Social Worker Addiction Specialist

Social Worker Addiction Specialist

Position Summary: Social Worker Addiction Specialist

At Stony Brook Medicine Social Workers apply the principles and practices of their profession to provide integrated social casework, including direct counseling, therapy, advocacy, and other services to individuals, families and groups. Social Workers plan, implement, coordinate and document treatment, discharge planning, and transition to care for individuals diagnosed with: medical/behavioral health diagnosis, mental illness and serious emotional disturbance; intellectual and developmental disabilities; addiction; victims of abuse/neglect, and individuals in need of both crisis intervention and long-term care.

Qualified candidates will demonstrate excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, knowledge and understanding of integrated patient care and effectively respond to changing patient needs by making decisions based on ethical principles and adhering to our high standard of excellence. Strong Motivational Interviewing skills are required, with a focus on Person Centered, Harm Reduction and Trauma Informed Care models. Candidate must have strong assessment skills, utilizing a Biopsychosocial approach to ensure Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders.

Qualified candidates must have strong Social Work skills including psycho-social assessment: engage in policy practice, engage/assess/intervene, and evaluate; along with enhanced skills and experience in Opioid Use Disorder, and Alcohol Use Disorder.

Qualified candidates are experienced in both Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) techniques as well as treatment planning and ongoing substance use disorder counseling and interventions that will reduce recidivism of high utilizers and high-risk patients.

Duties to include:

• Psychosocial assessment of applicable cases.

• Coverage of Behavioral Health Patients in Non-Behavioral Health Units with focus on Substance Use Disorder.

• Screen for depression (PHQ-9) and suicide risk as well as engagement in Safety Planning.

• Screen for Anxiety and other evidence-based screening and assessment tools.

• Screen for substance use disorders utilizing SBIRT screening tools (DAST, AUDIT, CRAFFT).

• Offer Brief Intervention – Single session or multiple sessions of motivational discussions.

• Offer more intensive intervention for safe transition to community.

• For high-risk and high utilizers, engage in treatment planning and ongoing counseling with individual and family members with a focus on reducing recidivism.

• Effectuate discharge planning including: insurance verification, linkage to community providers, insurance authorizations and utilization reviews, scheduling transportation and follow up phone calls as needed.

• Follow cases in multiple settings in hospital including inpatient Medicine, Inpatient Psychiatry, Medical ED, and CPEP.

• Work with community agencies in regards to patient post discharge needs.

• Work with SB Outpatient division for improved continuum of care.

• Assist patients and families with advanced directives.

• Supervision of professional social work students.

• Active involvement in performance improvement activities including data collection and utilization of data for quality improvement

• Cross coverage on Behavioral Health units.

• Provide Consultation, Advice & Instruction – Offer guidance and feedback to faculty, staff and residents pertaining to SBIRT process, community resources and supports.

• Maintain Up-to-Date Knowledge – Participate in County meetings pertaining to addiction and actively report community resource information, new programs/services to key stakeholders.

• Ensure Quality - Monitor that addiction measures are completed and tracked, i.e. CORE measures and OMH regulatory requirements.

• Maintain data to support enhanced Social Work Addiction Specialist patient care.

• Knowledge of court procedures including Probation, Parole, Treatment over Objection, AOT, Mental Hygiene legal processes for voluntary/involuntary admissions.

• Knowledge of competency and guardianship.

• Knowledge and compliant use of PSYCKES.

• Coordinate with ED, Medical In-patient, Out-patient and CIN (clinical integrated network) Social Work.

Qualifications

Required : MSW from an accredited Social Work Education School. New York State LMSW or LCSW. One year of substance use disorder counseling.

Preferred: Credentialed as an Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) Three or more years Substance Use Disorder counseling. One to three years in a Medical or integrated health Hospital Setting. Experience with multigenerational patient care.

Please Note: Verification of degree (e.g., diploma or official transcript) is required for this role. Upload of documentation must be included with your application for consideration.

Special Notes : Resume/CV should be included with the online application.

Posting Overview : This position will remain posted until filled or for a maximum of 90 days. An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. Candidates are advised on the application that for full consideration, applications must be received before the initial review date (which is within two weeks of the posting date).

If within the initial review no candidate was selected to fill the position posted, additional applications will be considered for the posted position; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at minimal, two weeks after the initial posting date. Please note, that if no candidate were identified and hired within 90 days from initial posting, the posting would close for review, and possibly reposted at a later date.

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• Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.

• All Hospital positions maybe subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.

• This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.

• This function/position maybe designated as “essential.” This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital and related facilities.

Prior to start date, the selected candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine's Employee Health Services

• • Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.

• Successfully complete a 4 panel drug screen

• • Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre employment screenings.

• Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

Failure to comply with any of the above requirements could result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer.

* The hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination .

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Anticipated Pay Range:

The salary range (or hiring range) for this position is $86,162 - $109,275 Base.

The above salary range represents SBUH’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The specific salary offer will be based on the candidate’s validated years of comparable experience. Any efforts to inflate or misrepresent experience are grounds for disqualification from the application process or termination of employment if hired.

Some positions offer annual supplemental pay such as:

• Location pay for UUP, CSEA & PEF full-time positions ($4000)

Your total compensation goes beyond the number in your paycheck. SBUH provides generous leave, health plans, and a state pension that add to your bottom line.

Job Number: 2601120

Official Job Title: : TH Social Worker II

Job Field : Social Work/Behavioral Health

Primary Location : US-NY-Stony Brook

Department/Hiring Area: : Care Management

Schedule : Full-time

Shift : Day Shift Shift Hours: : 8:30am-5pm Pass Days: : Sat, Sun

Posting Start Date : Apr 22, 2026

Posting End Date : Jul 22, 2026, 8:59:00 AM

Salary: : $86,162 - $109,275 Base

Salary Grade: : SL3

SBU Area: : Stony Brook University Hospital

Req ID: 2601120