LMSW- Lakeview Center for Health and Wellness

The LMSW is responsible to evaluate client needs, provide direct clinical services, and participate in interdisciplinary team meetings/staffing. Provide direct psychiatric social work services within the inpatient setting. Maintain appropriate documentation and prepare reports as required. May provide supervision to subordinate staff/ students.

• Provide counseling for individuals, groups, or families.
• Obtain social history on every client admitted, assessment, housing, financial and discharge planning needs.
• Document daily progress in notes. Review Bill of Rights and Health Care Proxy with each client.
• Provide input into treatment plans.
• Provide services as an individual therapist, including assessment of treatment needs, treatment planning, and coordination of services.
• Provide clinical services in accordance with managed care regulations when indicated. Obtain authorizations for services as necessary.
• Provide clinical supervision to subordinate staff or students when indicated. Provide consultation/education related to specialty area for other staff as indicated. Work with Discharge Coordinator to ensure proper discharge plan for clients.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation and prepare periodic reports as required.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with Division staff, other service providers, and the community at large.
• Coordinate clients’ plans of treatment with other service providers as needed. Refer for additional/specialized services when indicated.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with Division staff, other service providers, and the community at large.
• Maintain current professional knowledge of therapeutic concepts and techniques. Attend seminars, workshops and conferences when appropriate.
• Participate in inservice education and competency-based activities as indicated.

Ability to work under stressful situations with clients, families, and other human services providers.

Master’s Degree in social work with NYS license. At least 3 years experience working with mentally ill adults.

The mission of Oswego Health is to provide accessible, quality care and improve the health of residents throughout Oswego County. As a nonprofit healthcare system that was established in 1881, Oswego Health is proud to continue to be one of Oswego County’s largest employers. More than 1,200 employees spread throughout its 17 locations, work for the Oswego Health system, which includes the 164-bed community hospital with a brand new Medical Surgical Unit, a 32-bed state-of-the-art psychiatric acute-care facility with multiple outpatient behavioral health service locations, The Manor at Seneca Hill, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility, and Springside at Seneca Hill, an independent retirement community. The health system also operates Oswego Health Home Care, the only hospital-based certified home healthcare agency in the County as well as two outpatient centers, including the Fulton Medical Center, offering urgent care, lab, medical imaging, physical therapy, and occupational health services; and the Central Square Medical Center, offering urgent care, lab, medical imaging, and physical therapy services. In addition, Oswego Health includes the Oswego Health captive professional corporation, Physician Care P.C., providing physician services in orthopedics, cardiology, ENT, gastroenterology, breast care, audiology, general surgery, bariatrics, and primary care.

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