Master of Social Work (L/C/R) (Article 16)

Brief Description

Position Overview:

Engage with clients across the lifespan through strengths-based practice.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide habilitative individual and family/psychotherapy and psycho educational skill building; micro and macro levels of advocacy;
• Facilitate resource mapping;
• Utilize DSM-V and ICD-10 codes for diagnostic and billing purposes
• Participation in multi-disciplinary teams of care;
• Connect with individuals who have so much to teach you about your practice.
• Commit to professional growth through group and/or individual supervision
• Attend trainings to stay abreast of best practice in clinic and population support
• Embrace Mandated Reporter and Duty to Warn Status
• Participate in evaluation and visioning processes to grow the department and agency.
• Contemporaneously document services, complete assessments and reports in a timely manner.
• Willingness to familiarize self, operate within, and adhere to NYS DOH, NYS ED, and NYS OPWDD regulations
• Professionally represent client and/or HCA while interfacing with community agencies, coalitions, etc.
• Maintain NYS Licensure
• Maintain professional boundaries and design self-care plan
• Ability to manage daily scheduling and goal-oriented planning.
• Confidence in administering Mental Health First Aid, Suicide Risk Assessments, Contracting for Safety.
• Prioritize and foster agency and autonomy of client
• Operate from a strengths-based perspective enacted through person-centered visioning.
• Embrace technology: proficiency in Electronic Medical Records, Microsoft suite, Outlook, telehealth platforms
• Attend mandatory trainings.
• Ability to be flexible with daily schedule based on the needs and requests of the consumer.
• Maintain working knowledge of OPWDD requirements.
• Other duties or programs such as group facilitation as assigned.
  
  

There is a sign on Bonus up to $3,000 for this position.

HCA: not just a job opportunity but an opportunity to make a difference.

Requirements

Education and Experience Requirements:

• MSW from a nationally accredited institution
• NYS LMSW, LCSW, or L-CSW-R, or NYS Limited Permit and pass the exam within 6 months of hire.
  
  

Qualifications And Knowledge

• Excellent verbal, written and active listening skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to utilize clinical skills to resolve crisis/emergent scenarios.
• Knowledge of social work practices and social work ethics.
• Knowledge of the NYS Office of People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD).
• Knowledge of diagnostic and treatment services including occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, and special education.
• Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests.
• Have access to reliable transportation and possess a valid NYS Driver’s license.
• Proficient with Microsoft programs and electronic health records.
  
  

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:

• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• Fingering is required regularly for typing and the use of hands in a repetitive motion.
• Regularly required to talk and hear with the ability to exchange and receive detailed information
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data, viewing computer screens.
• Working conditions of this position do not substantially expose workers to adverse environmental conditions and are typical of an indoor work environment.
  
  

Summary

HCA is proud to offer a competitive suite of benefits including but not limited to:

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Generous paid time off including vacation, holiday, personal, and sick time
• Retirement plan with company matching
• Telehealth/concierge medicine
• FSA
• HSA
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Critical illness/specified disease insurance
• Accident insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development assistance
• Travel reimbursement
  
  

Please note: failure to provide responses to prescreening questions or fully complete an application may result in rejected submissions.

HCA is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of HCA to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship, age, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity or expression, disability, military or veteran status, sexual or reproductive health decisions, traits historically associated with race, height, weight and/or any other status or characteristic protected by law.