Licensed Master Social Worker

Job Description

South Beach Psychiatric Center (SBPC), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited facility, is recruiting a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) to provide case management to individuals with severe mental illness and become a member of SBPC’s Crisis Response Team (CRT). The CRT team responds to urgent mental health crises within the facility with the goal of preventing escalation or restrictive interventions. The shift schedule is 10:00AM – 6:00PM or 11:00AM – 7:00PM, and 1 weekend a month.

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As an LMSW or LCSW at SBPC, - in this role you will:

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• Manage a case load of individuals with complex mental health diagnoses.
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• Conduct immediate assessments, de-escalation techniques, and stabilization strategies to individuals experiencing acute distress.
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• Participate in treatment team meetings to help develop care management plans.
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• Advocate and provide connections to the services needed.
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About SBPC:

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SBPC offers a comprehensive continuum of behavioral health services to adults with serious mental illness and children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances living in Brooklyn and Staten Island. SBPC is a teaching site for psychiatry residents from Richmond University Medical Center and New York University.

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SBPC provides recovery-oriented and patient-centered behavioral health treatment to 3,500 individuals. Their inpatient facility provides care to approximately 335 patients, including units devoted to children and adolescents and medically complex patients. SBPC’s network of community services is comprised of Transitional Living Residences, outpatient clinics in Brooklyn and Staten Island, Children and Youth Day Treatment, MIT and ACT teams and specialized treatment programs serving LGBTQ+ clients and Limited English Proficiency (LEP) patients.

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If you would like to join SBPC and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer the following benefits and opportunities:

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• Competitive salaries
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• NYS medical, dental, and vision insurance
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• NYS retirement programs
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• Flexible work schedules
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• Tuition assistance programs
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• Excellent opportunities for advancement and professional growth
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• Paid time off including vacation, holidays, personal, & sick leave
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Minimum Qualifications:

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License and current registration as a Licensed Master Social Worker in New York State.

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OR

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License and current registration as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York State.

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Additional Comments:

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The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at View phone number on ziprecruiter.com or via email at View email address on ziprecruiter.com.

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In order to be hired and to maintain your employment, candidate’s cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists. If appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists, you may be terminated from your employment.

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If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.

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Background checks are required.

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This position is eligible for a Downstate Adjustment of $4,150.

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