Social Worker: Neonatal Follow-Up Program
About The Position
The Regional Neonatal Follow up Program of Boston Children's Health Physicians (BCHP) has an immediate opening for a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) who will assist with coordinating our services. The Neonatal Follow-Up Program evaluates and treats infants/children and their families in the Lower Hudson Valley Region. The patient population of our Neonatal Follow-Up Program is comprised of former neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) infants from NICUs all over the Lower Hudson Valley Region. However, the majority of our patients are those discharged from the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center. The BCHP Neonatal Follow-Up Program team has 4 neonatologists, 3 family nurse practitioners (NPs), 2 clinical psychologists and a dedicated administrative team. We are seeking a hard-working professional who will confer and collaborate with our interdisciplinary team, families, and community agencies in the coordination of complex care for our patient population. The candidate should feel comfortable advocating for families within various resource systems and navigating service organizations in order to complete referrals. This will entail aiding in the arrangement of medical transportation when necessary, the coordination of outpatient medical appointments in addition to assisting with enrollment in local municipal early intervention programs for developmental therapeutic intervention. We look to identify a person who can assist in the transition of care for infants and their families from the NICU to home. Our goal as a program is to provide excellent medical clinical care, as well as being a resource for our families to lean on to support them medically, socially and emotionally. Our inpatient team has worked tirelessly to provide these infants the opportunity to go home with their families, however, our work is not done there. It is our conviction that an integral part of these infants' road to both medical and neuro-developmental achievement requires caregivers who have the support socially and psychologically when necessary to continue our collective work. The person we are looking to engage and hire will be essential in achieving those goals.
Requirements
- Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
- Comfortable advocating for families within various resource systems.
- Comfortable navigating service organizations to complete referrals.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual with English and Spanish.
Responsibilities
- Assist with coordinating services for the Neonatal Follow-Up Program.
- Confer and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, families, and community agencies in the coordination of complex care.
- Advocate for families within various resource systems and navigate service organizations to complete referrals.
- Aid in the arrangement of medical transportation when necessary.
- Coordinate outpatient medical appointments.
- Assist with enrollment in local municipal early intervention programs for developmental therapeutic intervention.
- Assist in the transition of care for infants and their families from the NICU to home.
- Serve as a resource for families, supporting them medically, socially, and emotionally.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
