Position Information

NY HELPYes

AgencyHealth, Department of

TitleLicensed Master Social Worker

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade20

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $72032 to $91381 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County Westchester

Street Address NYS Veterans Home at Montrose

2090 Albany Post Road

City Montrose

StateNY

Zip Code10548

Job Specifics

Duties Description The Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) meets with the residents and the family members, upon admission and continually through the residents stay, to assess, evaluate, formulate and implement a plan of action based on the individual needs and strengths. The LMSW participates heavily in the development of interdisciplinary care plans, reviews and revises plans as needed to provide the best care for our Veterans, reviews, investigates and documents all resident/family complaints. In this position, the LMSW is essential to providing residents the psychological needs and resources for their mental and physical health, as well as assisting families in any long term care needs that they may need to consider.

Minimum Qualifications You must be licensed and currently registered by NYS as a Licensed Master Social Worker.
Current State employee with permanent or contingent-permanent status as a Licensed Master Social Worker 1 OR any NYS employee with one year of permanent or contingent-permanent service in a G-18 or higher title deemed eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

Preferred Qualifications: Social Work experience in a skilled nursing facility working with geriatric residents.

NY HELPS: This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title maybe filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply (see minimum qualifications above). At this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making permanent non-competitive appointments.
At a future date (within one year of appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Additional Comments This position is eligible for a $3400.00, downstate adjustment.

We are a 252 bed, state of the art, Skilled Long Term Care Nursing Facility providing Care to Veterans, their spouses, and/or widows or widowers in our community.

The filling of this position is pending budget waiver approval.

The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm

For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Contact Information

Name Oma Sommers

Telephone 914-788-6102

Fax 914-788-6019

Email Address montrose.hr@nysvets.org

Address

Street 2090 Albany Post Road

City Montrose

State NY

Zip Code 10548

 

Notes on ApplyingIf you are interested in this opportunity please submit your resume and cover letter via email, fax or regulare mail.