Social Worker III

Stony Brook University; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Stony Brook Medicine is seeking a Social Worker III to join our care team. You will provide empathic counseling, advocacy, and social casework across patient, family, and visitor populations in a hospital setting.

The ideal candidate holds an MSW with NYS licensure within one year, and has experience in medical health care, discharge planning, and strong communication. You will collaborate with the Medical Treatment Team to support patient throughput and outcomes.

Qualifications

• MSW from an accredited program; NYS license within one year of hire.
• Experience in medical health care and discharge planning.
• Strong written and verbal communication and advocacy skills.

Responsibilities

• Psychosocial assessment of high-risk cases.
• Coordinate discharge planning with care teams.
• Document treatment plans and data as required.
• Serve as liaison with community agencies and hospitals.
• Lead therapeutic groups when appropriate.
• Supervise social work students as needed.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Discharge planning

Team collaboration

Medical health care experience

Patient advocacy

Education

MSW from an accredited Social Work Education School

Job description

Social Worker III

Position Summary

At Stony Brook Medicine, our Social Workers are valuable members of our team, who provide empathic care to our patients, their families and visitors, with the highest degree of integrity and respect. Social Workers apply the principles and practices of their profession to provide integrated social casework, including direct counseling, therapy, advocacy, and other services to individuals, families and groups in a variety of settings. Social Workers plan, implement, coordinate and document treatment for individuals diagnosed with: mental illness and serious emotional disturbance; mental retardation and developmental disabilities; work-related illnesses or injuries; chemical addiction; or perpetrators or victims of neglect, abuse, or crime who need therapeutic intervention, habilitation, training, supervision and re-socialization, or confinement.

Duties of a Social Worker II may include the following but are not limited to:

• Psychosocial assessment of Social Work High Risk Criteria Cases.
• Effectuate discharge planning.
• Coordinate with Medical Teams, Community Partners and Transitional Care teams.
• Charting and documentation including training, data management, statistics.
• Assist patient financial services, including Medicaid and other entitlement programs.
• Serve as liaison between community agencies and hospital.
• Preparation of material as needed for guardianship, oversight agencies, surrogate decision making.
• Prepare weekly updates for Long Stay Committee.
• Lead therapeutic groups when appropriate.
• Supervision of professional social work students when appropriate.
• Actively involved in performance improvement activities including program development, data collection and analysis.
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required: MSW from an accredited Social Work Education School. NYS License within one year of hire. Experience in Medical Health Care. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to work and coordinate with established Medical Treatment Team. Experience in discharge planning and Long Length of stay barriers and systems. Experience in Assessment and psycho-social skills. Working knowledge of Long Island and Metropolitan NY community resources. Ability to demonstrate patient first, patient advocacy and service excellence. Computer literate. Ability to implement and run medical team rounds. Understanding of community systems, of project management and action planning, of team work and team leader focus and of data collection and statistics. Demonstrates ability to manage large and complex case loads. Understands role of SW and Case Management as it pertains to throughput and Length of Stay.

Preferred: Experience in Multiple Medical Specialties in Social Work Health Care. Experience in Hospital, In-Patient setting, or skilled Nursing Facility. Discharge Planning experience. Diagnosis specific Social Work. Bi-lingual.

Additional Information

• Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.
• All Hospital positions may be subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.
• This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair