Social Worker (LCSW) - Student & Trainee Mental Health Service

Job Title: Social Worker (LCSW) - Student & Trainee Mental Health Service

Social Work Services at the Mount Sinai Hospital

The Mount Sinai Hospital is a 1,134-bed facility with an extensive outpatient and specialty care network and is the largest hospital in the Mount Sinai Health Care System. It offers comprehensive social work services and programming to meet the myriad needs of the diverse populations we serve. We believe that total patient care must emphasize the physical, emotional, and social needs of each patient and their care partners. Social Workers collaborate within interprofessional teams to serve patients and the larger community from both a micro and macro level including both direct care and prevention. Founded in 1907, the Department of Social Work Services at the Mount Sinai Hospital is one of the oldest hospital social work departments in the nation with over 450 licensed social workers employed across more than 65 different program/service areas. Employment in our department provides a pathway to LCSW licensure as well as access to a broad range of continuing education, professional development and extra-curricular opportunities.

The Student and Trainee Mental Health (STMH) Service at Mount Sinai provides clinical services to the diverse population of Mount Sinai students and trainees. The social worker in this position is part of a multidisciplinary team at STMH that includes Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and Social Workers.

STMH is a unique and rewarding service that evaluates and treats medical students, residents, fellows, graduate students, and postdoctoral trainees in programs at Mount Sinai. STMH is located on the Upper East Side of New York city, adjacent to the Icahn School of Medicine. This is a full-time, outpatient position with a mix of on-site and remote work-3 days on-site and two remote. STMH is committed to meeting the needs of MSHS students and trainees, and the social worker will need to be able to provide evening hours, up to 2 days a week.

The social worker will provide care coordination and case management services (including maintaining up-to-date referral sources for community and specialized treatment), mental health evaluations and triage, and short-term psychotherapy for adult students and trainees. Therapy will be provided both on-site and via telehealth and documentation is on Epic.

• NYS LCSW.
• Experience providing mental health assessment and treatment with adults required.
• Experience with CBT, DBT, and other evidence-based therapy modalities.
• Experience working with specialized populations – such as individuals with substance use-related problems, individuals with a history of trauma – and experience working with the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities are pluses.
• Excellent clinical, collaborative, and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and a demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of individuals/groups.
• Excellent writing skills and ability to manage responsibilities of timely documentation in an electronic health record.
• Minimum one year in current position (internal applicants)

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $88,691.00 - $101,670.78 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Non-Bargaining Unit, 186 - Social Services - MSH, Mount Sinai Hospital