Inpatient Licensed Social Worker

Capital District Psychiatric Center (CDPC), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited facility, is currently recruiting Licensed Social Workers for their adult inpatient psychiatric units.

Capital District Psychiatric Center provides inpatient psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation to individuals diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illnesses. Our philosophy of care fosters positive outcomes and encourages individuals to develop independence.

Licensed Social Workers will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide compassionate care and individualized support services to adults including :

• Providing individual psychotherapy to adults.
• Facilitating up to 4 weekly clinical group programs.
• Developing clinical group curriculum to meet Joint Commission and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services programming requirements.
• Completing required paperwork including intake, core history, treatment plans, and progress notes.
• Providing case management services.
• Coordinating and facilitating discharge planning with Social Work Team.
• Providing verbal de-escalation and participating in interventions.
• Assisting in training and orientation of new staff and / or interns.

If you would like to join the CDPC Social Work Team and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer a generous benefits package including :

Minimum Qualifications :

Licensed and currently registered as a Licensed Master Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York.

The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) 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.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.