Essential Functions and Responsibilities Includes the Following:
- Understands and adheres to the WPH Performance Standards, Policies and Behaviours Conducts interviews with patient and/or family member(s)/significant others(s) to determine continuing care needs.
- Completes Social Work Comprehensive Assessment for all patients referred or in need of social services in accordance with departmental high-risk criteria policy.
- Complies with social work documentation and its requirements.
- Provides psychosocial information for patients transferring to other units to ensure continuity of care.
- Provides supportive counselling, crisis intervention, and grief counselling to patients and their families/ significant others as appropriate.
- Assists patients with adjustment to treatment, including problems of depression, anxiety, denial and/ or anger, noncompliance with medical regimen.
- Devises/implements a social work treatment/continuing care plan involving the patient, family/significant other and the interdisciplinary team and documents on the patient's medical record in accordance with the departmental policy.
- Provides information, referral, and advocacy to community agencies.
- Advocates and serves as a liaison for patients with community agencies.
- Coordinates individual interdisciplinary case conference as needed.
- Provides task supervision to caseworkers when designated.
- Provides direct/task supervision to social work assistants and/or social work students when designated.
- Leads education and support groups for patients and/or families/significant others as appropriate.
- Identifies, evaluates, and designs proper safety plans for victims of crimes/abuse, i.e.: child abuse, elder abuse, domestic violence, rape, and sexual assault.
- Maintains and completes statistics of case activities as outlined in the departmental policy.
- Monitors his/her performance by reviewing medical records for appropriate documentation.
- Attends individual, unit, departmental and intra/inter hospital meeting as mandated by the supervisor and/or department director.
- Assists /Participates in presentations, training and in-services as required.
- Participates in the department's cross-training program.
- Responds and participates in external and internal disasters when indicated/assigned by supervisor.
- Performs other duties assigned as needed.
Education & Experience Requirements
- Master of Social Work Degree from a School of Social Work accredited by the Council of Social work Education.
- Licensed Social Worker (LMSW/LCSW) approved by the State Education Department of the University of the State of New York.
- Two years experience in an acute care hospital setting or related setting.
- NYS SCREEN Certification (obtained within initial 3 months of employment)
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $87,000.00 - $131,000.00 per year
Healthcare setting:
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Education:
Ability to Relocate:
- White Plains, NY: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: On the road