A medical services organization in Rockland County is currently seeking a licensed professional to join their staff as their new Social Worker. In this role, the Social Worker will be responsible for providing individual case management and group counseling to adults with substance use diagnoses (and their families).

About the Opportunity:

• Specialty: Psych
• Schedule: 40 hours a week
• Patient Population: Substance Abuse

Responsibilities:
The Social Worker will:

• Provide caseload with weekly individual case management and counseling sessions consistent with the individualized treatment plan
• Continuously assess appropriateness of current level of treatment
• Coordinate treatment and discharge planning services and with medical, mental health, and other service providers
• Arrange and participate in multidisciplinary interventions for clients and assess progress towards goals
• Provide skills-based workshops, psychoeducational and evidence-based group counseling to clients in the residential program
• Complete detailed progress notes, intake notes, psychosocial assessments, discharge plans, treatment / recovery care plans, etc.
• Maintain accurate and organized clinical charts to ensure compliance with OASAS and Managed Care standards
• Contact family contacts and referents upon admission and to coordinate care in treatment
• Complete incident reports based on established agency-wide protocol, as directed
• Assist in the preparation of weekly case conference and case reviews
• Monitors client’s random toxicology testing
• Perform other duties, as needed

Qualifications:

• ????Medical degree
• Working towards Board Certification in Addiction Medicine
• LMSW, LMHC, LCSW, AMFT, LMFT, LP-MHC, or other related provisional or full QHP
• Solid assessment and documentation skills
• Great interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly organized

• Psych and/or Addiction / Substance Abuse background