As Licensed Clinical Social Worker and one of our first clinical team hires, you will be responsible for assessing patient behavioral health, developing/managing a personalized care plan tailored to their specific behavioral health needs, and coordinating their care across Our Company’s and the Health System’s care team. You will be a part of an integrated team of clinical professionals including Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Exercise Physiologists working together to deliver a world class patient experience.

If you are passionate about changing lives on a large scale, we look forward to hearing from you!

Full-time/Part-time Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Needed at Water Edge Counseling Services in Buffalo, NY

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Salary

$79,000 - $100,000 + Bonus

Responsibilities

• You will be a part of an integrated team of clinical professionals including Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Exercise Physiologists working together to deliver a world class patient experience
• Participate in the design and launch of Our Company’s comprehensive, evidence-based virtual-first cardiac recovery program
• Provide virtual psychotherapy (45-50 min per session) to a panel of patients
• Evaluate patient symptoms and risk factors to determine diagnoses and develop individualized treatment plans
• Ensure that treatment plans are supported by standard practices and/or current literature
• Follow plan of care to accomplish functions within established policies, procedures and scope of practice
• Re-evaluate treatment plans, as needed, to ensure safety and maximum patient benefit
• Promote patient engagement, and successfully achieve patient and program goals
• Make independent judgments and change to treatment according to professional and regulatory standards
• Counsel patients using behavioral change techniques (ex. mindfulness, motivational interviewing)
• Communicate effectively across Our Company’s integrated clinical team and our partner health systems, escalating unusual and emergent situations
• Provide complete, accurate and timely documentation of patient sessions

Benefits: 

• Robust health insurance options, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement plans with employer match to support long-term financial goals
• Generous paid time off and flexible scheduling for optimal work-life integration
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities to enhance skills and expertise
• Insurance provided

Qualifications

• An innovative mindset, and willingness to challenge status quo of traditional cardiac rehab experience
• Experience working within integrated clinical teams focusing on heart and vascular chronic disease management
• A passion for 1:1 patient counseling and driving patient behavior change
• Understanding of relevant patient educational content and techniques (ex
• Meditation, breath work, etc.) used in psychotherapy
• Excellent relationship building and communication skills with the ability to talk to many different cultural groups
• Positive energy, patience and trustworthiness
• Effective and empathetic communication skills across phone, video and asynchronous messaging
• Ability to work in an agile start-up environment
• A willingness to travel at least once per quarter for in-person team meetings
• Minimum Of 3-5 Years’ Experience In Practicing CBT
• Master's or Doctorate degree or higher
• Valid Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license/certification

Apply today to get started.