Social Worker LMSW – Samaritan Hospital - ER
About The Position
The Licensed Master Social Worker provides advanced clinical social work services as a member of an interdisciplinary team, engaging with patients and family members as they cope with hospitalization, illness, diagnosis, treatment, and life situations, including emotional, mental, and substance abuse disorders. The role includes conducting thorough assessments, care planning, case management, and coordinating community resources with patients and their families. The social worker uses motivational interviewing, assessment, and multimodality psychotherapeutic interventions to support patients’ and families’ physical, cognitive, and emotional functioning. The position requires high-level critical and creative problem-solving and advanced communication skills, and is performed mainly autonomously. The role is based in the emergency department at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, New York.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Social Work.
- NYS LMSW or LCSW licensure.
Nice To Haves
- At least 1 year of experience in a medical, psychiatric, or healthcare setting.
Responsibilities
- Provide specialized skills and therapeutic education to patients and their support systems.
- Identify barriers that affect optimal patient functioning.
- Ensure patients receive appropriate resources in the most appropriate setting.
- Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team and lead management of complex cases, providing education, mentoring, modeling, and resources as needed.
- Advocate for patients, promote autonomy and self-determination, incorporate their care preferences, and represent their interests to the hospital.
- Work with patients and the interdisciplinary team to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise hospital and post-hospital care plans, including referrals to relevant disciplines, healthcare providers, and community organizations.
- Identify areas for dynamic intervention.
- Use brief multimodality psychotherapeutic interventions in accordance with treatment plans.
- Participate constructively in Patient Rounds, Unit Care Conferences, the Complex Care Committee, and other patient-centered teams as needed.
- Serve as an advanced clinical consultant and educator to patient-focused care teams.
- Attend and document participation in interdisciplinary teams, staff and patient-care meetings, and quality assurance and improvement activities.
- Participate in hospital, organizational, and community initiatives to enhance patient care.
Benefits
- Strong orientation program.
- Generous tuition allowance.
- Career development opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
