Social Worker - Medical Case Manager - Part Time

An integral member of the multidisciplinary care team, responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing social work services for patients and families based on individualized needs. This role ensures services align with maintaining a patient-focused approach to promote health restoration and achievement of patient goals.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments to identify patient needs, barriers to care, and available supports.
• Develop, implement, and monitor individualized care plans in collaboration with patients, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Coordinate medical, behavioral health, and social services to ensure continuity and quality of care.
• Assist patients with discharge planning, transitions of care, and follow-up services.
• Provide counseling, crisis intervention, and emotional support to patients and families coping with illness, injury, or chronic conditions.
• Advocate for patients’ rights, access to services, and appropriate levels of care.
• Connect patients with community resources such as housing, financial assistance, transportation, home health services, and support groups.
• Educate patients and families on diagnoses, treatment plans, advance care planning, and available support services.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in electronic health records in compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.
• Collaborate with insurance providers and utilization review teams to support authorization and coverage of services.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, case conferences, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with ethical standards, confidentiality requirements, and applicable state and federal regulations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• NY State Licensed Social Worker (LMSW or LCSW).
• Master’s degree in Social Work.
• Demonstrated experience in patient discharge planning and care coordination.
• Familiarity with legal aspects of healthcare and community resources.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to advocate for patient needs and rights throughout the care continuum.
• Strong teamwork skills to work effectively with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
• Ability to assess complex psychosocial situations and develop appropriate interventions.
• Sensitivity to diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and spiritual needs.
• Adherence to NASW Code of Ethics and hospital policies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in acute care or hospital setting.
• Knowledge of insurance regulations and utilization review processes.

Physical Demands

Hospital-based setting with frequent interaction with patients, families, and healthcare staff. Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods, occasional lifting of patient charts or supplies.

Pay

Starting salary range: $39.301 - $53.304 per hour.

Schedule

Part-time.

About the Organization

As part of Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital (SBELIH) combines the best in academic and community medicine, improving access to advanced medical care for residents of the North Fork and Shelter Island. With 70 beds, SBELIH is Suffolk County’s first hospital, serving the North Fork since 1905. SBELIH provides care to 25,000 year-round residents and expanding to 60,000 summer residents with comprehensive healthcare solutions, including behavioral health, medical-surgical, orthopedics and general surgery, wound care, interventional pain management and GI, advanced ambulatory care, diagnostic, and physical therapy services. The hospital is also a clinical campus and training site for Stony Brook Medicine.

StaffCo is a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) responsible for all aspects of employment, including payroll, human resources, and employee benefits for Stony Brook Eastern Long Island employees.