Mental Health LMSW

Licensed Master Social Worker

Contract Hire

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.

We are looking for individual to join our client’s team as Licensed Master Social Worker. This position involves providing professional social work services to patients in an inpatient health setting. Responsibilities include conducting psychosocial assessments, developing treatment plans, providing counseling and support, coordinating with interdisciplinary healthcare teams, facilitating discharge planning, and connecting patients with appropriate community resources. The LMSW will deliver patient-centered care in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations, as well as established social work standards of practice.

Screens charts for historical and clinical information, conducts psychosocial evaluations through interviews with patients and/or identified surrogates and formulates appropriate social work treatment plans.
Works within health care setting offices or in community settings within NYC to provide individual and group counseling, as well as concrete social services, as required.
Confers and consults with professionals in other disciplines to determine and implement a multidisciplinary approach to patient care and to develop treatment plans, evaluate patients’ progress, develop discharge and aftercare plans and recommend alternative action or treatment.
Provides outreach services, makes referrals to other governmental, public and/or community agencies, prepares patients to accept services, provides direct social work services on high-risk cases and may escort patients in connection with community activities and referrals, as needed.
As a mandated reporter, documents and reports suspected cases of child abuse or neglect to the New York State Central Registry.
Appears and testifies at administrative and court hearings, as necessary.
Assists in plans for institutional or hospital discharge and other post institutional/hospital care; evaluates alternate care arrangements for patients, where needed.
Participates in staff conferences and other related social work meetings, special studies, committees and/or research projects and internal/external quality assurance/performance improvement (QA/PI) activities, programs, and trainings, as required.
Ensures ongoing compliance with company policies and procedures with national standards and other applicable external regulatory requirements, guidelines, and accreditation authorities, as well as safety and quality management standards.
May assist in the provision of clinical services only under supervision of a New York State LCSW, licensed psychologist, or psychiatrist.
Performs other related duties, as directed and with required supervision.

At least 1 year of LMSW experience
Focus on inpatient health

Education/Training/Certifications
Master’s degree in social work
Valid Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW), license issued by NYSED, Primary Source Verification required.

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

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.