Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center is attuned to the healthcare issues that matter to the people of North Brooklyn. Woodhull focuses on preventing disease and promoting healthy lifestyles by reaching out to the community at various locations. At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons. Job Description SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSBILITIES Outpatient Clinic, facilitates group therapy, conducting initial psychiatric assessments to determine care needs, documenting biopsychosocial assessments, formulation and disposition, developing comprehensive treatment plans, writing discharge summaries and other related paperwork. This also includes mandated reporting.
- Provides clinical supervision of the assigned social work II staff of the mental health continuum.
- Ensures adequate coverage and continuity of patient care at all times.
- Participates in the formulation of standards, polices, and procedures for orientation, supervision and in-service training of social work staff.
- Provides orientation to new staff and updates incumbent staff of changes in policy, procedure, or standards.
- Knowledgeable of departmental, facility, network, city, state, federal and JCAHO standards and regulations.
- Monitors staff activities to ensure compliance with all the above.
- Provides information about and acts as linkage to available community resources.
- Ensure staff documents all interventions and continuing care plans in the patient's medical record in accordance with departmental and hospital policies.
- Completes performance evaluations for assigned staff.
- Maintains and completes statistics and reports.
- Maintains a caseload as required
- Conducts and/or attends individual, unit, departmental and intra/inter hospital meetings as mandated by the department's administrator.
- Participates in the department's cross-training program.
- In collaboration with select schools, the Social Worker III will provide timely mental health clinic appointments, urgent care, and tele-video visits to the students while in school or at home.
- The Social Worker III will participate in clinical supervision with Social Worker Level IV/Associate Director
Minimum Qualifications For Assignment to Level III 1. Valid license as an LCSW issued by the NYSED. o NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
- Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
- Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
- Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
- College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
- Multiple employee discounts programs