Social Worker - Primary Care (Adolescent Health)

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Social Work Services at the Mount Sinai Hospital is a large department with over 450 licensed social workers across more than 65 program/service areas. The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (MSAHC) provides comprehensive, integrated, and confidential services to young people at no cost, aiming to break down barriers to healthcare and wellness. The A28 Social Worker will provide social work services to at-risk adolescents and their families in an integrated medical and mental health primary care setting at MSAHC. This role involves short-term individual, family, and group psychotherapy, case management, crisis intervention, and health education. The social worker will consult with medical providers, conduct clinical assessments, and participate in developing innovative models to engage and retain adolescents with psychosocial needs, particularly those with a history of trauma.

Requirements

Licensed social worker
Experience providing social work services in a primary care setting
Experience working with adolescents and their families
Experience in individual, family, and group psychotherapy
Experience in case management
Experience in crisis intervention
Experience in health education
Ability to consult with medical providers
Ability to conduct clinical assessments
Experience working with individuals with a history of trauma (e.g. sexual abuse, domestic violence, community violence, physical abuse)

Nice To Haves

LCSW licensure pathway available
Experience in an integrated medical and mental health setting

Responsibilities

Provide social work services to at-risk adolescents and their families in an integrated medical and mental health primary care setting.
Provide short-term individual, family, and group psychotherapy.
Provide intense case management.
Provide crisis intervention.
Provide health education as part of an interdisciplinary medical and mental health service model.
Consult with medical providers working with high-risk patients with medical and mental health needs.
Conduct clinical assessments on patients referred by medical providers.
Participate in developing an innovative model to engage and retain adolescents who have a variety of psychosocial needs, particularly focusing on individuals with a history of trauma (e.g. sexual abuse, domestic violence, community violence, physical abuse).