Social Worker

Saint Barnabas Medical Center•New York, NY

10d

About The Position

The Social Worker provides psychosocial assessment, counseling, social work, and discharge-planning services to patients and their families. The role promotes a safe, cooperative, and professional healthcare environment and prioritizes courteous, effective communication with patients, visitors, coworkers, and community agencies. The Social Worker participates in multidisciplinary rounds and meetings, supports discharge planning, and documents activities in the patient’s medical chart and Allscripts in accordance with departmental and regulatory guidelines. The position also provides rotating weekend coverage in the Pediatric Emergency Department, Nursery, Labor and Delivery, and other areas as needed.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work.
New York State certification as an LMSW, held at hire or obtained within six months of the start date.
Two years of experience in a hospital setting related to the department to which the worker will be assigned.
Participation in continuing education activities is expected.

Responsibilities

Promote a safe, cooperative, and professional healthcare environment to support optimum patient care.
Follow hospital policies, procedures, rules, and regulations, including those concerning attendance, E-Time, cellular telephone usage, dress code, and conduct.
Provide professional, courteous customer service and communicate information about SBH services; direct concerns, questions, or issues to the appropriate people in a timely manner.
Interview patients and/or family members to obtain psychosocial information and assess functioning in relation to safety and discharge-planning needs.
Develop clinically realistic and sensitive assessment and treatment or discharge plans that address patient needs.
Participate in scheduled multidisciplinary rounds and meetings, including White Board Rounds, discharge-planning meetings, and patient conferences as needed.
Provide direct social work and discharge-planning services, including community-resource advocacy, and maintain professional rapport with community agencies as needed.
Document work activity in the patient’s medical chart and Allscripts according to departmental and regulatory guidelines; provide supporting documentation in AllScripts and the Weekend Log.
Engage patients and families with respect for cultural differences and individuality, and maintain patient confidentiality.
Counsel patients, families, and significant others about lifestyle-change expectations and functional coping patterns.
Complete and submit monthly statistics on time.
Attend scheduled Social Work/Discharge Planning Department meetings and supervision; seek consultation when needed.
Use age-appropriate conversation and demeanor with patients, families, and significant others.
Provide rotating weekend coverage in the Pediatric Emergency Department, Nursery, Labor and Delivery, and other areas as necessary.
Perform other duties as assigned.