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Job Location (Full Address):

601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

500136 Psychiatry SMH Social Work

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URCE 211

Compensation Range:

$63,003.00 - $80,600.00

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

Responsibilities:

GENERAL PURPOSE:

The embedded clinical social worker is an integral member of the Wilmot Cancer Center team. They provide screening, psychosocial assessment, psychiatric diagnosis and brief, evidence based treatment for patients and families being served in the Wilmot Cancer Center. In this role, the clinical social worker also partners with medical social work to identify high risk patients with behavioral health and medical comorbidities, contributes to a unified person-centered treatment plan with the goal of improving the patient’s overall health and well-being, and facilitates access to other specialty psychiatric and substance use care as needed. The position will require formal and informal collaboration with hematology/oncology physicians, nurse practitioners, medical social workers and other clinical team members (inpatient/outpatient)

This position will be based at the Wilmot Cancer Center at Strong Memorial Hospital, the Wilmot Cancer Institute’s flagship. This 84-bed cancer center offers patients and their family’s comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, and it is home to one of upstate New York’s largest blood and marrow transplant programs. As the region's leader in cancer research, Wilmot Cancer Center maintains a large network of clinical trials that offer new therapies and options that may not be available anywhere else upstate. The Wilmot Cancer Center offers inpatient and outpatient services, and responsibilities for this position will be shared across both settings.

This clinical service is an extension of an Office of Mental Health-regulated clinic which is part of Strong Behavioral Health and the Division of Collaborative Care in the Department of Psychiatry.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Performs screening, diagnostic formulation, evaluation, and psychosocial assessments of patients and their families. Provides social work and behavioral health treatment and education to patient and families. This may be in the following modalities; individual, family and/or group therapy. Coordinates activities related to the comprehensive treatment and discharge planning for the patients assigned to their caseload.

• Collaborates with appropriate collateral contacts and provides linkages to community resources. Coordinates with other resources in the community and within SMH to ensure continuity of care for identified patients. Provides back-up as requested and able to other units/programs during the absence of certain co-workers.

• Offers longitudinal interventions with patients including functional and strength-based assessment and diagnosis; psychoeducation for patients and their support systems; medication adherence; motivational interviewing; and brief problem solving interventions aimed at promoting self-efficacy, enhanced decision making, and behavior change.

• Documents treatment in patient’s electronic medical record in compliance with Division, Department, and Hospital Policy. Provides Crisis Intervention during working hours for assigned and/or referred patients of the practice, as indicated.

• Supports efforts for behavioral health screening for depression, anxiety and substance use. Recommends and facilitates referrals to specialty clinic, as appropriate. Assists in tracking and monitoring, including tracking patient’s adherence to treatment plans, reported outcomes tools, and status after referral to specialty mental health.

• Attends Social Work Division, Social Work in Psychiatry and Program staff meetings. Participates in activities of the Social Work and Psychiatry Division Psychiatry Division including, but not limited to, ensuring policies and procedures are implemented with regard to professional practice, discharge planning and patient care, timely completion of time reporting and other Hospital or Division forms; Hospital and Division mandatory in-service training programs and UHS reviews. Participates in routine committee process of the Social Work Division, and facilitates Division and Hospital quality assurance and staff development activities. Subscribes to the departmental goal of creating a culturally competent environment by treating patient, families, trainees, and co-workers in a sensitive manner with appropriate attention to cultural differences. Participates in available cultural competency events and training appropriate to job duties.

• Participate in professional development as directed by specialty programs (e.g. CBT for pain management, coping with chronic diseases, trauma-informed care, EMDR, etc.) and in the integrated behavioral health primary care model. Provides back up mental health service coverage to other integrated therapists as needed and appropriate Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree from an accredited school of social work (CSWE) required.

• 2-3 years professional social work practice beyond the Master's degree, at least one of which must include psychiatric emergency, crisis or outreach work preferred;

• or an equivalent combination of education and experience and working with adult populations preferred.

• Prior experience in providing individual or group therapy in an acute clinical setting preferred.

• Knowledge about and ability to provide behavioral health assessments/evaluations and evidenced based interventions preferred;

• Commitment to and routine demonstration of biopsychosocial approach to care of individuals and families preferred;

• Dedication to delivering a team-based integrated model of care preferred

• Demonstrates cultural humility and anti-racism values and works toward ensuring all patients feel welcome preferred.

• Master's degree from an accredited school of social work. Licensure as a social worker, as defined by the State Board for Social Work, State Education Department, Division of Professional Licensing Services is required. If licensure has not been obtained upon employment, the individual has 18 months within which to obtain it, unless duties will be performed under OMH then minimum of a limited permit (not to exceed 1 year) or NYS Licensure will be required upon employment start.

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