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About the Role
As a professional member of an interdisciplinary team, the Social Worker provides a range of direct and indirect services for adult patient/families including, but not limited to, the identification of psychosocial problems and their resolutions. The Social Worker collaborates with the patient/family/team to effect safe and timely discharge/treatment plans and complies with the Mission Statements of Montefiore and Social Services, and the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Work. The Social Worker will provide case management and supportive counseling to an adult population.
Responsibilities
- Screen patients whose diagnosis and social data indicate need for social service intervention, according to Social Work practice standards.
- Make psychosocial assessments utilizing all available data, including interviews with patient and family and conferring with interdisciplinary associates.
- Ensure continuity of care through development, implementation and validation of discharge/treatment plans, in a timely manner and in collaboration with patient, family and interdisciplinary team.
- Function independently but utilize supervision to identify any problems in expediting discharge/treatment plans.
- Maintain Social Work professional conduct and practices.
- Ensure confidentiality in accordance with hospital and Social Services policies.
- Develop ongoing linkages and networking relationships.
- Participate in patient focused conferences.
- Participate in internal and external conferences.
- Utilize psychosocial expertise to assist with team building, discharge/treatment planning, conflict resolution and psychosocial education to interdisciplinary staff when appropriate.
- Participate in departmental programs, i.e, quality improvement, statistical reporting, continuing education, staff meetings and other related assigned duties.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the legal and ethical issues and principles related to end-of-life care, including informed consent, right to refuse treatment, withholding or withdrawing life sustaining treatment, including nutrition and hydration, DNR order, advance directives. determination of decisional capacity and surrogate decision making and the doctrine of futility.
- Demonstrates skill and knowledge related to the identification, reporting and appropriate intervention for victims of individual and family violence, rape, mugging, elder abuse and child abuse/neglect.
Requirements
- Masters degree Required
- Masters in Social Work from a school of Social Work from a program registered by the NYS Dept of Education or determined to be substantially equivalent by the commissioner's regulation.
- Licensed Master Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Social Worker - New York State Board of Social Work Required
- If employee has a NY State limited permit, they must have an executed Memorandum of understanding with a licensed Social Worker for the purposes of supervision, and must obtain LMSW within 6 months of employment.
- 1-3 years LMSW or LCSW experience highly Preferred
Skills
- Social Work practice standards
- Psychosocial assessments
- Discharge/treatment planning
- Case management
- Supportive counseling
- Leadership skills
- Team building
- Conflict resolution
- Psychosocial education
- Quality improvement
- Statistical reporting
- Continuing education
- Legal and ethical issues related to end-of-life care
- Identification, reporting and intervention for victims of violence and abuse
Location
- Bronx, New York
Work Type
- Day Shift
- MON-FRI
- 7 HOURS
Experience Level
- 1-3 years LMSW or LCSW experience highly Preferred
Education Level
- Masters degree
- Masters in Social Work
Salary/Compensations
- $44.35
About the Company
- To learn more about the “Montefiore Difference” – who we are at Montefiore and all that we have to offer our associates, please click here.
Equal Opportunity
- Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.