Senior Social Worker - Palliative Medicine And Geriatrics - Union Square - Downtown - Full Time - Days

To perform the following tasks and clinical functions in an efficient and cost-effective manner as assigned in order to help patients/families/significant others respond to their treatment needs; psychosocial screening and assessment, discharge planning, linkage to community resources, crisis intervention, patient/family counseling and psycho education, timely documentation, utilization management care plans/case management, and advocacy.

• Perform and exceed in all duties of a social worker.
• Manage a clinically complex caseload.
• Provides clinical supervision to staff and/or MSW interns that meets learning needs and facilitates advanced licensure.
• Participate in special department/hospital projects.
• Assess and evaluate patients/families social, psychosocial and environmental situations to determine patient needs.
• Provide direct service to patients and families, selecting treatment modality/casework technique compatible with assessment and identified goals.
• Monitor, coordinate, manage activities for high-risk psychosocial patients to ensure implementation of multiple services.
• Document in the medical record in accordance with standards set by the Department of Social Work and/or regulatory agencies.
• Provides education related to impact of psychosocial issues on patient/families to multidisciplinary providers.
• Identify, select, access and make referrals to appropriate community resources.
• Provide psychoeducation for patients and families.
• Advocate for patients and families by interpreting their needs to and eliciting cooperation from other disciplines and community agencies.
• Assess situation and re-negotiate contract with patient/family as needed.
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds, case conference, staff meetings.
• Set appropriate priorities and responds to follow-up situations in an acceptable time period.
• Develop options and treatment plans in a timely manner.
• Ability to make decisions, solve clinical problems and manage resources.
• Identify problems and provide leadership in resolution.
• Knowledge of child protection policies and domestic violence protocols.
• Function independently or with minimal supervision addressing problems with effective performance and new and innovative approaches.
• Maintain professional skills through attendance at education activities.
• May assume responsibility for preparing material for conferences, rounds and staff develop programs.
• May be involved in program planning and implementation.
• Represent the departments philosophy and policy to other departments and community agents.

• Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited School of Social Work.
• Five years post Masters experience in the social service and/or health care field, preferably in a medical setting. Minimum of one -year supervisory experience of agency trained social work staff or social work interns.

Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-MSBI