Social Worker

Blythedale Children's Hospital; Valhalla (NY); On-site; USD 88,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Blythedale Children's Hospital seeks a dedicated Social Worker to provide comprehensive support to pediatric patients and their families. This full-time role involves clinical social work, crisis intervention, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring high-quality care. Ideal candidates will have a Master's degree in social work and relevant experience.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Retirement Plan with Employer Matching

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Safe Work Environment

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience with children and families preferred.
• Bilingual fluency in Spanish preferred.
• Experience in hospital or group home settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial assessments of patients and families.
• Provide crisis intervention and supportive counseling.
• Coordinate discharge planning with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Crisis intervention support

Supportive counseling

Advocacy

Cultural and spiritual sensitivity

Complex care coordination

Education

Master’s degree from an accredited social work program

LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) or LMSW

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

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Blythedale Children's Hospital is a leading pediatric hospital dedicated to providing comprehensive, compassionate care. As the only free-standing children's specialty hospital in New York State, we admit patients with complex medical conditions to our state-of-the-art 94-bed inpatient facility from academic medical centers across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. Located just 20 miles north of Manhattan in beautiful Westchester County, we offer an inspiring work environment where healthcare professionals thrive. Learn more about Blythedale on our website here.

The Social Worker provides direct clinical social work and case management services to pediatric patients with complex medical needs and their families. Responsibilities include supportive counseling, aiding in adjustment to diagnosis and prognosis, assisting in transition to Blythedale and/or the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Long Term Care Pavilion and coordination of the discharge planning process with a multidisciplinary team. The Social Worker reports to the Director of Social Work or designee.

This is a full-time, onsite position with occasional on-call telephone support evenings, weekends and holidays. Coverage is rotating across the department and averages up to 6 weeks per year.

• Conduct a thorough psychosocial assessment of the patient, resident, and family at the time of admission and periodically thereafter.
• Assess patient, resident, and family for specific cultural, spiritual, ethnic, gender-based, and other unique needs and shares this information with the treatment team to promote effective care.
• Provide supportive counseling as needed to each patient, resident, and/or family.
• Provide crisis intervention support to each patient, resident, and/or family when needed.
• Promote patient, resident, and family independence through a collaborative process of advocacy, referrals to community resources and entitlement programs, and supportive encouragement throughout their admission.
• Provide coverage for other social worker(s) as needed to promote patient, resident, and family support in absence of the assigned worker.
• Complete documentation in accordance with department standards for each patient and/or resident on assigned caseload and as needed during case coverage for other social worker(s).
• Identify potential situations of child abuse or neglect and report out to supervisor and/or team; either make any necessary state central registry report directly or is available to support the person making the report.
• Serve as a liaison between Blythedale, the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Long Term Care Pavilion, and the Mount Pleasant Blythedale union-free school district to promote patient and/or resident education, and with child protection agencies and/or foster care agencies to promote open communication in support of the patient and/or resident.
• Serve as a point of contact for the patient and/or resident’s insurance provider(s) to promote collaboration between the plan(s) and the treatment team.
• Participate in department and/or hospital-based teams and perform additional tasks as assigned by the Director or Senior Social Worker.
• Minimum two years of experience working with children and families and/or pediatric health care is preferred.
• Hospital or group home experience preferred.
• Bilingual fluency in Spanish is preferred.
• Ability to navigate and translate complex care coordination plans effectively to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Teams).
• Familiarity with an EMR (electronic medical record application) preferred.
• Master’s degree from an accredited social work program.
• Current New York State LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Work) or LMSW (Licensed Master Social Work) required.
• Occasional prolonged standing/walking.
• Competitive Salary We offer a salary that reflects your skills and experience.
• Professional Development Opportunities Access to mentorship, leadership training, and career advancement programs.
• Comprehensive Health Benefits.
• Retirement Plan with Employer Matching Secure your future with our strong retirement plans.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) Generous vacation, holiday, and sick leave policies.
• Safe Work Environment Commitment to nurse safety and well-being.
• Blythedale Children's Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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