Social Worker Level II

NYC Health + Hospitals; Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals Queens Hospital Center is seeking a licensed social worker to provide psychosocial services across patient care settings. Under general supervision, you will perform assessments, develop treatment plans, and deliver individual and group counseling to support patient-centered outcomes.

The role involves multidisciplinary collaboration, outreach, documentation for mandated reporting, and support for discharge planning.

Qualifications

• Valid LMSW license issued by the NYSED.
• Valid LCSW license issued by the NYSED.

Responsibilities

• Screens charts for psychosocial information and conducts psychosocial evaluations to inform treatment plans.
• Provides individual and group counseling in hospital or community settings.
• Collaborates with professionals from other disciplines for multidisciplinary patient care and discharge planning.
• Provides outreach and referrals to governmental, public, and community agencies; assists high-risk patients.
• Documents suspected child abuse or neglect for NYS Central Registry; testifies in hearings as needed.
• Assists in planning post-institutional/hospital care and alternative arrangements.
• Participates in staff meetings, QA/PI activities, and maintains required records.
• Ensures compliance with NYC Health + Hospitals policies and external standards; maintains safety and quality standards.
• May provide clinical services under supervision of a NYS LCSW, licensed psychologist, or psychiatrist.
• Mentors and supports less experienced staff and may supervise students or volunteers.

Job description

Marketing Statement

Queens Hospital Center is making good on its promise to the people of southeastern and central Queens to maximize both patient convenience and positive clinical outcomes. Residents of Queens can count on the delivery of quality medical care right in their own borough. In 2002 the hospital opened a state-of-the-art, 261-bed facility that includes the Queens Cancer Center, the first comprehensive cancer treatment center in the borough.

Queens Hospital Center is making good on its promise to the people of southeastern and central Queens to maximize both patient convenience and positive clinical outcomes. Residents of Queens can count on the delivery of quality medical care right in their own borough. In 2002 the hospital opened a state-of-the-art, 261-bed facility that includes the Queens Cancer Center, the first comprehensive cancer treatment center in the borough.

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.

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position:

This class of positions encompasses professional, supervisory or administrative work of varying degrees of difficulty and responsibility in the operation of a social work department providing psychosocial and other social work services to different types of patients across various settings. Ensures patient-centered quality care and services in support of better outcomes and improved patient experience, in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal rules and regulations, and social work standards of care. All personnel perform related work.

Under general supervision, with some latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, performs the following:

Examples Of Typical Tasks

With or without supervision, based upon licensure, performs the typical tasks described in Assignment Level I at a higher level:

• Screens charts for historical and clinical information, conducts psychosocial evaluations through interviews with patients and/or identified surrogates and formulates appropriate social work treatment plans.
• Works within health care setting offices or in community settings within NYC to provide individual and group counseling, as well as concrete social services, as required.
• Confers and consults with professionals in other disciplines to determine and implement a multidisciplinary approach to patient care and to develop treatment plans, evaluate patients’ progress, develop discharge and aftercare plans and recommend alternative action or treatment.
• Provides outreach services, makes referrals to other governmental, public and/or community agencies, prepares patients to accept services, provides direct social work services on high-risk cases and may escort patients in connection with community activities and referrals, as needed.
• As a mandated reporter, documents and reports suspected cases of child abuse or neglect to the New York State Central Registry.
• Appears and testifies at administrative and court hearings, as necessary.
• Assists in plans for institutional or hospital discharge and other post institutional/hospital care; evaluates alternate care arrangements for patients, where needed.
• Participates in staff conferences and other related social work meetings, special studies, committees and/or research projects and internal/external quality assurance/performance improvement (QA/PI) activities, programs, and trainings, as required.
• Prepares reports and related paperwork; keeps appropriate records.
• Ensures ongoing compliance with NYC Health + Hospitals policies and procedures with national standards and other applicable external regulatory requirements, guidelines, and accreditation authorities, as well as safety and quality management standards.
• May assist in the provision of clinical services only under supervision of a New York State LCSW, licensed psychologist, or psychiatrist.
• Performs other related duties, as directed and with required supervision.

In Addition To Performing The Typical Tasks Described In Assignment Level I Above With Or Without Supervision Based Upon Licensure And At a Higher Level, Performs The Following Typical Tasks

• Mentors and assists less experienced social work staff in social work techniques and serves as a resource in various aspects of advanced social work practice.
• May supervise graduate and undergraduate social work students, as well as volunteers and other auxiliary personnel, as needed.
• May assist in the provision of clinical services only under supervision of a New York State LCSW, licensed psychologist, or psychiatrist or perform such functions independently as a LCSW.

Minimum Qualifications

For Assignment to Level II

• Valid license as an LMSW issued by the NYSED; or
• Valid license as an LCSW issued by the NYSED.

Department Preferences