Social Worker-Level II

Provider Careers at NYC Health + Hospitals

Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center is one of New York City’s premier acute care hospitals. Located in Downtown Bronx, Lincoln is a teaching hospital renowned for its Centers of Excellence, and a recognized industry leader in the implementation of state‑of‑the‑art medical technology and best practices. Our team of highly trained and caring medical professionals is dedicated to providing the highest quality health care that is safe, compassionate, culturally competent and patient‑centered.

Comprehensive services are offered in three major primary care areas:
Medicine, Pediatrics, and Women’s Health in addition to more than eighty (80) specialty services. At Lincoln, the safety and comfort of our patients is our number one priority.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person‑centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Under general supervision, with moderate latitude for the exercise of independent judgement, in addition to performing the typical tasks of a Social Worker II, the candidate provides social work services, discharge planning services and coordination of continuing care services by providing a variety of services such as individual counseling, family interventions, and community networking to patients serviced at this facility.

• Coordinates and conducts quality activities within the department regarding social work practice on complex issues.
• Acts as project leader for special studies and research projects. Collects and evaluates data related to vulnerable client populations. Prepares and presents reports to hospital or social work staff related to these service populations.
• Trains and instructs social work staff in clinical social work techniques. Serves as a resource and role model for beginning social work staff in various aspects of advanced social work practice.
• Formally orients and educates members of other professional disciplines by developing training curricula and presenting lectures covering workshops, seminars, etc. on social work concepts and functions.
• Conducts interviews with patients and/or family members(s)/significant others(s) to determine continuing care needs.
• Completes Social Work Comprehensive Assessment for all patients referred or in need of social services in accordance with departmental high/moderate risk criteria policy.
• Complies with social work documentation and IT requirements.
• Provides psychosocial information for patients transferring to other units to ensure continuity of care.
• Provides supportive counseling, crisis intervention, and grief counseling to patients and their families/significant others as appropriate.
• Assists patients with adjustment to treatment, including problems of depression, anxiety, denial and/or anger; noncompliance with medical regimen.
• Coordinates psychiatric admissions with other acute psychiatric care institutions.
• Devises/implements a social work treatment/continuing care plan involving the patient, family/significant other and the interdisciplinary team and documents on the patient's medical record in accordance to the departmental policy.
• Provides information, referral and advocacy to community agencies.
• Advocates and serves as a liaison for patients with community agencies.
• Coordinates individual interdisciplinary case conference as needed.
• Provides task supervision to caseworkers when designed.
• Provides direct/task supervision to social work students when designated.

If you wish to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the "Apply Now" button or forward your resume, noting the above Job  #, to:

Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center

Human Resources Department

234 Eugenio Maria De Hostos Blvd, (East 149th Street)

2nd Floor, Annex

Bronx, NY 10451

Attn:
Recruitment Unit

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