Licensed Master Social Worker

Rockland Children’s Psychiatric Center (RCPC), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited facility, is recruiting a Licensed Master Social Worker to serve as a Utilization Review Coordinator (URC). The work schedule is Monday – Friday from 8:00AM – 4:30PM.

URCs at RCPC review electronic and paper clinical medical records for inpatient and outpatient care. Duties include:

• Reviewing clinical records for completeness and accuracy to ensure compliance.
• Reviewing medical records of new admissions, placement decisions, length of stays, and discharge plans against established criteria to determine if necessary and effective.
• Conducting quality assurance reviews.
• Assisting the medical records department with record reviews and surveys.
• Participating in special projects as assigned.

About RCPC:

RCPC is a psychiatric hospital exclusively for children and adolescents ages 11 – 18 from the Hudson Valley Region. Located in Orangeburg, NY, RCPC provides an intensive, family-based inpatient psychiatric treatment program with the goal of returning children to their families with minimal disruption. In addition to RCPC’s inpatient facility, they provide a network of outpatient services, including school-based intensive day treatment programs, and clinics. RCPC focuses on providing services that are tailored to the individual needs of the child and their family.

If you would like to join RCPC and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer the following benefits and opportunities:

• Access to tuition assistance programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
• NYS medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off including vacation, holidays, personal, & sick leave
• New York State Retirement programs

Minimum Qualifications:

License and current registration as a Licensed Master Social Worker in New York State.

Additional Comments:

The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health 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.

If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.

Background checks are required.

This position is eligible for a Downstate Adjustment of $4,150.