Maimonides Medical Center

Social Worker MSW

Maimonides Medical Center$90K — $124K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's in Social Work from an accredited program
  • Current NYS licensure as a LMSW/LCSW
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in outpatient psychiatric care for children/adolescents
  • Strong interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
  • Fluency in English and either Spanish or Chinese is required

Responsibilities

  • Conduct intake assessments for new clinic patients
  • Deliver individual and group therapy as well as crisis intervention
  • Present clinical topics to trainees and other clinicians
  • Contribute to interdisciplinary diagnostic and treatment planning conferences
  • Adhere to departmental policies and quality assurance standards
  • Maintain safety and infection control protocols

Benefits

  • Robust support from a large healthcare system
  • Opportunity to work within an esteemed Child and Adolescent Psychiatry department
  • Access to ongoing training and professional development through a teaching hospital
  • Collaborative work environment with interdisciplinary teams
  • Rotating weekend schedule allows for diverse work experience
Full Job Description
Overview

We're currently seeking a full-time Social Worker MSW to provide services to in our Adult Psychiatry department.

Responsibilities

  • Perform intake assessments for patients new to the clinic.
  • Provide direct treatment services to patients within the clinic utilizing appropriate modalities including individual therapy, group therapy, and crisis intervention.
  • Provide presentations on pertinent clinical topics to trainees and fellow clinicians.
  • Participate in interdisciplinary diagnostic and treatment planning conferences, including case presentations, and make recommendations regarding the needs of the patient from a social work perspective.
  • Maintain established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
  • Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM (35 hours per week)

Qualifications

  • Masters in Social Work from an accredited school of social work.
  • Current NYS licensure as a LMSW/LCSW.
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in the mental health field required.
  • Experience, interest, and comfort working with the Severely Mentally Ill (SMI) patient population and group therapy. Experience in trauma-informed care is a plus.
  • Good interpersonal verbal/written communication skills.
  • Bilingual is a plus, particularly in Spanish.


Pay Range

USD $43.61 - USD $60.00 /Hr.

About Maimonides Medical Center

Maimonides Medical Center is a non-profit, non-sectarian hospital located in Borough Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, in the U.S. state of New York. Maimonides is both a treatment facility and academic medical center with 711 beds, and more than 70 primary care and sub-specialty programs. As of August 1, 2016, Maimonides Medical Center was an adult and pediatric trauma center, and Brooklyn's only pediatric trauma center.
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1911

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