Job Title: Social Worker - Comp Psych Emerg Prog Cpep - Mount Sinai West

Full Time - Day (Thursday/Friday/Saturday: 7:30am-8:30pm)

* Assesses and evaluates patients/families' social, psychosocial and environmental situations to determine patient needs. Demonstrates knowledge of the disease entity and common medical interventions in the service area assigned.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop options and treatment plans in a timely manner.
• Provide direct service to patients and families selecting treatment modality casework technique compatible with assessment and identified goals.
• Ability to identify, select, access and make referrals to appropriate community resources.
• Monitor, coordinate, manage activities for high-risk psychosocial patients to ensure implementation of multiple services.
• Advocate for patients and families by interpreting their needs to and eliciting cooperation from other disciplines and community agencies.
• Identify and assist team in managing obstacles to treatment and/or discharge plans.
• Provide psycho-education for patients and families.
• Knowledge of child protection, elder abuse, domestic violence policies and protocols.
• Participate interdisciplinary rounds, case conferences, staff meetings.
• Document in the medical record in accordance with standards set by Department of Social Work and/or regulatory agencies.
• May supervise social work interns.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters in Social Work from an accredited school of social work. Knowledge of social work services, theories, techniques, community resources and agencies.
• Related experience in the social service and/or health care field, preferably one year in a medical setting, which can include related field placement.
• New York State Department of Education Licensure Licensed Masters of Social Work (LMSW).

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $41.40 - $53.30 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.