Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Location: Brooklyn New York
Description: Community Health Care Association of New York State is at present looking to employ Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) right now, this position will be placed in New York. More complete informations about this position opportunity please read the description below. Interviews/assesses patients and their family members to determine their specific service needs.
Assists patients and their families in the process of obtaining maximum benefits available for medical and/or financial entitlement.
Follows up on internal/external service referrals that include other social service agencies servicing the patient.
Serves as a liaison between intra-departments, that include nursing, medical records, patient relations and the patients/family and other service entities among the continuum of care.
Assesses and refers patients for appropriate psychiatric and/or mental health services.
Provides crisis intervention to patients with an emergency such as referral to food pantries, emergency housing assistance, drug treatment, shelters and domestic violence services.
Provides counseling to help patients adjust to new physical/mental diagnoses. Counseling sessions should focus on helping patient to comply with establish treatment plans and offer a level of professional and moral support during the adjustment period and service coordination.
Requirements: Masters Degree in Social Work. New York State Licensure. Min. 2 years exp. in a medical/health environment. Bilingual Spanish/English helpful.
Special Instructions:
Forward resumes to gkellogg@bsfhc.org . No phone calls please. No agencies. Only applicants of interest will be contacted.
Compensation Type: Salary
Travel Desired: No Travel
Job Type: Social Worker_Counselor
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Community Health Care Association of New York State.
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This position starts available on: Fri, 06 Jul 2012 23:43:34 GMT