NY HELP Yes Agency Mental Health, Office of Title Licensed Clinical Social Worker (NY HELPS), Capital District Psychiatric Center, P27026 Occupational Category Health Care, Human/Social Services Salary Grade 23 Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF) Salary Range From $86681 to $109650 Annually Employment Type Full-Time Appointment Type Permanent Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class Travel Percentage 0% Workweek Other (see below) "Other" Explanation Day and overnight shifts available Hours Per Week 40 Workday From 12 AM To 11:30 PM Flextime allowed? No Mandatory overtime? No Compressed workweek allowed? No Telecommuting allowed? No County New York Street Address Capital District Psychiatric Center 75 New Scotland Avenue City Albany State NY Zip Code 12208 Duties Description Are you ready to start your Social Work career with New York State? Capital District Psychiatric Center (CDPC) is recruiting for Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) for their Crisis Intervention Unit. Day and overnight shift positions are available, rotating weekends are required.As an LCSW at CDPC, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team independently providing clinical social work services in a psychiatric emergency room setting. Duties include:• Completing psychiatric assessments with a Physician to determine if the individual would benefit from inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. • Providing verbal de-escalation and participating in interventions as needed. • Triaging phone calls and providing telephonic crisis response.• Securing inpatient bed for individuals in need and facilitating transfers.• Working with insurance companies to gain preauthorization for inpatient hospitalization.• Connecting individuals to outpatient services at the time of discharge.• Assisting in training and orientation of new staff and/or interns. Minimum Qualifications Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement – Statewide (NY HELPS) program if they are licensed and currently registered as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York State.OR Candidates within State Service can be considered transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law. Additional Comments LMSWs are eligible for shift differential pay• 7% for evening and weekend day shifts• 10% for night shiftsAll OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:• NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance• Access to tuition assistance programs• Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth• Paid time off – 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave• NYS Retirement programsBackground checks will be required.Notes:1. If you fail to maintain your license and/or registration once you are appointed, action will be taken to remove you from the position.2. In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.3. If appointed you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.#LI-DNI Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity. Name Human Resources Telephone Fax Email Address FPS-RMAUnit@omh.ny.gov Address Street Capital District Psychiatric Center 75 New Scotland Avenue City Albany State NY Zip Code 12208 Notes on Applying Indicate the Title and Location of the position you are applying for. Please complete the Office of Mental Health Employment Application and submit it with your other application materials.https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/employment/docs/employment-application.pdfThe Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. #LI-DNI