Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.

Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.

Target Resume Now

About the Role

The Psychiatric Social Worker serves as a primary therapist in various inpatient and ambulatory care settings, managing an assigned caseload of patients and providing individual, group, and family therapy, as well as case management services.

Responsibilities

• Provides initial psychosocial history as part of the diagnostic assessment for the patient as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Participates in the formulation of the Clinical Summary and comprehensive treatment plan for the assigned case load of patients.
• Provides individualized treatment services for the case load of patients which may include case management, patient education, individual and group therapy and family support and counseling.
• Provides groups for the patients of the unit as assigned by the treatment team.
• Provides family support and education as allowed by the patient.
• Provides documentation of services to the client in the medical record in a timely fashion.
• Participates in the treatment team discussions to coordinate the treatment needs of the various patients in the unit and to improve the therapeutic services of the unit/program.
• May have unsupervised contact with patients in the course of performing this job.
• Performs other duties as required.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited school, required.
• Minimum of one (1) year clinical experience in outpatient or inpatient social work.
• New York State Social Worker License (LMSW/LCSW) required.
• BCLS Certification required.
• Proficiency with Office PCs, Desktops, and Laptop software.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office software to include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Bilingual preferred but not required.
• Position may require prolonged periods of standing, walking, talking, sitting, hearing, and bending throughout the work day.
• May include some repetitive motions.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions without compromising patient care.

Skills

• Psychosocial history assessment
• Treatment planning
• Case management
• Patient education
• Individual therapy
• Group therapy
• Family support and counseling
• Documentation
• Treatment team collaboration
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Interpersonal skills
• Effective verbal and written communication
• Bilingual (preferred)

Experience Level

• Minimum of one (1) year clinical experience

Education Level

• Master's Degree in Social Work

About the Company

• One Brooklyn Health System (OBHS), and Interfaith Medical Center (IMC) are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment.

Equal Opportunity

• It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, military status, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability or handicap or other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.