Social Worker

Social Worker -

Occupational Health Clinical Center Albany NY Satellite Office

Direct Hire

About the opportunity:

The Occupational Health Clinical Center provides diagnosis treatment and prevention of work

related illness and injury. New grant funding supports its Albany satellite office extending services toworkers in the Capital Region with support from the established Syracuse team. This direct hiregrant funded position offers the opportunity to help build social work services as the program grows.

Schedule and Compensation:

Start at two days per week 16 hours total with hours likely to increase as the program grows.

Thursday is required plus one additional patient day on Monday Tuesday or Wednesday. Hours are

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Full-time equivalent annual salary is $70000 to $75000. Initial annual compensation at 16 hours perweek is approximately $28000 to $30000. Compensation increases with scheduled hours.

Position Summary:

Support patients with occupational injuries and illnesses by addressing the behavioral socialemotional environmental and practical barriers that affect their care recovery and return to work.

Work alongside OHCC clinicians to provide psychosocial support consultation referrals and helpnavigating benefits and community resources.

Responsibilities:

Complete psychosocial assessments and provide supportive counseling and short terminterventions related to injury illness job loss and return to work.

Serve as a consultation and referral resource for psychosocial substance use mental health andintellectual disability needs.

Help patients navigate workers compensation disability and other benefit systems andconnect them with legal financial housing mental health and community services.

Coordinate care with OHCC clinicians the Industrial Hygienist employers unions and outsideproviders.

Maintain accurate timely documentation contribute to grant reporting and participate inoutreach and education with worker and community groups.

Required qualifications:

Master of Social Work from a CSWE accredited program and active New York State LMSWlicense or higher.

Three years of experience following completion of the MSW.

Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently within a developing satelliteoffice.

Preferred qualifications:

Hospital or healthcare experience; LCSW; experience with occupational health workerscompensation disability labor unions immigrant workers or underserved communities; Spanish oranother language useful in serving Capital Region patients.

Why Join:

Mission-driven work protecting the health and safety of workers A chance to shape a new site and program as it grows Flexible schedule with the potential for more hours as the Albany program expands Support from an established occupational health team in Syracuse.

Location information:

• Albany is the capital of New York State located along the Hudson River.
• Known for the New York State Capitol and state government.
• Part of New Yorks Capital Region near Troy Schenectady and Saratoga Springs.
• About 2.53 hours from New York City and roughly 2 hours from Boston.