Social Worker - Eating Disorders Program (Intensive) - Outpatient

Job Description

Job Title: Social Worker - Eating Disorders Program (Intensive) - Outpatient

Social Work Services at the Mount Sinai Hospital


The Mount Sinai Hospital is a 1,134-bed facility with an extensive outpatient and specialty care network and is the largest hospital in the Mount Sinai Health Care System. It offers comprehensive social work services and programming to meet the myriad needs of the diverse populations we serve. We believe that total patient care must emphasize the physical, emotional, and social needs of each patient and their care partners. Social Workers collaborate within interprofessional teams to serve patients and the larger community from both a micro and macro level including both direct care and prevention. Founded in 1907, the Department of Social Work Services at the Mount Sinai Hospital is one of the oldest hospital social work departments in the nation with over 450 licensed social workers employed across more than 65 different program/service areas. Employment in our department provides a pathway to LCSW licensure as well as access to a broad range of continuing education, professional development and extra-curricular opportunities.

The Mount Sinai Center of Excellence in Eating and Weight Disorders is a comprehensive research-clinical-education program servicing the broader community to offer specialist care, develop novel treatment, and provide education and training. The program aims to cater to those individuals and families who do not meet requirements for an inpatient or partial admission, but who would benefit from an outpatient therapeutic support. The program is intended to be a brief and intensive intervention, where patients and their families can gain the tools needed to attain and stabilize a healthy weight, normalize disordered eating patterns and return to a more functional and healthy mode of living. The program utilizes mixture of in-person and virtual interventions for the community.

Responsibilities

The social worker in this role will support the existing multidisciplinary team in co-leading groups for adolescents and parents and providing psychotherapy for patients through the Center. The social worker will contribute to the larger mission of the Center of Excellence in eating disorders aimed at integrating research into all levels of clinical practice. The social worker is expected to participate in administrative and clinical duties that these acutely ill patients require.

HOURS/SCHEDULE:

• Full-time position. The schedule includes three days (3X) per week with shifted hours of 11:00 AM-7:00 PM; remaining days follow standard business hours. Flexibility is available regarding which days are assigned to the later schedule.

Qualifications

• NYS LMSW or LCSW.
• Experience providing direct clinical care to kids, adolescents, adults and caretakers.
• Ability to assess needs and coordinate resources within hospital and community networks for effective management of patient care.
• Experience with providing services to those with eating and weight disorders preferred.
• Experience providing individual, group, and family therapy preferred.
• Excellent verbal, written, collaborative, clinical and organizational skills.
• LCSW preferred.

Non-Bargaining Unit, 096 - Social Work - ISM, Icahn School of Medicine, Care Management, Health Home

About Us

Strength through Unity and Inclusion

The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai's unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.

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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. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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