Clinical Social Worker

Position

Clinical Social Worker

Orleans Community Health Medina Hospital is seeking a full-time Clinical Social Worker to join our health care team located at Medina Hospital.

Full Time

Monday-Friday

No weekends, No holidays

Competitive pay and benefits package including vacation and sick time, health, dental and vision as well as a pension and retirement plan!

The Medical Social Worker is a person who provides Social Work Services to patients and families in the Residential Health Care Facility, (nursing home) and in the Patient Care Unit, (acute care hospital) and Emergency Room. This position must be able to recognize the psychosocial needs of patients and their families, evaluate crisis situations and disability resulting from emotional, social and economic stresses of illness, counsel patients and families to deal with the particular stresses affecting them, participate in hospital care planning and assist patients and families to understand, accept and follow medical and other professional recommendations to restore patients to optimum social and health adjustments;

and arrange for specialized assistance from other sources within the hospital and from community resources for patients and families who need such assistance.

Licensed and registered by the New York State Education Department to practice as a licensed master social worker (LMSW) or licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), with the scope of practice defined in Article 154 of the Education Law is preferred.

Previous experience with counseling and case management in a nursing home or acute care setting.

Previous experience using EMRs and completing the MDS preferred.

We offer an outstanding team-oriented environment, challenging and rewarding careers, and valuable benefits to our employees. Some of the perks and benefits that you’ll enjoy working for OCH are:

First, you’ll be a part of an experienced team in a family-oriented facility, many of our employees have been with us for 10, 20 or 30 more years!

You will be working in a highly respected organization that is committed to quality patient care! We maintain realistic staffing levels that offer downtime during the day. You will not be overworked!

We offer flexible scheduling that works around your personal and school schedule.

We offer competitive wages, with superior pension and retirement plans with employer contributions.

We offer a 12% shift differential for working evening and night shifts.

We have an excellent vacation, holiday and sick leave package.

We offer tuition assistance to provide opportunities for career growth. Company, including dental, vision and no-cost life insurance.

We offer free parking and are located in a safe and quiet country setting in Medina along the historic Erie Canal!

Orleans Community Health is comprised of Medina Memorial Hospital, (a designated Critical Access Hospital), Renal Dialysis Center located in Batavia, NY, Primary and Walk-In Clinic in Albion, NY, a 30 bed Skilled Nursing Home, Outpatient and Ambulatory Services, and Community Partners Wellness Center. We are always looking for positive, dependable, caring individuals to join our team!

To improve the health of the communities we serve by providing equal access to quality health care services at the right time, in the right place, with the most efficient use of resources.