Director of Social Work

Elmhurst Hospital Center (EHC) is the major tertiary care provider in the borough of Queens. The hospital is comprised of 545 beds and is a Level I Trauma Center, an Emergency Heart Care Station and a 911 Receiving Hospital. It is the premiere health care organization for key areas such as Surgery, Cardiology, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Renal and Mental Health Services.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Work Shifts

8:00 A.M - 4:00 P.M 35 hours Monday to Friday

Duties & Responsibilities
1. Establishes Social Work Department policies, methods, procedures, and program assignments and development; determines program priorities within the scope of program planning.
2. Develops, plans and administers social work programs to support patient care.
3. Coordinates social work programs and assures that programs are related to health care setting and system objectives in support of effective health, medical and psychiatric care.
4. Collaborates with administration and professional staff in planning social work participation within the health care setting, in education and training programs and in formulation of policy and practices in accordance with objectives of the health care setting.
5. Develops communications programs to achieve the appropriate interpretation of the medical and psychiatric social work program.
6. Develops and implements department budget, in conjunction with health care setting administration.
7. Organizes the personnel of the department into areas of responsibility, authority and specialization; staffs, directs, guides and controls departmental activity.
8. Evaluates personnel performance and departmental work progress, establishes departmental work standards and practices, provides leadership to attain effective productivity, and initiates action to accomplish objectives of the Social Work Department.
9. Develops, establishes and administers training programs for social work personnel and in-service training for professional and non-professional personnel for social work activity in support of patient care.
10. Participates in formulation and development of health care setting policies regarding participation in community planning with respect to social work and psychiatric social work service.
11. Provides consultation to community agencies regarding use of health care settings and activities relating to medical and psychiatric social work.
12. Formulates, plans, directs and initiates research objectives and programs in areas of social work, and coordinates cooperative research projects with other departments.
13. Evaluates and audits social work programs and program accomplishments, and makes recommendations for appropriate action.
14. Maintains relationships with professional organizations in social services, social work and related disciplines; keeps abreast of new developments and approaches, with particular reference to health, medical and psychiatric care; and evaluates and makes appropriate recommendations for social work improvements.
15. Represents the health care setting as a participating educator of other professional disciplines and personnel of health and mental health settings.
16. Maintains ultimate responsibility for delivery of social work services involving direct services to patients and their families, consultative services to health care setting staff and Physicians, and consultative relationships with community programs.
17. May act as a consultant on discharge planning.
18. Performs other related duties, as directed.

Minimum Qualifications
1. Valid license as an LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) or LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) issued by the New York State Education Department (NYSED); and eight (8) years of experience in social work activities, of which four (4) years must have been in a health or medical setting, including psychiatric social work, and four (4) years must have been in a supervisory, consultative and/or administrative capacity in a social work organization, health or medical care setting, or organization adhering to acceptable standards; or
2. A satisfactorily equivalent combination of training and experience. However, all applicants must possess a valid Social Worker license, as described in "1" above.

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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