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Psychiatric Social Worker, LMSW- Children Mobile Crisis Team
Long Island City, New York
Source: VNS Health careers · View original posting
- Pay
- $33.85 — $42.33 USD per hour
Employer job description
From VNS Health's posting. “We” and “our” refer to the employer.
Overview
VNS Health Psychiatric Social Workers provide vital client-centered behavioral health care to New Yorkers most in need, across all stages of life and mental well-being. We deliver care wherever our clients are, including outpatient clinics, clients’ homes, and the community. Our short- and long-term service models include acute, transitional, and intensive care management programs that impact the most vulnerable populations, from children, to adolescents, to aging adults.
As part of our fast-growing Behavioral Health team, you’ll have an opportunity to develop and advance your skills, whether you’re early in your career or an experienced professional.As a Psychiatric Social Worker, you will develop exceptional diagnostic skills and use behavioral intervention techniques to de-escalate crisis situations. You will provide vital social services and connect clients to resources that help them remain safely in the community.
Join us in building on our 130-year history and become a part of the Future of Care that is strengthening communities with high quality, integrated behavioral health programs.
What You Will Do
- Delivers outreach services to mentally ill individuals in the community, providing in-home mental health intervention to those experiencing or at risk of psychosocial difficulties
- Collaborates with another team member to perform psychosocial evaluations and assess mental health service needs of clients and their families through observation and interviewing
- Creates and execute short-term service plans for clients in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team
- Responds promptly to dispatch calls, traveling from the office to the clients’ homes within two hours
- Ensures seamless program operations as a vital liaison to community agencies and stepping in for the Program Coordinator as needed
- Ensures uninterrupted comprehensive care from counseling and care management to long-term supplemental treatment referrals and follow-up
- Prepares case histories and prepares and maintains case records, in accordance with the Program record-keeping mechanism
- Encourages resistant clients to accept mental health services through interventions with clients and/or family members and friends concerned with the client's welfare
- May provide clinical supervision for Mental Health Technician, graduate Social Worker students or junior staff Social Workers
About the Program
Children’s Mobile Crisis
The Children’s Mobile Crisis program delivers immediate behavioral health crisis response services for children and adolescents in need of psychiatric assessment, stabilization, and de-escalation.
Why Join This Program:
Provide life-changing support to children and families during moments of crisis and vulnerability.
Qualifications
- Licenses and Certifications: Current registration to practice as a Licensed Master Social Worker in New York State requiredAs determined by operational/regional needs, valid drivers license may be required
- Education: Master's Degree In Social Work after successfully completing a prescribed course of study at a graduate school of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and the Education Dept. and who is certified or licensed by the Education Dept to practice Social Work in New York State required
- Work Experience: Minimum of one year experience as a Social Worker in a health care setting requiredAs determined by operational needs, bilingual skills may be required
Pay Range
USD $33.85 - USD $42.33 /Hr.
About Us
VNS Health has been committed to meeting the needs of New Yorkers for over 130 years. We’re one of the largest nonprofit home- and community-based health care organizations in the country, and today, more than 11,500 team members work together to make a difference in the lives of more than 99,000 patients and members on any given day.
Responsibilities
What You Will Do
- Delivers outreach services to mentally ill individuals in the community, providing in-home mental health intervention to those experiencing or at risk of psychosocial difficulties
- Collaborates with another team member to perform psychosocial evaluations and assess mental health service needs of clients and their families through observation and interviewing
- Creates and execute short-term service plans for clients in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team
- Responds promptly to dispatch calls, traveling from the office to the clients’ homes within two hours
- Ensures seamless program operations as a vital liaison to community agencies and stepping in for the Program Coordinator as needed
- Ensures uninterrupted comprehensive care from counseling and care management to long-term supplemental treatment referrals and follow-up
- Prepares case histories and prepares and maintains case records, in accordance with the Program record-keeping mechanism
- Encourages resistant clients to accept mental health services through interventions with clients and/or family members and friends concerned with the client's welfare
- May provide clinical supervision for Mental Health Technician, graduate Social Worker students or junior staff Social Workers
About the Program
Children’s Mobile Crisis
The Children’s Mobile Crisis program delivers immediate behavioral health crisis response services for children and adolescents in need of psychiatric assessment, stabilization, and de-escalation.
Why Join This Program:
Provide life-changing support to children and families during moments of crisis and vulnerability.
Qualifications
- Licenses and Certifications: Current registration to practice as a Licensed Master Social Worker in New York State requiredAs determined by operational/regional needs, valid drivers license may be required
- Education: Master's Degree In Social Work after successfully completing a prescribed course of study at a graduate school of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and the Education Dept. and who is certified or licensed by the Education Dept to practice Social Work in New York State required
- Work Experience: Minimum of one year experience as a Social Worker in a health care setting requiredAs determined by operational needs, bilingual skills may be required
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