Psychiatric Social Worker - VNS Health : Job Details

OverviewLicensed Behavioral Health Clinicians provide supportive counseling, advocacy, education, and care management to help patients and their families navigate mental illness, access community resources, and manage symptoms to help them remain safely in the community This is a senior, master's level, licensed social services role that provides direct care as part of a team. 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.VNS Health Behavioral Health team members 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.

What We Provide

• Attractive sign-on bonus and referral bonus opportunities

• Generous paid time off (PTO), starting at30 daysof paid time offand 9 companyholidays

• Health insurance plan for you and your loved ones, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability

• Employer-matched retirement savingfunds

• Personal and financial wellness programs 

• Pre-tax flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care  

• Generous tuition reimbursement for qualifying degrees

• Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement 

• Internal mobility, CEU credits, and advancement opportunities  

• Interdisciplinary network of colleagues through the VNS Health Social Services Community of Professionals

What You Will Do

• Utilizes approved assessments toidentifyclients/membersneeds and family needs; develops initial and ongoing clinical plan of care. Updates plan at specified intervals, and as needed based on changes in client/member condition orcircumstances

• Performs andmaintainseffective care management for assigned caseload of clients/members. Leads the care coordination for complex psychiatric clinical cases. Tracks andmonitorsprogress;maintainsdetailed,accurateandtimelyprogress notes and other documentation

• Provides supportive counseling and/or supportive therapy as well as ongoing mental healthservices

• Collaborates and refers toappropriate agenciesasrequired. Addresses any client/member concerns to ensure satisfaction with overall services provided and uses motivational interviewing techniques to foster behavioralchanges

• Develops inventory of resources that meet the clients/members needs asidentifiedin theassessment

• Provides linkage, coordination with, referral to and follow-up withappropriate serviceproviders and managedcare plans. Facilitates periodic case record reviews and case conferences with all providers serving theclients/members

• Provides information andassistancethrough advocacy and education to clients/members and family onavailability and eligibility of entitlements and community services. Arranges transportation andaccompaniesclients/members to appointments asnecessary

• Assistsclients/members and/or families in the development of a sustainable network of community-basedsupports,utilizingidentified strengths and tools designed to prevent future participant crises and/or reducethe negative impact if a crisis doesoccur

• Participates ininitialand ongoing trainings as necessary tomaintainand enhance clinical and professionalskills

• Maintains updated case records in program EMR. Maintains case recordsin accordance withprogrampolicies/procedures, VNS Health standards and regulatoryrequirements

• Participates and consults with team supervisor in case conferences, staff meetings,utilizationreview anddischarge planning meetings todetermineif client/memberrequiresan alternate level of care or isappropriate fordischarge

• Participates in 24/7 on-call coverage schedule and performs on-call duties, asrequired

• Acts as liaison with other communityagencies

• Provides short term counseling (coping skills, trauma informed, decision making) and Risk HealthAssessment/Safety Planning

• Collects and reports data, asrequiredwhile adhering to productivitystandards

• Leads andparticipatesin“Network Meetings” with client, client/ member's personal support network andother team members using the Open Dialogue Model

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, FamilyTherapyor related degree

• Minimum of two years of mental health work experience providing direct services to clients/members with Serious Mental Illness (SMI), developmental disabilities, substance use disorders and/or chronic medical conditionsrequired

• Effective oral/written/interpersonal communication skillsrequired

• Bilingual skills may berequiredasdeterminedby operationalneeds

• License and current registration to practice as a Mental Health Counselor,Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Worker, Clinical SocialWorkeror related license in New York State

• Valid NYS ID or NYS driver's license may berequiredasdeterminedby operationalneeds.

Pay RangeUSD $63,800.00 - USD $79,800.00 /Yr.About UsVNS Healthis one of the nation's largest nonprofit home and community-based health care organizations. Innovating in health care for more than 130 years, our commitment to health and well-being is what drives us — we help people live, age and heal where they feel most comfortable, in their own homes, connected to their family and community. On any given day, more than 10,000 VNS Health team members deliver compassionate care, unparalleled expertise and 24/7 solutions and resources to the more than 43,000 “neighbors” who look to us for care. Powered and informed by data analytics that are unmatched in the home and community-health industry, VNS Health offers a full range of health care services, solutions and health plans designed to simplify the health care experience and meet the diverse and complex needs of the communities and people we serve in New York and beyond.