Temporary Social Worker
About The Position
At Stony Brook Medicine, Social Workers provide empathic care to patients, families, and visitors with integrity and respect. They apply professional principles and practices to provide integrated social casework, including direct counseling, therapy, advocacy, and other services to individuals, families, and groups in a variety of settings. Social Workers plan, implement, coordinate, and document treatment for people experiencing mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, developmental disabilities, work-related illness or injury, chemical addiction, or circumstances involving neglect, abuse, or crime that require therapeutic intervention, habilitation, training, supervision, resocialization, or confinement. The Social Worker II supports hospital care through psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, and coordination with medical teams, community partners, and transitional care teams. The role also includes documentation, assistance with financial and entitlement services, community liaison work, support for guardianship and surrogate decision-making processes, long-stay committee updates, therapeutic groups, student supervision, and performance improvement activities. The position requires an MSW from an accredited social work education school, a New York State license within one year of hire, and experience in medical health care. The role may be designated essential during an institutional emergency. Hospital positions may be subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary. Respiratory protection may be required, which may prohibit facial hair. The position is temporary. A resume/CV and degree verification documentation must be included with the application.
Requirements
- MSW from an accredited Social Work Education School.
- New York State license within one year of hire.
- Experience in medical health care.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work and coordinate with an established medical treatment team.
- Experience in discharge planning and long-length-of-stay barriers and systems.
- Experience in assessment and psychosocial skills.
- Working knowledge of Long Island and Metropolitan New York community resources.
- Ability to demonstrate patient-first care, patient advocacy, and service excellence.
- Computer literacy.
- Ability to implement and run medical team rounds.
- Understanding of community systems, project management and action planning, teamwork and team-leader focus, and data collection and statistics.
- Ability to manage large and complex caseloads.
- Understanding of the role of social work and case management in relation to throughput and length of stay.
- Provide degree verification documentation with the application.
- Include a resume/CV with the online application.
- Before starting, successfully complete a pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Employee Health Services.
- Before starting, complete an electronic reference check with at least three professional references.
- Before starting, successfully complete a four-panel drug screen and meet regulatory requirements for pre-employment screenings.
- Provide a copy of any required New York State licenses or certificates.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in multiple medical specialties in social work health care.
- Experience in a hospital, inpatient setting, or skilled nursing facility.
- Discharge planning experience.
- Diagnosis-specific social work experience.
- Bilingual ability.
Responsibilities
- Conduct psychosocial assessments for Social Work High Risk Criteria cases.
- Effectuate discharge planning.
- Coordinate with medical teams, community partners, and transitional care teams.
- Complete charting and documentation, including training, data management, and statistics.
- Assist patient financial services, including Medicaid and other entitlement programs.
- Serve as a liaison between community agencies and the hospital.
- Prepare materials as needed for guardianship, oversight agencies, and surrogate decision-making.
- Prepare weekly updates for the Long Stay Committee.
- Lead therapeutic groups when appropriate.
- Supervise professional social work students when appropriate.
- Participate in performance improvement activities, including program development, data collection, and analysis.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits, including generous leave, health insurance, and participation in the state pension system.
- Some positions may include annual supplemental pay, such as location pay for UUP, CSEA, and PEF full-time positions or shift differentials.
