About the Role
Essen Health Care is seeking a Licensed Master Social Worker to perform daily social work operations within their multispecialty medical group. This role is crucial in providing high-quality, compassionate care to underserved populations in New York.
Responsibilities
- Perform daily social work operations.
- Assess patients referred by Primary Care Provider (PCP) using evidenced based assessment tools.
- Treat behavioral health conditions using evidenced based approaches (CBT, Motivational Interviewing, crisis intervention, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, and behavioral activation).
- Make treatment recommendations during collaborative care team meetings.
- Monitor treatment through care planning and coordination of care with clinical team and health homes.
- Provide crisis intervention services and risk assessment of patients as needed.
- Engage clients with limited utilization of behavioral health service through outreach efforts.
- Document services in a timely fashion.
- Engage in weekly clinical supervision.
- Engage in team meetings and case conferences as needed.
Requirements
- LMSW Licensure
- Master of Social Work Degree from accredited institution
- Ability to utilize behavioral health screening tools and perform biopsychosocial assessments
- Utilize DSM-V diagnostic criteria to diagnoses and treat behavioral health conditions
- Assess for risk and collaborate with psychiatric and clinical team around risk management
- Ability to utilize electronic health records for documentation of clinical services and review of relevant health data.
- Communicate clinical information in a succinct and comprehensive way to integrated care teams, inclusive of PCP, NP/MD, and Health Home Care Management staff.
- Bilingual Spanish strongly preferred
Skills
- CBT
- Motivational Interviewing
- Crisis intervention
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Behavioral activation
- Biopsychosocial assessments
- DSM-V diagnostic criteria
- Risk assessment
- Electronic health records utilization
- Clinical documentation
- Communication with integrated care teams
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Not specified
Education Level
- Master of Social Work Degree
About the Company
- Essen Health Care is the largest privately held, multispecialty medical group in New York.
- Founded in 1999, we’ve grown from a single primary care office into a network of 50+ locations offering urgent care, primary care and specialty services, from women’s health to endocrinology and psychiatry.
- We also provide nursing home support, care management, and in-home care through our Essen House Calls program.
- Guided by a Population Health model, our team of 500+ providers deliver care in-person, at home, or via telehealth, ensuring patients get the support they need when and where they need it.
- We’re looking for talented, motivated individuals to join our growing team.
- Whether you’re a medical provider, administrator, or operations professional, there’s a career here for you.
- Join us in making a real difference in the health of our community.
Equal Opportunity
- Essen Health care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we seek candidates who desire to work in and serve an ethnically diverse population.
