MSW-Social Worker

Northwell Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Master’s Level Social Worker to perform psychosocial assessments and collaborate on discharge planning. This key role involves providing support and developing solutions to address the psychosocial needs of patients and their families, ensuring high standards of care while navigating community resources. This full-time position offers a competitive hourly wage ranging from $40 to $51 based on experience and skill.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work required.
• LMSW license needed within one year.
• Clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform psychosocial assessments for patients and families.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team during treatment planning.
• Formulate and implement discharge plans.

Skills

Psychosocial assessment

Counseling

Communication

Education

Master's Degree in Social Work

LMSW within one year of employment

Job description

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Base pay range

$40.00/hr - $51.00/hr

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Job Description

Performs psychosocial assessments of and on-going direct social work services to patients and families; participates in formulating and implementing discharge plans; identifies unmet psychosocial needs and develops programs to address those needs; and participates in educational activities.

Job Responsibility

• Performs psychosocial assessment of patients and families.
• Provides introduction and orientation to newly admitted patients/families.
• Evaluates new admissions by interviewing patients and families, contacting other agencies, if indicated, and reviewing available information.
• Prepares psychosocial assessments of patients and families using knowledge and understanding of needs of adults/geriatrics.
• Prepares comprehensive care plans.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Maintains documentation of initial contacts with patient/families and of psychosocial assessments.
• Formulates and implements psychosocial treatment plans.
• Employs clinical skills in counseling individuals and families regarding coping/adjusting to illness and placement and discharge planning.
• Formulates and implements discharge plans.
• Establishes and maintains professional relationship with patients and families.
• Incorporates knowledge of community resources and entitlement programs in planning.
• Negotiates community systems and programs.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team.
• Implements and continuously evaluates treatment plans.
• Provides social work services in accordance with required standards.
• Utilizes knowledge of financial/reimbursement/regulatory systems and requirements in providing services to patients and families.
• Completes MDS forms, as required.
• Anticipates needs/problems in case management. Maintains documentation of case activity/data.
• Identifies unmet psychosocial needs and develops programs to address them.
• Collaborates with staff to identify unmet needs.
• Participates with staff in group functioning – Patient Council and other patient/family groups.
• Coordinates family groups.
• Utilizes knowledge of Social Work treatment modalities in assessing program needs.
• Represents the facility and department when meeting with community agencies.
• 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's Degree in Social Work, required.
• LMSW required within one (1) year of employment, required.
• Clinical experience, 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).

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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