Social Worker - Hudson Valley Medical Group- Behavioral Health

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

5d•$41 - $50•Onsite

About The Position

NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Medical Group is seeking a Social Worker for their Hudson Valley Medical Group to provide behavioral health services within primary care sites as part of a collaborative care model. The role involves completing psychosocial assessments, providing evidence-based interventions, tracking patient data, participating in team huddles, and coordinating care across various settings. The Social Worker will also develop a working knowledge of community resources, manage patient behavioral health care, document patient interactions, facilitate support groups, provide patient education, attend team meetings, and assist with managing urgent patient situations and chronic health conditions. The position emphasizes providing safe, ethical, patient- and family-centered, culturally congruent, and evidence-based care. When qualified, the role includes supervising graduate social work student interns. This is a Full-time position, Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, requiring on-site presence within a commutable distance to NYP.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW)
New York State License as a Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW)
If a new graduate Social Worker, Limited Permit (must supply exam date prior to start of employment)
If a new graduate Social Worker, must have Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) by the State of New York within 1 year of hire
All roles require on-site presence (variable by role). Therefore, all employees should live within a commutable distance to NYP.

Nice To Haves

At least three years of social work experience
New York State license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
SIFI certification preferred
Experience working with individuals and families affected by mental illness.
Experience providing evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches.
Bilingual: English and Spanish speaking preferred

Responsibilities

Completes psychosocial assessments, appropriate behavioral health and disease-specific screeners, as well as other clinical duties within the organization's service standards and in an independent manner with appropriate use of supervision
Provides evidence-based behavioral health interventions and psychoeducation.
Assesses and systematically collects and tracks data in a patient registry related to patient behavioral health status and works with the care team to develop the plan of care.
Participates in-person or virtual huddles when shared patients are discussed.
Utilizes data, including registries, to continuously meet care coordination needs across settings in conjunction with the patient, family and/or other care providers.
Develops and maintains a working knowledge of community resources and managed care review processes.
Assumes responsibility and accountability for effectively managing behavioral health care of individual patients.
Documents history, assessments and interventions to reflect comprehensive and integrated approach to patient care. Ensures complete, accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record.
Facilitates support groups with the goal to ensure patients receive adequate psychoeducation on their illness, as well as effective strategies for coping
Identifies learning needs of the patient and families, provides patient education; educates by adapting to patient and family learning style utilizing the teach-back method.
Attends team meetings and case conferences to present and discuss patient disposition and outcomes data.
Assists with the coordination of care across the continuum (e.g. inpatient, outpatient, home, skilled nursing facility, schools) serving as a key person to connect patients with resources in the community ensuring patients receive appropriate services via referrals and linkage
Assists with management of urgent and emergent patient care situations.
Assists with the management of patients with multiple chronic health conditions, acute episodes of care, behavioral health challenges while promoting and supporting prevention and wellness.
Provides care that is safe, ethical, patient- and family-centered, culturally congruent and evidence-based.
Performs other related duties as assigned and as appropriate to scope, education, and/or training.
When qualified, provides supervision to graduate social work student interns (SIFI eligible)