Social Worker - Ambulatory Care

Mount Sinai; United States; Hybride; USD 89 000 - 102 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City seeks a Social Worker for ambulatory care to provide brief biopsychosocial assessments, identify goals, and develop action plans within an interprofessional team.

This hybrid role focuses on addressing social determinants of health, coordinating with hospital and community resources, and guiding patients and families through the health system; New York LMSW/LCSW required; Spanish speaking preferred.

Qualifications

• New York State LMSW or LCSW.
• Exceptional skills engaging patients and families and coordinating resources within hospital and community networks.
• Strong clinical assessment skills.
• Spanish speaking preferred.
• Hospital ambulatory setting experience preferred.

Responsabilités

• Conduct brief biopsychosocial assessments and identify goals with patients.
• Develop and facilitate action plans to address goals.
• Educate patients and care partners about navigating the health system and resources.
• Coordinate with MSHP/MSHS programs and community organizations.
• Assess for high-risk eligibility for longitudinal care coordination and make referrals as needed.

Connaissances

Engaging patients

Clinical assessment

Care coordination

Resource navigation

MS Office

Spanish speaking

Formation

New York State LMSW or LCSW

Outils

Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

Scheduling systems

Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook

Description du poste

Job Title: Social Worker - Ambulatory Care

Social Work Services at the Mount Sinai Hospital

The Mount Sinai Hospital is a 1,134-bed facility with an extensive outpatient and specialty care network and is the largest hospital in the Mount Sinai Health Care System. It offers comprehensive social work services and programming to meet the myriad needs of the diverse populations we serve. We believe that total patient care must emphasize the physical, emotional, and social needs of each patient and their care partners. Social Workers collaborate within interprofessional teams to serve patients and the larger community from both a micro and macro level including both direct care and prevention. Founded in 1907, the Department of Social Work Services at the Mount Sinai Hospital is one of the oldest hospital social work departments in the nation with over 450 licensed social workers employed across more than 65 different program/service areas. Employment in our department provides a pathway to LCSW licensure as well as access to a broad range of continuing education, professional development and extra-curricular opportunities.

As a member of the interdisciplinary care team in this primary care setting, the practice embedded social worker focuses on same-day, brief interventions to address issues such as behavioral health assessment/referrals (including suicidal ideation), and social determinant of health needs such as transportation, homecare, insurance, housing, and hunger.

In this role, the social worker conducts brief biopsychosocial assessments, identifies mutually agreed upon goals, and assists with developing and facilitating an action plan to address those goals .

The social worker is responsible for educating patients and care partners about navigating the health system and the availability of relevant resources, coordinating with other MSHP and MSHS programs, and linking patients/care partners to community organizations and services.

The social worker also assesses for high‑risk patient eligibility for longitudinal care coordination and makes referrals as needed.

At this time, the position is partially remote. Return to fulltime on‑site presence is anticipated.

Location: 102 nd Street, Manhattan (between Madison Ave & 5 th Ave). This is currently a hybrid role, but this is subject to change depending on programmatic/organizational needs.

New York State LMSW or LCSW.

• Exceptional skills in engaging patients and families and in assessment and coordination of resources within families and hospital and community networks for effective management of patient care.
• Strong clinical assessment skills.
• Exceptional organizational, collaborative and psychosocial assessment and intervention skills.
• Interest in being part of an innovative initiative to improve the quality of care by addressing barriers to primary and specialist care, preventable Emergency Department visits and hospital admissions/readmissions.
• Hospital experience preferred .
• Proficiency in MS Office: Word, Excel, Outlook. Ability to learn hospital ambulatory scheduling system, electronic medical record and specific care coordination applications.
• Spanish speaking preferred .
• Internal candidates: Minimum one year in current position.

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $88,690.00 - $101,670.78 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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