Job Description
Job Description
We have an opening for a social worker to work at our Addiction Recovery Services (ARS) use outpatient program, part of Zucker Hillside Hospital/Northwell Health. We are looking for candidates with strong clinical and interpersonal skills. This service consists of providing personalized treatment in comprehensive outpatient treatment programs to community members whose lives have been impacted by alcohol and drug misuse problems and mental health issues. Clients and their families receive treatment from an experienced, caring, multidisciplinary team consisting of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses and social workers. The social worker will be treating individuals who misuse alcohol and/or drugs from a harm reduction perspective and with the utilization of various treatment modalities, including Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Mindfulness therapies. Clinical duties include individual and group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, behavioral planning, and interdisciplinary treatment planning.
Job Responsibility
- Provides direct service to patients and their families using a variety of social work modalities in order to help clients maximize their functioning.
- Advocates on behalf of the client to ensure maximum access to health care.
- Maintains appropriate professional patient care documentation as defined by hospital policies and procedures.
- Functions in a consultative and educative capacity with all pertinent individuals or agencies that impact on patients.
- Prepares materials for supervisory conferences.
- May direct the activities of paraprofessional staff, social work interns and volunteers. May participate in appropriate research, staff development programs and community liaison activities.
- Performs related duties, as required.
*ADA Essential Functions
Job Qualification
- Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work.
- LMSW required within one (1) year of employment.
- Experience as required/preferred by position is indicated on MSW generic posting form.
*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
The salary range for this position is $37.15-$47.96/hour