Licensed Master Social Worker

Licensed Master Social Worker

JOB-10046992

Anticipated Start Date

July 20, 2026

Location

New York, NY

Type of Employment

Contract Hire

Employer Info

Our client provides top-ranked care, dozens of inpatient and outpatient specialties, and mental health services with a team of highly trained and caring medical professionals who are compassionate, culturally competent and patient centered. Their vision is to be a fully integrated health system that enables New Yorkers to live their healthiest lives. Many of their roles are temp-to-hire, giving our client and our candidates the opportunity to ensure they are the right fit for a full-time position, as this comes with career advancement opportunities and excellent benefits. In fact, over 30% of our candidates have converted to full time positions at our client.

Job Summary

We are looking for individuals to join our client’s team as Licensed Medical Social Worker. This outpatient program provides comprehensive screening and treatment services for adult survivors of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks who are experiencing medical and/or mental health conditions related to their exposure.

The selected candidate will become part of a multidisciplinary mental health team, working alongside social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, pulmonologists, gastroenterologists, and other healthcare professionals. In this role, you will provide psychosocial assessments, care coordination, and evidence-based support to help patients receive appropriate screening, treatment, and ongoing care for 9/11-related mental health conditions.

Job Description

• Conducting mental health screening assessment interviews utilizing symptom measures, documenting the assessments in Epic and using database, and presenting at weekly team meetings
• Providing psychosocial assessments
• Providing benefits counseling.
• Development of appropriate disposition planning for each patient. Identifying and providing patients with appropriate mental health/social service referrals as needed.
• Participating as part of a multidisciplinary team including both mental health and medical providers toward coordination of care.
• Working closely with related social and community agencies.
• Providing professional and appropriate interventions in crisis or emergency situations.
• Completing appropriate documentation in the electronic medical record.
• Workload: Approximately 25–30 patient assessments per week, including initial (new) assessments, follow-up (monitoring) assessments, mental health/social service referrals, and external provider referrals (up to 10 referrals per week).

Skills Required

• One (1) year of LMSW experience
• Experience working in a mental health clinic or hospital setting.
• Strong preference for experience working with ptsd/trauma-informed
• Dedicated to working with a population coping with persistent mental and medical health conditions;
• Strong clinical skills
• In-depth psychosocial assessment and MH screening experience to include risk assessment
• Organized
• Experience with disposition/case presentation
• Highly conscientious

Education/Training/Certifications

• Minimum Degree Required: Master's Degree
• Valid Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) license issued by NYSED required

Additional Requirements

• Shift Time: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Pay Rate

• $52- $61 per hour, based on experience, skills, and market factors

HirePower Personnel, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law