Northwell Health Careers

Description

LCSW Opportunity Norwalk Hospital $5,000 Sign on Bonus 

Position Summary:

Provides clinical services to emotionally ill individuals, collaborating with psychiatric and other health professionals for the purposes of quality diagnostic and treatment. This position follows a is a Monday through Friday schedule during office hours. 

Responsibilities:

• Conducts interviews with patients/family members to evaluate coping abilities, dysfunctional adjustments, maladaptive behaviors, functional status.
• Establishes objectives and develops patient-focused treatment plans to provide disposition and/or referral. Identifies potential barriers, limitations & lack of coping abilities, adjustments, functional status. Evaluates patients for mental disorders.
• Provides individual, family, group therapy, crisis intervention and psycho-education.
• Evaluates for child, elder abuse, domestic violence and makes appropriate referrals. Acts as a consultant and/or educator to staff relative to assessment, criteria & referral.
• Maintains resume information and refers patients & families to agencies for supportive services & concrete resources (financial assistance; housing; transportation; medications) on regular & emergency basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education Skills Experience:

• Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited school
• Minimum of three years experience 
• Current Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) 

For more information please reach out to [email protected] 

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees — including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners — who are working to change health care for the better.

Department: NW Psychiatry

Exempt: Yes

Salary Range: $33.21 - $61.68 Hourly