Social Worker - LMSW

BronxCare Health System; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center is seeking a Social Worker to provide psychosocial assessment, discharge planning and crisis intervention for inpatients and ambulatory care patients. The role requires MSW and New York State licensure.

You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, manage a patient caseload, document thoroughly, and participate in department and community activities to support patients and families.

Qualifications

• Master's in Social Work (Required).
• New York State Licensed Social Worker (Legally Required).
• Computer literacy (Required).

Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with patients, visitors and employees.
• Carry an active caseload of patients/families per department policies.
• Provide bio-psychosocial/cultural assessment and treatment; crisis intervention as indicated.
• Collaborate with the inter-disciplinary team in patient care.
• Provide reports, records documentation and statistics as required.
• May serve as liaison within the department, hospital and to community agencies.
• May delegate in-service training and represent social work in meetings and conferences.
• Perform other activities to assure services to patients and the functioning of the Social Work Program.

Skills

Social work

Clinical practice

Crisis intervention

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Documentation

Education

Master's in Social Work

New York State Licensed Social Worker (LMSW/LCSW) or eligibility

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Overview

Under the direction of the Clinical Supervisor or designee is responsible for providing social work services in assisting in the resolution of social and emotional problems through appropriate psychosocial assessment and discharge planning for those referred patients on an inpatient medical, surgical, or pediatric unit, or ambulatory care setting.

Responsibilities

- Establishes and maintains positive relationships with patients, visitors and other employees. Interacts professionally, courteously, and appropriately with patients, visitors and other employees. Behaves in a manner consistent with maintaining and furthering a positive public perception of Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center and its employees

-Carry an active caseload of patient/families as stipulated by departmental policies.

- Provide social work services to patients/families, including bio psychosocial/cultural assessment and treatment; crisis intervention, short or long term, as indicated and to include modalities as individuals, family, etc.

- Collaborate with inter-disciplinary team in providing patient care.

- Provide reports, record documentation and statistics as required.

- May serve as liaison within the department, hospital and to community agencies.

- May be delegated responsibility for in-service training teaching social work students, etc. Represent social work department in job related community meetings and conferences.

- Perform other activities as shall be deemed appropriate in assuring services to patients and the functioning of the Social Work Program.

Qualifications

- Sequence of study or experience in clinical practice in accordance with current New State standards for licensure and previous experience in the appropriate inpatient or outpatient setting as indicated.

- New York State Licensed Social Worker (Legally Required) (Policy Requirement)

- Master's in Social Work (Required)

- Computer literacy (Required)