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About the Role

Social Workers at Stony Brook Medicine provide empathic care to patients, families, and visitors, applying professional principles to offer integrated social casework, including counseling, therapy, and advocacy. They plan, implement, coordinate, and document treatment for individuals with complex health and social issues, and are instrumental in addressing Social Determinants of Health and healthcare equity. Qualified candidates must demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a strong understanding of patient care, and the ability to make ethical decisions in response to changing patient needs.

Responsibilities

Perform psychosocial assessments of selected cases.
Effectuate discharge planning.
Attend rounds and coordinate with the medical team.
Collaborate with community agencies for post-discharge patient needs.
Liaise with the SB Outpatient division for improved continuum of care.
Ensure compliance with documentation of Social Work interventions.
Coordinate discharge transportation, verify insurance, and advocate with insurance companies for discharge planning and reviews.
Assist patients with financial services, benefits, and Medicaid applications.
Coordinate and review with insurance companies, obtaining authorizations.
Assist patients and families with advanced directives and MOLST.
Supervise professional social work students.
Actively participate in performance improvement activities, including program development, data collection, and analysis on palliative care cases.
Coordinate with Psychiatry and intervene with psychiatric patients on medicine units.
Provide cross-coverage on units.
Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

MSW from an accredited Social Work Education School.
NYS License within one year of hire.
Experience in a medical health care setting.
Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills.
Demonstrates strong Psychosocial Assessment skill set.
Demonstrates understanding of discharge planning and long length of stay barriers and systems.
Working knowledge of Long Island and Metropolitan NY Community resources.
Demonstrates patient first, patient advocacy, and service excellence.
Computer literate and understanding of data analysis.
Understanding of community systems.
Demonstrates ability for project management and action planning.
Demonstrates team work and team leader focus.
Understanding of data collection and statistics.
Ability to cover multiple patient populations.
Verification of degree (e.g., diploma or official transcript) is required.
Resume/CV should be included with the online application.
Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance.
Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
Successfully complete a 4 panel drug screen.
Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre employment screenings.
Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

Skills

Psychosocial Assessment
Discharge Planning
Community Resource Knowledge
Data Analysis
Project Management
Action Planning
Teamwork
Team Leadership
Data Collection
Statistics
Patient Advocacy
Service Excellence
Bi-lingual (Preferred)

Location

Stony Brook, NY

Work Type

Full-time
Onsite

Experience Level

Experience in medical health care setting
Experience in Multiple Medical Specialties in Social Work Health Care (Preferred)
Experience in Hospital, In-Patient setting, or skilled Nursing Facility (Preferred)
Discharge Planning experience (Preferred)
Diagnosis specific Social Work (Preferred)

Education Level

MSW from an accredited Social Work Education School
NYS License

Salary/Compensations

$86,162 - $109,275 Base
Location pay for UUP, CSEA & PEF full-time positions ($4000)

Benefits

Generous leave
Health plans
State pension

About the Company

Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.
All Hospital positions maybe subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.
This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.
This function/position maybe designated as “essential.” This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.
Stony Brook University Hospital, consistent with our shared core values and our intent to achieve excellence, remains dedicated to supporting healthier and more resilient communities, both locally and globally.

Equal Opportunity

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call the University Office of Equity and Access at (631)632-6280.
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