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Social Worker - Level 5 (Cancer Center)

NYC Health + Hospitals

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 114,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals is seeking a Social Worker - Level 5 for its Cancer Center. This role involves providing supervision, conducting psychosocial assessments, and ensuring comprehensive care for patients and families. Candidates must have a valid LCSW license and experience in a supervisory capacity.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees working 20+ hrs.

Retirement Savings and Pension Plans

Loan Forgiveness Programs

Paid Holidays and Vacation

College tuition discounts

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

Valid license as an LCSW issued by the NYSED.
Two years of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical and administrative supervision to staff.
Conduct biopsychosocial assessments for patients.
Collaborate with families and providers on treatment plans.

Skills

Psychosocial assessment

Clinical supervision

Counseling

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Valid LCSW license

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NYC Health + Hospitals provided pay range

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Base pay range

$113,300.00/yr - $113,300.00/yr

Marketing Statement

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is America’s oldest public hospital, established in 1736. Affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine, the 844-bed hospital is a major referral center for highly complex cases, with its 6,000 employees including highly skilled, interdisciplinary clinical staff. It sees more than 110,000 emergency room visits and 500,000 outpatient visits annually. Bellevue is an academic medical institution of international renown. We have served as an incubator for major innovations in public health, medical science, and medical education. Bellevue is a Level I Trauma Center delivering around-the-clock care in adult, pediatric, psychiatric and pediatric psychiatric emergencies as well as in the nationally-designated categories of cardiology, neurology, toxicology, and neonatology. In addition to providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art care Bellevue is a city-wide medical specialty referral source. Bellevue’s clinical centers of excellence include: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care; Cardiovascular Services; Designated Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU); Comprehensive Children’s Psychiatric Emergency Program; and Cancer Services.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Job Description

The Social Worker Level V provides consultation and ongoing supervision to staff and respective units. As a member of interdisciplinary teams, the supervisor provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments and interventions which support the continuing care needs of patients and their families. Tasks may include:

Providing clinical and administrative supervision and orientation to staff assigned to their unit and other professional disciplines. Ensuring that all patients are provided with timely and complete Social Work services.
Demonstrating effectiveness in planning, organizing, and managing the ongoing operation of their units Provide biopsychosocial assessment per referral and assessment policy, plan and carry out appropriate interventions
Complete required documentation in timely fashion, according to assigned area requirements and in professional manner (see documentation policy)
Provide ongoing support and psychotherapeutic counseling to patients, families/significant others as well as concrete services at frequency determined by respective assigned area
As indicated, contact patient's families, collaterals, significant others as well as community and medical providers and include/share this information in assessment, documentation and during multidisciplinary meetings.
Collaborate with family, collaterals and providers in terms of treatment, referrals and / or aftercare planning
Escorting patients into the community and making home visits as needed Attend rounds, and meetings with multidisciplinary teams
Advocating and negotiating with related social and community agencies to secure services for patients
Provide caring, nonjudgmental, ethical services to patient
Participating in Performance Improvement Projects
Compliance with all department, corporate and hospital regulations, policies and procedures and conformity to established dress guidelines, time and leave requirements as an essential worker, and need to wear identification badge while on duty
Incorporate universal screening of patients to identify if they are a victim of abuse. Follow hospital policies on interventions regarding child abuse, intimate partner violence, elder abuse, sexual assault and human trafficking, as well as New York State protocols for mandated reporting of suspected child abuse or maltreatment. Participation in regular supervision and ad-hoe supervision /escalation as necessary to seek guidance from appropriate personal
Perform work related duties with understanding that as a hospital employee, one is categorized as an essential worker, which includes coming to assignment under a variety of circumstances such as inclement weather, pandemic and other extreme circumstances.

Other tasks that may be assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Valid license as an LCSW issued by the NYSED, and two (2) years of supervisory experience, as described above.

Department Preferences

How To Apply

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NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
Multiple employee discounts programs

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