Temporary Social Worker

KARIER; Stony Brook (NY); On-site; USD 86,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Stony Brook Medicine seeks a Social Worker II to provide empathetic counseling, discharge planning, and advocate for patients and families across medical/behavioral health settings.

Ideal candidates hold an MSW, NY license within a year, and have strong communication, teamwork, and data skills. The role emphasizes patient-centered care, collaboration with medical teams, and participation in performance improvement activities.

Qualifications

• MSW from an accredited Social Work Education School.
• NY State license within one year of hire.
• Experience in medical health care setting.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong psychosocial assessment skill set.
• Understanding of discharge planning and barriers.

Responsibilities

• Psychosocial assessment of selected cases.
• Effectuate discharge planning.
• Attend rounds and coordinate with medical team.
• Work with community agencies for post-discharge needs.
• Coordinate with SB Outpatient division for continuum of care.
• Documentation of Social Work interventions.
• Assist patients with Medicaid and insurance reviews as needed.
• Coordinate and review with insurers for authorizations.
• Supervise social work students.
• Contribute to performance improvement activities.

Skills

Communication skills

Discharge planning

Patient advocacy

Data analysis

Education

MSW

New York State license (within 1 year)

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

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 both medical and behavioral health diagnosis, substance use disorder, disabilities; victims and violence and other health care related social issues. Most recently, Social Work has been instrumental in responding to both Social Determinants of Health and Health care equity.

Qualified candidates will demonstrate excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, knowledge and understanding of patient care and effectively respond to changing patient needs by making decisions based on ethical principles and adhering to our high standard of excellence.

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

• Psychosocial assessment of selected cases.
• Effectuate discharge planning.
• Attend rounds and coordinate with medical team.
• Work with community agencies in regards to patient post discharge needs.
• Work with SB Outpatient division for improved continuum of care.
• Compliance with documentation of Social Work intervention.
• Coordination of discharge transportation, insurance verification, advocacy with insurance companies for discharge planning and insurance reviews as needed.
• Assist patient financial services, benefits or with Medicaid applications as needed.
• Coordinate and give review to insurance companies as needed; contact insurance companies for authorizations.
• Assist patients and families with advanced directives.
• Supervision of professional social work students.
• Active involved in performance improvement activities including program development, data collection and analysis on palliative care cases.
• Coordinate with Psychiatry and intervention with psychiatric patients on medicine units.
• Cross coverage on units.
• Assist patients and families with advanced directives and MOLST
• Active in performance improvement activities including program development, data collection, and analysis on palliative care cases.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications for SW:

Required: MSW from an accredited Social Work Education School. NYS License within one year of hire. Experience in medical health care setting. Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills. Demonstrates strong Psychosocial Assessment skill set. Demonstrates understanding of discharge planning and long length of stay barriers and systems. Working knowledge of Long Island and Metropolitan NY Community resources. Demonstrates patient first, patient advocacy and service excellence. Computer literate and understanding of data analysis. Demonstrates the following: Understanding of community systems; demonstrates ability for project management and action planning; demonstrates team work and team leader focus; understanding of data collection and statistics. Ability to cover multiple patient populations.

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.

Please Note: Verification of degree (e.g., diploma or official transcript) is required for this role. Upload of documentation must be included with your application for consideration.

Special Notes

Resume/CV should be included with the online application.

Posting Overview

This position will remain posted until filled or for a maximum of 90 days. An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. Candidates are advised on the application that for full consideration, applications must be received before the initial review date (which is within two weeks of the posting date).

If within the initial review no candidate was selected to fill the position posted, additional applications will be considered for the posted position; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at minimal, two weeks after the initial posting date. Please note, that if no candidate were identified and hired within 90 days from initial posting, the posting would close for review, and possibly reposted at a later date.

• 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 maybe 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.
• This function/position maybe designated as "essential." This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.

Prior to start date, the selected candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine's Employee Health Services*
• Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
• Successfully complete a 4 panel drug screen*
• Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre employment screenings.
• Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

Failure to comply with any of the above requirements could result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer.

*The hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination.

Stony Brook Medicine integrates and elevates all of Stony Brook University’s health-related initiatives: education, research and patient care. It includes our Health Sciences schools — Medicine, Dental, Health Professions, Nursing and Social Welfare — a Program in Public Health, as well as Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital, Long Island State Veterans Home, and more than 200 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County.

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Stony Brook University is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants, including individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application, interview, or hiring process, please request one by contacting [e-mail]. We will consider accommodation requests in compliance with applicable law. This process is separate from and does not require any voluntary self-identification of disability status. Please include the position title and position number (if known) in your message.

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Anticipated Pay Range:

The salary range (or hiring range) for this position is $86,162 - $109,275 Base

The above salary range represents SBUH’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The specific salary offer will be based on the candidate’s validated years of comparable experience. Any efforts to inflate or misrepresent experience are grounds for disqualification from the application process or termination of employment if hired.

Some positions offer annual supplemental pay such as:

• Location pay for UUP, CSEA & PEF full-time positions ($4000)

Your total compensation goes beyond the number in your paycheck. SBUH provides generous leave, health plans, and a state pension that add to your bottom line.