Leading Westchester hospital seek a Social Worker to provide social worker services to patient and their families.
Responsibilities:
- Obtain, analyze and evaluate data relating to medical psycho-social programs, formulate and carry out treatment plans, initiate a cooperative effort with the interdisciplinary team to enable patients to be maintained safely in the community or discharged to an appropriate facility.
- Complete Social Work Comprehensive Assessment for all patients referred or in need of social services
- Provide psychosocial information for patients transferring to other units to ensure continuity of care.
- Provides supportive counseling, crisis intervention, and grief counseling to patients and their families.
- Assists patients with adjustment to treatment, including problems of depression, anxiety, denial and/ or anger; noncompliance with medical regimen.
- Devise and implement a social work treatment/continuing care.
- Advocate and serve as a liaison for patients with community agencies.
- Lead education and support groups for patients and/or families/significant others as appropriate.
Qualifications:
- Master Degree in Social
- New York State Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW0 or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- A minimum of two years experience in an acute care hospital setting
Salary: $73,000 - $109,000, dependent on years of experience and license
Please email resume to:
Joshua Albucker
Senior Vice President
NOOR Staffing Group
646-492-5653
jalbucker@noorstaffing.com