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Behavioral Health Officer - Per Diem

Part-time

Thompson Health

Canandaigua, NYPart-time$33–43/hrPosted 3w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$33–43/hr
Location
Canandaigua, NY
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

LMSW In New York Or Within 12 Months, requiredNew York Social Work License, requiredMaster's degree, required

Job overview

The Behavioral Health Assessment Officer evaluates patients referred for psychiatric assessment in the emergency department and acute inpatient units. The role provides psychiatric evaluations, triage, brief crisis interventions, suicide risk assessments, safety planning, and disposition support. It coordinates follow-up care with hospital and community providers, administers rating scales and patient-reported outcome measures, and consults with the assigned psychiatrist to develop treatment plans and communicate them to medical teams.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Psychiatric Evaluation, nice to haveTriage, nice to haveCrisis Intervention, nice to haveSuicide Risk Assessment, requiredSafety Planning, requiredCognitive and Behavioral Interventions, requiredMental Health Evaluation, required

Qualifications

LMSW in New York or Within 12 Months, requiredMaster of Social Work, requiredNew York Social Work License, required1-2 Years Emergency Room Experience, requiredMental Health Setting Internship or Work Experience, required

Full job description

Schedule: Per Diem - Weekend day shift

Main Function:

  • The social worker assigned to the position of Behavioral Health Assessment Officer (BHAO) will be the primary evaluator of patients referred for psychiatric assessment in the emergency department based on presenting behavioral health needs and on the acute inpatient units for patients identified by the hospital providers as experiencing mental health symptoms that are impairing the patient’s functional status.

  • The BHAO is responsible for providing psychiatric evaluations, triage and brief crisis interventions including suicide risk assessments, safety planning and safe disposition related to behavioral health needs.

  • The BHAO is also responsible for coordinating with hospital and community providers to ensure adequate communication and facilitation of patient care including appropriate mental health, substance use and primary care follow up as appropriate.

  • Administering rating scales and collecting patient reported outcomes measures for patients in the Hospital ED or inpatient units when clinically appropriate is another expectation of the BHAO’s role.

  • The BHAO is expected to consult with the psychiatrist assigned by phone regarding the assessment of the patient and to develop a treatment plan and then to relay this information to the medical care teams.

Qualifications:

  • Required LMSW in NYS or obtained within 12 months of hire or transfer.

Education and Experience:

  • Required:

  • The social worker who occupies this position must have a MSW from an accredited social work graduate program.

  • Must be licensed by the State of New York (LMSW/LCSW/ LCSW-R) and demonstrate competency in providing cognitive and behavioral interventions within an emergency department or inpatient setting.

  • Internship/work experience in the mental health setting providing suicide risk assessments as well as safety planning

  • At least 1-2 years of experience working in an emergency room setting providing mental health evaluations.

Pay Range: $33.00 - $43.00/hr

Starting Pay: Based on experience

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How this job compares

Set against the 3,213 open Social Worker jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$33–43/hr
  • New York median$31–43/hr200 hourly ranges
  • US median$31–45/hr924 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $38/hr, is 4% above the New York median midpoint ($37/hr) — in the middle half of Social Worker hourly ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 515 open Social Worker jobs in New York and 3,213 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Social Worker postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (1,591 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a master's degree; 1,791 of the 3,213 open Social Worker jobs (56%) ask for a master's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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