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Per Diem Psychiatric Social Worker - South Orange New Jersey
Company: VNS Health Location: South Orange, New Jersey
Posted On: 05/03/2024
Overview VNS Health Psychiatric Social Workers provide vital client-centered behavioral health care to New Yorkers most in need, across all stages of life and mental well-being. We deliver care wherever our clients are, including outpatient clinics, clients' homes, and the community. Our short- and long-term service models include acute, transitional, and intensive care management programs that impact the most vulnerable populations, from children, to adolescents, to aging adults. As part of our fast-growing Behavioral Health team, you'll have an opportunity to develop and advance your skills, whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional. As a Psychiatric Social Worker, you will develop exceptional diagnostic skills and use behavioral intervention techniques to de-escalate crisis situations. You will provide vital social services and connect clients to resources that help them remain safely in the community. Join us in building on our 130-year history and become a part of the Future of Care that is strengthening communities with high quality, integrated behavioral health programs. Compensation:$33.85 - $42.33 HourlyWhat You Will Do - - Delivers outreach services to mentally ill individuals in the community, providing in-home mental health intervention to those experiencing or at risk of psychosocial difficulties - - -
- Collaborates with another team member to perform psychosocial evaluations and assess mental health service needs of clients and their families through observation and interviewing - - -
- Creates and execute short-term service plans for clients in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team - - -
- Responds promptly to dispatch calls, traveling from the office to the clients' homes within two hours - - -
- Ensures seamless program operations as a vital liaison to community agencies and stepping in for the Program Coordinator as needed - - -
- Ensures uninterrupted comprehensive care from counseling and care management to long-term supplemental treatment referrals and follow-up - - -
- Prepares case histories and prepares and maintains case records, in accordance with the Program record-keeping mechanism - - - -
- Encourages resistant clients to accept mental health services through interventions with clients and/or family members and friends concerned with the client's welfare - - -
- May provide clinical supervision for Mental Health Technician, graduate Social Worker students or junior staff Social Workers - - - - -Qualifications
- Current registration to practice as a Licensed Master Social Worker in New York State Required as determined by operational/regional needs -
- Valid driver's license may be required - -
- Minimum of one year experience as a Social Worker in a health care setting required as determined by operational needs, bilingual skills may be required Must be able to walk up and down steps to access patient residences - -
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