Per Diem Psychiatric Social Worker - Orange New Jersey

Company: VNS Health
Location: 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 - -
                        • Master's degree in social work after successfully completing a prescribed course of study at a graduate school of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and the Education Dept. - - More...

                              

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