MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER

Responsibilities

• Provides psychosocial assessments of patient/families to secure significant data.
• Presents psychosocial evaluations to the interdisciplinary team and participates in decisions and planning for treatment and aftercare.
• Provides psychosocial counseling to patients and families through individual, group and/or family modalities with minimal supervision.
• Coordinates discharge planning function in collaboration with the team members.
• Represents the Hospital on community committees; acts as a liaison and coordinator between community and Hospital programs.
• Participates in and contributes to formal inter-disciplinary rounds and conferences.
• Provides in-services to Hospital staff and community organizations on selected topics.
• Supervises and orients social work students, and new social work staff.
• Completes all required documentation.
• Participates in continuing education.
• Represents Social Work on Hospital committees.
• Participates in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement programs as appropriate.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Experience: Two years post-graduate experience in a medical, mental health or human services setting as a member of a multi-disciplinary team preferred but not required.
• Education: Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited Graduate School of Social Work.
• Licenses / Certifications: New York State Social Work License required.