Social Worker - Psych

Northwell Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking a per diem social worker to provide individual and group psychosocial services on a psych unit, with additional coverage across medicine as needed. The role emphasizes assessment-driven care and advocacy to maximize patient access to services.

Qualified candidates hold a Master of Social Work and NY licensure (MSW or Clinical Social Worker). 1–3 years of relevant experience is required, with strong preference for in-patient psychiatric experience.

Qualifications

• Master of Social Work required.
• Current license to practice as a Master Social Worker in New York State or as a Clinical Social Worker required.
• 1–3 years of relevant experience required.
• In patient psychiatric experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual and group social work services to patients and/or families.
• Utilizes psychosocial assessment skills to guide care and identify barriers to access and outcomes.
• Provides interdisciplinary team with assessment findings and potential impact on care.
• Delivers psychoeducation, counseling, and crisis intervention to patients and families.
• Develops and implements treatment and discharge plans aligned with site expectations and coordinates with post-acute providers.

Skills

Social work

Education

Master of Social Work

NY LMSW or LCSW license

Job description

Shift Details

Per diem (as needed) coverage. 1 Saturday, 1 Sunday shift on Psych unit per month, required. In addition, can cover weekday and weekend shifts in medicine

Job Description

Provides individual, and/or group work services to patients and/or their families in various health care settings. Utilizes psychosocial assessment skills to deliver social work services.

Job Responsibility

• Provides culturally competent direct service to patients and their families using a variety of social work modalities in order to help individuals maximize their functioning.
• Utilizes high risk criteria and/or consultation referrals to identify patients in need of or who could benefit from social work assessment and intervention. Advocates on behalf of the individual to ensure maximum access to health care, assesses barriers and offers solutions.
• Provides interdisciplinary team with assessment findings and suggests potential impact on overall care of patient.
• Provides psycho education, counseling, and crisis intervention to patients and their families.
• Formulates and implements treatment and discharge plans that are safe and timely and in line with the expectations of the site and promote patient choice. Initiates communication with post-acute providers and payers as needed.
• Incorporates knowledge of community resource sand entitlement programs in all planning.
• Maintains appropriate professional patient care documentation as defined by site policies and procedures.
• Represents department and profession is various hospital/site based committees and work groups.
• May assign and monitor undergraduate and graduate level Social Work students; assigns cases to students and monitors work through weekly supervisory meetings; writes all required evaluations of student's field placement performance.
• Consults with program management regarding student's training program, progress, development, and placement experience; meets with student's faculty advisor at prescribed intervals.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Master of Social Work required.
• Current License to practice as a Master Social Worker, or Current License to practice as a Clinical Social Worker in New York State required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.
• In patient psych experience, highly preferred.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).