Social Worker - Liver Medicine and Liver Cancer

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

29d•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 large facility with an extensive outpatient and specialty care network, offering comprehensive social work services to meet the needs of diverse populations. The department emphasizes total patient care, addressing physical, emotional, and social needs, and social workers collaborate within interprofessional teams on both micro and macro levels.

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.
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 using harm reduction and motivational interviewing techniques to support them in identifying achievable goals related to their health and well-being.
Participate in usual cross-coverage with the Transplant ICU Social Worker and provide designated coverage for the Transplant ICU Social Work role one day per week.
Potentially provide additional coverage and support within transplant inpatient services and outpatient clinics, depending on caseload and inpatient census.
Engage in program development, 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.