Supervisor, Social Worker

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Job Location (Full Address):

2613 W Henrietta Rd, Brighton, New York, United States of America, 14623

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

500136 Psychiatry SMH Social Work

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URCB 213

Compensation Range:

$69,326.00 - $93,600.00

Responsibilities:

The Supervising Social Worker is responsible for providing clinical services for patients including the provision of individual, family, and group therapies in addition to crisis intervention and community outreach. This is provided through the participation of interdisciplinary teams designed to provide comprehensive community based psychiatric care. The Supervising Social Worker is responsible for the clinical and administrative supervision of assigned social workers, LMHC’s, LMFT’s, and LCAT’s delivering psychiatric care in a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic.

In addition, the Supervising Social Worker supports the management of clinical access at Strong Ties Clinic. As liaison to the Department of Psychiatry CAT (Clinical Access Team), the Supervising Social Worker ensures timely access to care for individuals with severe mental illness.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• As a member of an interdisciplinary team, provides direct clinical services to assigned patients, which may involve individual, family, and/or group therapy, crisis intervention, and diagnostic evaluations.  Engaged in consultation, treatment planning, and periodic care review as well as collaborates with family, social supports, community agencies (past and present) to ensure appropriate and effective care.  Coordinates referrals and facilitates linkage to other appropriate agencies/supports.
• Provides administrative and clinical supervision to therapists                      consistent with the Clinic and Department standards.
• Collaboratively works with the Clinical Access Team to ensure timely access to care for patients.  Additionally, maintains real time handle on clinic schedules and flow of patients through the system.
• In partnership with the Social Work Manager and other supervisory staff, facilitates interdisciplinary treatment team meetings as well as other general staff/therapist meetings
• Assists in recruitment and evaluation of performance of therapists including
• interviewing, quarterly audits of the electronic medical record, and yearly
• performance evaluations
• Documents interventions, both direct and indirect, in the patient’s medical record in compliance with the Division, Department, and Hospital policy.
• Attends Division, Department, and Clinic level staff meetings. Ensures that Division, Department, and Clinic policies and procedures are implemented with regard to professional practice and patient care.  Ensures timely completion of statistical reports/forms, time sheets, and other Hospital or Division mandatory in-service trainings and Health Assessments.  Subscribes to maintaining a culturally competent environment by treating patient, families, trainees, and co-workers in a sensitive manner with appropriate attention to cultural differences. Participates in available cultural competency events and training appropriate to job duties.
• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Master's degree from an accredited school of Social Work and 2 years of professional social work practice required
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5 years of post-graduate clinical experience working with individuals with chronic mental illness and/or community mental health preferred

• 1-2 years’ experience in clinical and/or administrative supervision preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Skills in agency-based policy/procedure development preferred
• Skills in effective employee engagement and leadership preferred
• Knowledge of mental illness preferred
• Ability to engage in person-centered treatment preferred
• Knowledge/skills in various therapeutic interventions including CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing preferred
• Knowledge of risk evaluation and mitigation preferred

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• LMSW - Licensed Medical Social Worker - State Licensure as defined by the State Board for Social Work, State Education department, Division of Professional Licensing Services upon hire required

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