Social Worker I - LMSW/LCSW - Mineola

NYU Langone Health • Mineola, NY

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About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center providing diagnostic and therapeutic care across medical and surgical specialties, along with inpatient and outpatient services. The Social Worker I provides psychosocial assessments and treatment, and consults with patients, families, and the health care team to help address the effects of hospitalization, illness, diagnosis, treatment, and other life situations, including emotional, mental health, and substance abuse concerns.

The role includes planning and delivering appropriate social work interventions; coordinating patient and family needs before and after hospitalization or treatment; providing education, counseling, and crisis support; and advocating for patients and families as part of multidisciplinary care. The position also involves documentation, training and consultation, participation in meetings and quality improvement, and maintaining required records and statistics. NYU Langone describes its workplace as committed to equity and inclusion and offers staff a comprehensive benefits and wellness package.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work.
• Current and valid New York State Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license.
• 1–2 years of social work experience or social work internship in a health care setting or social service agency.
• Working knowledge of social work practice, relevant medical and/or legal issues affecting patient care, and medical center resources for patient care needs.
• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, assessment, counseling, multitasking, attention-to-detail, and organizational skills.
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and environmental strengths and challenges related to diagnosis, illness, treatment, or life situation.
• Develop and implement plans using appropriate social work interventions.
• Document findings, plans, and actions according to departmental and institutional guidelines and standards.
• Treat and manage mental health and substance abuse problems.
• Assist with screening, identification, management, and treatment of victims of abuse, neglect, domestic violence, rape, and similar circumstances.
• Provide training and consultation to other health care professionals.
• Arrange and coordinate patient and family needs before and after hospitalization or treatment.
• Educate patients and families about adapting to diagnosis, illness, treatment, and life situations.
• Use crisis intervention and brief- or long-term individual, group, and family therapies as appropriate.
• Teach and train students and staff from social work and other disciplines.
• Participate in multidisciplinary health care teams, represent the social work perspective, and advocate for patients and families.
• Maintain records and statistics according to departmental and institutional guidelines and standards.
• Attend and participate in staff, committee, departmental, institutional, and administrative meetings and continuous quality improvement efforts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness package.
• Financial security benefits.
• Generous time-off program.
• Employee resource groups for peer support.
• Employee wellness program addressing physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive-care well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level