Social Worker

Shift Details

Per diem (as needed) varied days and shifts. 

Job Description

Provides individual, and/or group work services to patients and/or their
families in various health care settings. Utilizes psychosocial assessment
skills to deliver social work services.

Job Responsibility

* Provides culturally competent direct service to patients and their families
using a variety of social work modalities in order to help individuals
maximize their functioning. 
* Utilizes high risk criteria and/or consultation referrals to identify
patients in need of or who could benefit from social work assessment and
intervention. Advocates on behalf of the individual to ensure maximum access
to health care, assesses barriers and offers solutions. 
* Provides interdisciplinary team with assessment findings and suggests
potential impact on overall care of patient. 
* Provides psycho education, counseling, and crisis intervention to patients
and their families. 
* Formulates and implements treatment and discharge plans that are safe and
timely and in line with the expectations of the site and promote patient
choice. Initiates communication with post-acute providers and payers as
needed. 
* Incorporates knowledge of community resource sand entitlement programs in all
planning. 
* Maintains appropriate professional patient care documentation as defined by
site policies and procedures. 
* Represents department and profession is various hospital/site based
committees and work groups. 
* May assign and monitor undergraduate and graduate level Social Work students;
assigns cases to students and monitors work through weekly supervisory
meetings; writes all required evaluations of student’s field placement
performance. 
* Consults with program management regarding student’s training program,
progress, development, and placement experience; meets with student’s faculty
advisor at prescribed intervals. 
* Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are
considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with
Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not
essential functions.

Job Qualification

* Master of Social Work required.
* Current License to practice as a Master Social Worker, or Current License to
practice as a Clinical Social Worker in New York State required, plus
specialized certifications as needed.
* 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.
* Prior hospital social work experience, highly preferred. 

*Additional Salary Detail 
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of
potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for
this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the
future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several
factors may be considered as applicable (e. g., location, specialty, service
line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated
contracts, budget and internal equity).