Social Worker - Liver Medicine and Liver Cancer

Mount Sinai Health Systems•New York, NY

31d•$88,691 - $101,671•Onsite

About The Position

Social Work Services at the Mount Sinai Hospital is seeking a full-time Social Worker to provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient social work services to patients receiving care through RMTI who are not on the transplant track. This role supports both the Liver Surgery and Liver Disease teams and offers the opportunity to work with a diverse patient population across the continuum of care. The Mount Sinai Hospital is a 1,134-bed facility with an extensive outpatient and specialty care network and is the largest hospital in the Mount Sinai Health Care System. It offers comprehensive social work services and programming to meet the myriad needs of the diverse populations we serve. We believe that total patient care must emphasize the physical, emotional, and social needs of each patient and their care partners. Social Workers collaborate within interprofessional teams to serve patients and the larger community from both a micro and macro level including both direct care and prevention. Founded in 1907, the Department of Social Work Services at the Mount Sinai Hospital is one of the oldest hospital social work departments in the nation with over 450 licensed social workers employed across more than 65 different program/service areas. Employment in our department provides a pathway to LCSW licensure as well as access to a broad range of continuing education, professional development and extra-curricular opportunities.

Requirements

NYS LMSW or LCSW.
Ability to assess needs and coordinate resources within hospital and community networks for effective management of patient care both in and outpatient.
Excellent clinical and collaborative skills.
Organizational and program management skills.
Excellent presentation and writing skills.
Minimum one year in current position unless currently a float in Transplant/Oncology.

Nice To Haves

Inpatient experience preferred.
Strong communication and care coordination skills.
Interest in working with individuals who use substances and patients with cancer.
Strong clinical judgment.
Effective discharge planning and care coordination abilities.
Experience or a strong interest in working with patients with substance use concerns and/or with oncology patients.

Responsibilities

Provide a broad range of psychosocial interventions, including support with adjustment to illness, complex medical decision-making, end-of-life care, discharge planning, and brief interventions to facilitate connection with substance use treatment and community resources.
Engage patients in a nonjudgmental, patient-centered manner and support them in identifying achievable goals related to their health and well-being, utilizing harm reduction and motivational interviewing.
Participate in usual cross-coverage with the Transplant ICU Social Worker and provide coverage for the Transplant ICU Social Work role one designated day per week.
Potentially provide additional coverage and support within transplant inpatient services and outpatient clinics, depending on caseload and inpatient census.
Opportunity for program development, including identifying needs, developing new resources or workflows, and contributing to initiatives that enhance psychosocial care for patients with liver disease, substance use concerns, and liver cancer.