Social Worker-Level III Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES)

Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center is one of New York City's premier acute care hospitals. Located in Downtown Bronx, Lincoln is a teaching hospital renowned for its Centers of Excellence, and a recognized industry leader in the implementation of state-of-the art medical technology and best practices. Our team of highly trained and caring medical professionals is dedicated to providing the highest quality health care that is safe, compassionate, culturally competent and patient-centered. Comprehensive services are offered in three major primary care areas: Medicine, Pediatrics, and Women's Health in addition to more than eighty (80) specialty services. At Lincoln, the safety and comfort of our patients is our number one priority.

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Duties & Responsibilities

PURPOSE OF POSITION

The Social Worker on the Psychiatry PES is a member of the Multi-Disciplinary Treatment team. The Social Worker in coordination with the Multi-Disciplinary Treatment Team ensures compliance with the department's policies and procedures conducts assessments and re-assessments; participates in the treatment plan and ensures the coordination of timely, services moving forward.

DUTIES& RESPONSIBILITIES
• Conducts interviews with patients and/or family members(s)/significant others(s) to determine continuing care needs.
• Completes Social Work Comprehensive Assessment / Admission Notes for all patients referred or in need of social services in accordance with departmental high/moderate risk criteria policy.
• Complies with social work-psychiatry departments' documentation and it requirements.
• Provides psychosocial information for patients transferring to other units to ensure continuity of care.
• Provides supportive counseling, crisis intervention, and grief counseling to patients and their families/significant others as appropriate.
• Assists patients with adjustment to treatment, including problems of depression, anxiety, denial, and/or anger; noncompliance with medical regimen.
• Devices/implements a social work treatment/continuing care plan involving the patient, family/significant other, and the interdisciplinary team and documents the patient's medical record in accordance with the departmental policy.
• Provides information, referral, and advocacy to community agencies.
• Advocates and serves as a liaison for patients with community agencies.
• Coordinates individual interdisciplinary case conferences as needed.
• Provide task supervision to caseworkers when designated.
• Provides direct/task supervision to social work students when designated.
• Identifies, evaluates, and designs proper safety plans for victims of crimes/abuse, i.e.: child abuse, elder abuse, domestic violence, rape, and sexual assault.
• Maintains and completes statistics of case activities as outlined in the departmental policy.
• Monitors his/her performance by reviewing medical records for appropriate documentation.
• Attends individual, unit, departmental, and intra/inter-hospital meetings as mandated by the supervisor and/or department director.
• Assists/participates in presentations, training, and in-services as required.
• Participates in the department's cross-training program.
• Coordinates and executes discharge plans for hospital patients.
• Responds and participates in external and internal disasters when indicated/assigned by supervisor.
• Demonstrates Knowledge in gathering collateral Psychiatric History information. (Cont'd) Performs Suicide Risk Assessment and Management on the unit.
• Reviews Electronic Medical Record.
• Performs Shift hand-off.
• Demonstrates Knowledge of and ability to utilize Psyckes database.
• Performs other duties assigned by supervisor as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

For Assignment to Level III
1. Valid license as an LCSW issued by the NYSED.

Department Preferences

• Psychiatry experience or ER experience as a Social Worker Preferred
• Bilingual Spanish Preferred

Benefits

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• College Savings Program
• Union Benefits for eligible titles
• Multiple employee discounts programs
• Commuter Benefits Programs

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