Social Worker

The social worker provides clinical social work services to adult patients and their families in ambulatory clinics. Social work services provided include psychosocial assessments, information and referral, psychosocial treatment and other services required to optimize the patients' health care. The social worker collaborates with the health care team in the development and implementation of the care plan of the patients with whom the social worker is active. The social worker also provides consultation to the health care providers regarding patients' care needs and/or community resources.

Responsibilities

Provides clinical social work services to adult patients and their families in ambulatory clinics; Performs psychosocial assessments of patients and families referred by clinic providers or identified through high risk screening; Provides social work service to patients with problems identified through psychosocial assessments; Collaborates with other clinic care providers in development and implementation of interdisciplinary care plans; Handles risk management issues in close consultation with supervisor and Clinical Manager; Documents social work activity in electronic medical record; Provides social work coverage to other clinical units or programs during co-workers absence; Completes Hospital and SW Division required in-service training programs and ongoing professional development activities; Supervises social work students (MSW or BSW); Orients and provides ongoing peer support to new social work staff

Requirements

Master's degree from an accredited school of social work required; LMSW - Licensed Medical Social Worker - State Licensure within 1-1/2 years required; If duties will be performed under OMH, a minimum of a limited permit (not to exceed 1 year) or NYS Licensure upon hire required; Or equivalent combination of education and experience

Nice to have

Prior clinical experience in a medical setting and supervisory experience preferred; Familiar with medical social work and community resources preferred