LCSW – License Certified Social Worker
Essen Health Care is an integrated healthcare delivery organization that provides high quality, compassionate, and accessible medical care to many of the most under-served residents of New York State. Guided by a population health model of care delivery, Essen’s patient-centric approach is focused on meeting patient needs in all care settings. Founded in 1999, Essen clinicians provide care in all five boroughs of New York City. With 150 primary and specialty care physicians and almost 100 advanced clinicians, Essen Health Care is one of the largest, most comprehensive private medical groups in New York City, and is recognized for excellence in patient satisfaction and clinical care. With five clinical divisions, patient care is provided in medical offices, 16 urgent care centers, hospitals, and nursing homes, as well as directly to patients in their homes. The Care Management division cares for the community by addressing social determinants of health through RNs, care managers and care coordinators. Essen clinicians provide quality care for nearly 30,000 patient lives across our five clinical divisions. Essen was one of the initial practices to have achieved ‘Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home’ designation in New York by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. In 2018, Essen Health Care was nominated for the Heritage Innovation Award. Essen continues to expand and grow in the five boroughs while extending its breadth of services and continuing to provide the communities with leading edge care.
Essen is currently seeking a Full-time Licensed Clinical Social Worker for our Office Division. The selected candidate will be responsible to perform daily social work operations, including but not limited to:
- Assessment of patients referred by Primary Care Provider (PCP) using evidenced based assessment tools.
- Treatment of 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.
- Provide clinical supervision and/or consultation in the absence of the Clinical Manager.
- Engage in semi-monthly clinical supervision with the Clinical Manager.
- Engage in team meetings and case conferences as needed.
- Provide Field Instruction to MSW students, when appropriate.
The successful candidate will have the following Qualifications:
- LCSW Licensure
- Master of Social Work Degree from an 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.
- SIFI Credential preferred.
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred
ESSEN HEALTH CARE IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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.