MRI Technologist FT Evenings Baptist MS Imaging NE

United Surgical Partners International Inc (USPI); Village of Mineola (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic healthcare team as a Social Worker, where you will provide essential psychosocial support to patients and families during challenging times. This role involves conducting comprehensive assessments, implementing effective treatment plans, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care. You will play a vital role in educating patients and families about coping strategies, while also addressing mental health and substance abuse issues. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others and possess strong communication and organizational skills, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Social Work with LMSW or LCSW license required.
• 1-2 years of experience in healthcare or social service agency.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial assessments and develop intervention plans.
• Participate in multidisciplinary teams and advocate for patients.

Skills

Psychosocial assessments

Crisis intervention

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Detail orientation

Organizational skills

Basic computer skills

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

NYU LANGONE HOSPITAL-LONG ISLAND is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center, which offers sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. We are a major regional healthcare resource with a deep commitment to medical education and research, offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services.

POSITION SUMMARY: We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Social Worker. In this role, the successful candidate provides psychosocial assessments and treatment as well as consultation about patients and families to assist them and the health care team in coping with the patient's hospitalization, illness, diagnosis, treatment, and/or life situation, including emotional, mental, and substance abuse disorders.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and environmental strengths and problems related to their diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation. Formulates, develops, and implements a plan utilizing appropriate social work interventions. Documents findings, plan, and actions taken according to departmental and institutional guidelines and standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Attends and participates in staff, committee, departmental, institutional, and other administrative meetings and continuous quality improvement efforts.
• Maintains records and statistics according to departmental and institutional guidelines and standards.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary health care teams and provides leadership in representing the social work perspective to and being an advocate for patients and families.
• Provides education to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patient's diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation. May utilize crisis intervention, brief and long-term individual, group, and family therapies. Provides teaching and training for students and staff from social work and other disciplines.
• Arranges, procures, and coordinates patient and/or family pre and post hospital or treatment needs.
• Treats and manages mental health and/or substance abuse problems. Assists with screening, identification, management, and treatment of victims of abuse, neglect, domestic violence, rape, etc. Provides training and consultative services to other health care professionals.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To qualify you must have a Master's Degree in Social Work. Current and valid New York State Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) license or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license. 1 - 2 years of social work or social work internship in a health care setting or social service agency. Solid working knowledge of social work practice, relevant medical and/or legal issues that impact patient care, and medical center resources to access and provide for patient care needs. Excellent communication (both oral and written), interpersonal, assessment, counseling, multitasking, detail orientation, and organizational skills. Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. REQUIRED LICENSES: Licensed Social Worker - NYS

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.