.
Mitigates Social Influencers of Health for vulnerable community members.
Makes 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.
Ensures quality outcomes and appropriate utilization of resources.