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Union Community Health Center
Position Title: Bilingual LCSW with substance abuse background/ and or CASAC
Position Location:
260 E. 188th Street
10458 Bronx
NY
USA
County: Bronx
Contact Name: Mildred Casiano
Contact Email:
Contact Phone: 718-960-3425
Contact Fax: 718-960-3949
CHCANYS Member Info: Member - Organizational
Position Description:
- LCSW will assure primary care physicians identifies patients that have been high utilizers of opioid drugs for chronic non-cancer pain.
- Patients identified by primary care physicians will then be referred to the specialized LCSW for evaluation to remove any bias.
- LCSW will evaluate and screen patients utilizing DAST-10 evidence based screening tool to assess risk level.
- LCSW will counsel and refer patients to specialty treatment services as needed.
- After counseling, if patient declines referral he/she will be referred back to primary care physician by LCSW.
- LCSW will verify that the patient understands the referral process.
- LCSW will monitor patient for a maximum of 3 visits until referral is secured.
- Work directly with nursing, primary care physicians and behavioral health staff
- Conduct initial screening, evaluation and diagnosing underlying mental illness.
- Employ crisis intervention and serve as a consultant to primary care physicians and nursing staff.
- Participate in daily huddles in family practice, internal medicine and pediatrics.
- Attend behavioral health team rounds, weekly group supervision and present complex and new cases.
- Document in EMR in a timely manner.
- Maintain daily tracking log and submit on a monthly basis.
- Promote awareness of behavioral health through outreach.
- Adhere to Social Work Code of Ethics.
- Adhere to center policies, treating patients, visitors, and co-workers in a professional manner, exercising courtesy and tact. Effectively communicate with patients and others about UCHC services in their area of expertise or responsibility and ensure that concerns, questions or issue reach the right person (s) in UCHC in a timely fashion.
Special Instructions:
- Master’s Degree in Social Work
- Licensure required Valid NY Stated LCSW
- Substance Abuse background and or CASAC
- Experience working in primary care setting preferred
- Strong Communication skills, both written and verbal
- English/ Spanish fluency is required
- Sensitivity to cultural, religious, racial, disability and gender issues.
Compensation Type: Salary
Travel Desired: No Travel
Job Type: Social Worker_Counselor
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