Social Worker (MSW)

Overview

Provide full social work coverage to include an assessment or patient’s psychosocial functioning, determine need for financial and medical assistance, provide supportive counseling, and arrange concrete services. Participate in counseling and determining the suitability for all treatment modalities. Coordinate interdisciplinary consultation.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients within assigned area or social work discipline. Perform ongoing assessment of social, psychological, environmental, and financial factors for ESRD patients.
• Develop social work treatment plan and coordinate multidisciplinary team’s program evaluation, development, and implementation of treatment and long-term plans.
• Counsel patients, family members, significant others, and staff in adjustments to chronic illness, changes in lifestyle, and choice of treatment modality.
• Obtain and review all educational materials, develop and/or distribute information as needed.
• Represent patient to community agencies through referral and follow-up. Ensure patient access to appropriate resources and develop relationships and referrals.
• Collaborate with other services to ensure proper and timely referral for both permanent transfers and short-term transient care.
• Monitor and supervise transportation referrals to ensure timely and appropriate services.
• Communicate and confer regularly with financial offices to provide information exchange to enhance Accounts Receivables service.
• Assist staff in reporting cases of patient abuse/neglect/domestic violence.
• Act as a resource to staff, patients, families, and/or caregivers.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Qualifications

Education

• Master’s Degree from an accredited Council on Social Work Education program. Complete a course study with specialization in clinical practice.

Experience

• With degree, no experience required but internship or some experience with treatment of patients in hospital or other medical facility preferred.

Knowledge and Skills

• Maintain current knowledge of treatment options, quality indicators, infection control, patient safety issues, patient rights, medical legal issues, reimbursement rules, regulations, billing, and receivables.
• Skills in oral and written communication and interpersonal skills to interact, develop, and sustain sound working relationships with patients, families, multidisciplinary professionals, other hospital departments, and outside agencies.
• Ability to fully utilize BHMC’s electronic record systems, equipment and other healthcare and billing systems relevant to this position.

Licenses, Certifications

• New York State Social Worker License required.

Physical Requirements

• Position requires prolonged periods of standing, reaching, walking throughout the working day.
• Position will be required to stoop, bend, lift, and carry items weighing up to 25 pounds.

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and can be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., site, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

OBH is an equal opportunity employer, it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, military status, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability or handicap or other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.