Social Worker (Therapist) - Bronx

Position Summary:

Callen-Lorde is looking for a dedicated Social Worker to provide individual, family/couple, and group psychotherapy sessions, supportive counseling, crisis intervention, care coordination, and referral services for our Article 31 clinic long-term therapy. The position will work in collaboration with Callen-Lorde medical staff and consulting psychiatrists, as a member of our multi-disciplinary team. The overall goal of the position is to ensure that patients’ psychosocial needs are addressed and met. The Social Worker may be required to provide therapy on a walk-in basis in our Article 31 clinic, rather than having a set patient schedule and/or providing short/long-term therapy depending on the needs of the clinic.

Some Key Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive behavioral health services within LMSW scope of practice to CLCHC patients, documenting care promptly and following charting protocols. This is to include:

  • Assessments in the Article 28 facility and making and facilitating appropriate referrals based on results of assessment.

  • Crisis intervention services when needed and/or requested by other CLCHC providers.

  • Individual, family/couples, group psychotherapy, assessment services, and supportive counseling congruent with the New York State Article 31 Office of Mental Health regulations and/or the New York State Article 28 Department of Health regulations, depending on site.

  • Assistance obtaining entitlement and other case management related tasks in conjunction with care coordination/case management.

• Work in collaboration with CLCHC’s behavioral health management, psychiatry providers, primary care providers, dental providers and care coordinators as appropriate.

• Maintain current productivity standards as assigned through appropriate patient scheduling, facilitation of intake appointments and monitoring of no-show rates.

• Assist or represent the Clinical Manager of Behavioral Health as assigned in other administrative tasks (e.g. liaison to health education, development of care plans for hospitalized patients, etc.).

• Along with colleagues, assist in program development and quality improvement through on-going problem/needs identification and problem solving.

• Represent CLCHC at and/or attend professional conferences, in services trainings and meetings at the request or with the approval of manager.

• Obtain and maintain appropriate licensure.

• Write letters for patients seeking gender-affirming surgery as appropriate.

• Complete all mandatory trainings on an annual basis, including but not limited to confidentiality, Fire Safety Incident Reporting, Child Abuse and Maltreatment, Domestic Violence and Infection Control.

• Perform other duties as assigned to maintain a high level of patient-centered care.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Social Work and NYS licensure LMSW or LCSW required
• At least 2+ years of post-internship clinical (therapy) experience work, with both adult individuals and groups highly preferred
• Experience working in New York StateArticle 31outpatient practice setting (OMH) preferred
• Knowledge of LGBT- and HIV-related health/mental health issues and concerns
• Computer literacy is required.
• The ability to maintain ongoing documentation in an electronic charting system
• Experience in managing a therapeutic caseload
• Experience working different settings (PHP, IOP, ACT)
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred
• Commitment to the mission of Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
• Ability to work with diverse populations, and ability to handle multiple, simultaneous tasks.
• Ability to work independently but yet be team focused
• Ability to remain calm, focused, and helpful under stress
• Excellent attention to detail