Social Worker, LMSW/LCSW - Per Visit - Home Health Care - Brooklyn

Position Summary Social Worker, LMSW/LCSW – Per Visit – Home Health Care – Brooklyn. In this role the successful candidate treats patients on an intermittent basis in their homes to enable them to achieve optimal level of care. The Social Worker provides psychosocial assessments and treatment as well as consultation about patients and families to assist them and the health‑care team in coping with the patient’s hospitalization, illness, diagnosis, treatment, and life situation, including emotional, mental, and substance abuse disorders. Job Responsibilities Attends and participates in staff, committee, departmental, institutional, and other administrative meetings and continuous quality improvement efforts. Performs other duties as assigned. Provides education to patients and families around issues related to adaptation to the patient’s diagnosis, illness, treatment, or life situation. Utilizes crisis intervention, brief and long‑term individual, group, and family therapies. Provides teaching and training for students and staff from social work and other disciplines. Participates in multi‑disciplinary health‑care teams and provides leadership in representing the social work perspective to and being an advocate for patients and families. Maintains records and statistics according to departmental and institutional guidelines and standards. Travels to patients’ homes under all weather conditions to provide treatment. Provides psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and environmental strengths and problems related to their diagnosis, illness, treatment, and/or life situation. Formulates, develops, and implements a plan utilizing appropriate social work interventions. Documents findings, plan, and actions taken according to departmental and institutional guidelines and standards. Provides education regarding advanced directives; explores goals of care, and, as appropriate, educates or refers to palliative care/heathcare and facilitates referrals to hospice when indicated. Minimum Qualifications Master’s Degree in Social Work; current and valid New York State Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license; 1–2 years of social‑work experience or internship in a health‑care setting or social‑service agency; solid working knowledge of social‑work practice, relevant medical and/or legal issues that impact patient care, and medical‑center resources; excellent communication (oral and written), interpersonal, assessment, counseling, multitasking, detail‑orientation, and organizational skills; basic computer skills including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook); and the ability to travel to patients’ homes under all weather conditions. Preferred Qualifications 1–2 years of experience as a medical social worker in a health‑care setting. Required Licenses Licensed Master Social Worker; Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Benefits NYU Langone Health provides a comprehensive benefits and wellness package, including a robust support system for any stage of life. Offerings include financial security benefits, a generous time‑off program, employee resource groups for peer support, and a holistic wellness program focusing on physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. Equal‑Opportunity Employment NYU Langone Hospital‑Long Island is an equal‑opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. Salary The salary range for this role is $65.00 – $71.50 per hour. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. #J-18808-Ljbffr NYU Langone Health System