Social Worker Iii Jobs

Position Summary

At Stony Brook Medicine, our Social Workers are valuable members of our team, who provide empathic care to our patients, their families and visitors, with the highest degree of integrity and respect. Social Workers apply the principles and practices of their profession 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 individuals diagnosed with: mental illness and serious emotional disturbance; mental retardation and developmental disabilities; work-related illnesses or injuries; chemical addiction; or perpetrators or victims of neglect, abuse, or crime who need therapeutic intervention, habilitation, training, supervision and re-socialization, or confinement.

Qualified candidates will demonstrate excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, knowledge and understanding of patient care and effectively respond to changing patient needs by making decisions based on ethical principles and adhering to our high standard of excellence.

Duties of a Social Worker II may include the following but are not limited to:

• Assist patient financial services, including Medicaid and other entitlement programs.
• Preparation of material as needed for guardianship, oversight agencies, surrogate decision making.
• Coordinate with Medical Teams, Community Partners and Transitional Care teams.
• Actively involved in performance improvement activities including program development, data collection and analysis.
• Supervision of professional social work students when appropriate.
• Psychosocial assessment of Social Work High Risk Criteria Cases.
• Charting and documentation including training, data management, statistics.
• Lead therapeutic groups when appropriate.
• Serve as liaison between community agencies and hospital.
• Effectuate discharge planning.
• Prepare weekly updates for Long Stay Committee.
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: MSW from an accredited Social Work Education School. NYS License within one year of hire. Experience in Medical Health Care. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to work and coordinate with established Medical Treatment Team. Experience in discharge planning and Long Length of stay barriers and systems. Experience in Assessment and psycho-social skills. Working knowledge of Long Island and Metropolitan NY community resources. Ability to demonstrate patient first, patient advocacy and service excellence. Computer literate. Ability to implement and run medical team rounds. Understanding of community systems, of project management and action planning, of team work and team leader focus and of data collection and statistics. Demonstrates ability to manage large and complex case loads. Understands role of SW and Case Management as it pertains to throughput and Length of Stay.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience in Multiple Medical Specialties in Social Work Health Care. Experience in Hospital, In-Patient setting, or skilled Nursing Facility. Discharge Planning experience. Diagnosis specific Social Work.Bi-lingual.

Special Notes : Resume/CV should be included with the online application. Flexible hours.

In accordance with federal and state regulations that all hospitals and nursing homes require personnel to be vaccinated against COVID-19, candidates who are not already fully vaccinated must obtain the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine within three (3) calendar days of acceptance of a conditional job offer and must obtain any subsequent doses in accordance with that particular vaccine manufacturer’s protocol. Candidates who are partially vaccinated, but not yet fully vaccinated, must complete their vaccination series within three (3) calendar days of a job offer or in accordance with that particular vaccine manufacturer’s protocol, whichever comes later.

The state regulation also includes those who may be affiliated with or interact with employees of a hospital or nursing home. The regulations allow for limited exemptions with reasonable accommodations, consistent with applicable law.

• Posting Overview : This position will remain posted until filled or for a maximum of 90 days. An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. Candidates are advised on the application that for full consideration, applications must be received before the initial review date (which is within two weeks of the posting date).

If within the initial review no candidate was selected to fill the position posted, additional applications will be considered for the posted position; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at minimal, two weeks after the initial posting date. Please note, that if no candidate were identified and hired within 90 days from initial posting, the posting would close for review, and possibly reposted at a later date.

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• Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.
• This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.
• This function/position maybe designated as “essential.” This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.
• All Hospital positions maybe subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.

Prior to start date, the selected candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Successfully complete a 4 panel drug screen*
• Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre employment screenings.
• Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
• Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).
• Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine's Employee Health Services*

Failure to comply with any of the above requirements could result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer.

• The hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination .

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Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

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