Social Worker (LCSW) – IBD

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

16h•$88,690 - $101,671•Hybrid

About The Position

The Mount Sinai Hospital’s Integrated Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center is hiring a full-time outpatient social worker to provide psychosocial assessment and behavioral treatment for pediatric and young adult patients with chronic digestive conditions, including Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and Celiac disease. The social worker is one of two in the Center and will work with an integrated multidisciplinary team of medical and surgical providers, dietitians, clinical pharmacists, palliative care professionals, nursing staff, and child life specialists, under the oversight of a health psychologist. The role offers opportunities to develop a specialization in Gastropsychology and join a broader national community of mental health professionals focused on digestive health. Services are provided in person and through telehealth. This is a hybrid position involving remote and onsite work during regular business hours at 17 East 102nd Street in Manhattan, New York. The Mount Sinai Department of Social Work Services employs more than 450 licensed social workers across more than 65 program and service areas and offers a pathway to LCSW licensure, continuing education, professional development, and extracurricular opportunities.

Requirements

NYS LCSW.
Skills in biopsychosocial assessment in medical settings and in establishing developmentally appropriate therapeutic relationships with patients and families of all ages.
Training in CBT and other evidence-based health psychology interventions.
Experience working with young adults, children, and families in health care settings.
Experience working with patients with chronic and complex illnesses and in trauma-informed care.
Exceptional collaboration and communication skills and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary setting.
Prior experience providing psychotherapy, particularly with children and adolescents.
Internal applicants must have a minimum of one year in their current position.

Nice To Haves

Training and supervision in gut-directed hypnotherapy are available as opportunities.
Opportunity to develop a specialization in Gastropsychology.

Responsibilities

Conduct biopsychosocial assessments, provide consultation, and deliver brief, resilience-based, disease-focused behavioral interventions, such as CBT and gut-directed hypnotherapy, for pediatric and young adult patients receiving care in the Mount Sinai IBD Center.
Collaborate with social workers and child life specialists on inpatient services when patients are hospitalized to ensure coordination of care.
Develop programs building on existing services, including the New Diagnosis Program for IBD and Celiac disease, surgery preparation and pre-habilitation programming, Ostomy Support program, College Preparation Program, and Pediatric-to-Young Adult transition program.
Provide case management and community engagement as needed to address social determinants of health and advocacy, including arranging transportation, connecting patients to financial support or REAP referrals, and preparing letters for school or work accommodations.