Social Worker

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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:

Time as Reported / Per Diem

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

As Scheduled

Department:

500136 Psychiatry SMH Social Work

Work Shift:

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:

Provides professional social work services to patients and their families; collaborates with hospital staff and community social services resources relative to the psycho-social problems of patients; participates in formulating procedures and policies of the Division of Social Service; and participates in educational and research programs, including the orientation and training of new staff and students.

Responsibilities

General Purpose:

The social worker assigned to URMC Mobile Crisis Team functions as a crisis therapist and provides mental health assessment, and crisis intervention and treatment to complex mentally ill patients who are at risk in a variety of outreach settings, including group homes, shelters, patients' homes, and other sites across Monroe County. The Social worker on the Mobile Crisis Team works closely with a Crisis Specialist. The social worker is also an integral member of the Mobile Crisis Team, providing psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, resource consultation, and brief treatment, minimizing psychosocial risk and decreasing Emergency Department utilization.

Responsibilities:

- Provide psychosocial assessment to patients in outreach settings (i.e., group homes, shelters, patients' homes) who are at exceptional psychosocial risk as needed. Provides psychiatric crisis intervention and treatment in the community to help stabilize patients. Provides clinical leadership to Mobile Crisis Team in the field. Exercises considerable independent judgment with respect to assessment and treatment of psychiatric patients in outreach settings.

- Responsible for ensuring assessment of safety of scene prior to deployment of Mobile Crisis Team and accessing need for law enforcement services to ensure safety of Mobile Crisis Team in the field. Involves family and other mental health treatment providers as necessary in interventions.

- Provides clinical leadership to Mobile Crisis Team in the field. Exercises considerable independent judgment with respect to assessment and treatment of psychiatric patients in outreach settings.

- Documents treatment in patient's electronic medical record in compliance with Division, Department, and Hospital Policy.

- 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

- Ensures that proper treatment and referral protocols are followed with respect to child abuse, domestic violence, consultation with specialty clinics, and referral both within and outside of SMH.

- Participates in on-call activities (rotational basis) of the Mobile Crisis Team, including after hours. Other duties as assigned.

- Teaching: Based on experience and as determined by the social work supervisor, the social wo