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Job Location (Full Address):

601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

500136 Psychiatry SMH Social Work

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URCE 211

Compensation Range:

$63,003.00 - $80,600.00

Responsibilities:

The social worker clinician (therapist/family specialist) assigned to the Strong Ties Assertive Community team (ACT) is responsible for providing psychosocial assessment and social work treatment to individuals ages 18 and older who are severely and persistently mentally ill. This is provided through the social worker’s participation on an ACT outreach team designed to provide comprehensive community based psychiatric care. The social worker functions a general therapist for assigned patients and provides direct clinical service including individual and family therapy, group therapy, crisis intervention, and community outreach.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides direct clinical services to assigned patients, which may involve individual, family, and/or group therapy, crisis intervention, and diagnostic evaluations.
• Participates as a member of an interdisciplinary team involving consultation, treatment planning, and periodic care review.
• Collaborates with family, social supports, community agencies (past and present) to ensure appropriate and effective care.  Coordinates referrals and facilitates linkage to other appropriate agencies/supports.
• Documents interventions, both direct and indirect, in the patient’s medical record in compliance with the Division, Department, and Hospital policy.
• Assists clients in maintaining themselves in the community, including setting up financial budgets, applying for entitlements, learning skills of daily living, and other case management tasks as indicated.
• Transports clients as needed to appointments and to meet treatment plan goals. 
• Attends Social Work Division, Social Work in Psychiatry and Program staff meetings. Participates in activities of the Social Work and Psychiatry Division Psychiatry Division including, but not limited to, ensuring policies and procedures are implemented regarding professional practice, discharge planning and patient care, timely completion of time reporting and other Hospital or Division forms; Hospital and Division mandatory in-service training programs and UHS reviews. Participates in routine committee process of the Social Work Division and facilitates Division and Hospital quality assurance and staff development activities. Subscribes to the departmental goal of creating a culturally competent environment by treating patient, families, trainees, and co-workers in a sensitive manner with appropriate attention to cultural differences. Participates in available cultural competency events and training appropriate to job duties.
• Subscribes to the Department’s goal of creating a culturally competent environment by treating patients/families, trainees, research subjects and co-workers in a sensitive and caring manner with appropriate attention to cultural differences.  Participates in available cultural competence events and trainings.
• Participates in a client on-call phone rotation with other ACT team members approximately every 3-10 weeks, as needed and according to staffing.
• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Masters Degree in Social Work from an accredited program (CSWE)
• Prior experience working with the SPMI (severe and persistently mentally ill) patient population required, preferably in a community-based setting.   
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (preferred)

• Knowledge of mental illness
• Ability to engage in person centered treatment
• Knowledge/skills in various therapeutic interventions including CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing
• Knowledge of risk evaluation and mitigation

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Master's degree from an accredited school of social work.  Licensure as a social worker, as defined by the State Board for Social Work, State Education Department, Division of Professional Licensing Services is required.  If licensure has not been obtained upon employment, the individual has 18 months within which to obtain it, unless duties will be performed under OMH then minimum of a limited permit (not to exceed 1 year) or NYS Licensure will be required upon employment start.

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