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Social Worker II - LMSW, Behavorial Health - Remote

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Master of Social Work required
  • Current License to practice as a Master Social Worker, or Current License to practice as a Clinical Social Worker in New York State required
  • 1-3 years of relevant experience required

Responsibilities

  • Provides culturally competent direct service to patients and their families using a variety of social work modalities
  • Utilizes high risk criteria and/or consultation referrals to identify patients in need of social work assessment and intervention
  • Advocates on behalf of individuals to ensure maximum access to health care
  • Formulates and implements treatment and discharge plans that are safe and timely

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Advocacy
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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Northwell Health

  • Hospitals & Health Systems
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  • 10,001+
Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 21 hospitals, about 900 outpatient facilities and more than 12,000 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 87,000 employees – 18,900 nurses and 4,900 employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better.  We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook, X, Instagram and LinkedIn. Interested in a career at Northwell Health? Visit Jobs.Northwell.edu and explore our many opportunities.

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Job description

FLEXSTAFF LMSW -  Inpatient Acute Care Provides individual, and/or group work services to patients and/or their families in various health care settings. Utilizes psychosocial assessment skills to deliver social work services.
 Responsibilities:
  • Provides culturally competent direct service to patients and their families using a variety of social work modalities in order to help individuals maximize their functioning
  • Utilizes high risk criteria and/or consultation referrals to identify patients in need of or who could benefit from social work assessment and intervention. Advocates on behalf of the individual to ensure maximum access to health care, assesses barriers and offers solutions
  • Provides interdisciplinary team with assessment findings and suggests potential impact on overall care of patient
  • Provides psycho education, counseling, and crisis intervention to patients and their families
  • Formulates and implements treatment and discharge plans that are safe and timely and in line with the expectations of the site and promote patient choice. Initiates communication with post-acute providers and payers as needed
  • Incorporates knowledge of community resource sand entitlement programs in all planning
  • Maintains appropriate professional patient care documentation as defined by site policies and procedures
  • Represents department and profession is various hospital/site based committees and work groups
  • May assign and monitor undergraduate and graduate level Social Work students; assigns cases to students and monitors work through weekly supervisory meetings; writes all required evaluations of students field placement performance
  • Consults with program management regarding students training program, progress, development, and placement experience; meets with students faculty advisor at prescribed intervals
  • Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.
Qualifications: 
  • Master of Social Work required
  • Current License to practice as a Master Social Worker, or Current License to practice as a Clinical Social Worker in New York State required, plus specialized certifications as needed
  • 1-3 years of relevant experience, required
*Additional Salary DetailThe salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

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