Social Worker Mental Health Counselor/Inpatient - Per Diem

Position Summary:  The Social Worker provides individual, group, family and marital counseling to patients with a substance use disorder and their family members. Performs intakes, develops treatment plans and makes referrals as part of a multidisciplinary team and acting within the SBELIH and Quannacut mission, philosophy and goals.

Job Duties & Essential Functions:

• Conducts thorough intakes to identify problem areas and formulate initial diagnosis and treatment recommendation.
• Develops initial treatment plan and monitors patient progress through ongoing reviews. 
• Assists and directs clients to complete necessary paperwork for entitlements. 
• Makes referrals for clients and family members to available community resources.
• Monitors care of clients through follow-up with agencies and available community resources.
• Provides individual, group, family, and marital counseling with primary focus on substance use and impact on life areas.
• Displays knowledge of alcohol and other addictive drugs and their effects on human behavior.
• Displays knowledge of the disease concept, harm reduction, and factors that impact recovery.
• Informs the patient of their rights and responsibilities, including confidentiality and their treatment recommendation.
• Works through adverse reactions and/or resistance of patients during the treatment process.
• Fosters an empathetic and therapeutic relationship and can engage the patient.
• Shows ability to educate, elicit feelings, facilitate self-understanding and motivate patients.
• Recognizes and deals with denial and other defense mechanisms.
• Effectively utilizes crisis intervention techniques and their specific application to alcoholic/chemically addicted patients.
• Effectively assists patients in reframing and interpreting life experiences to address their sense of shame and guilt, and to deal with defense mechanisms and low self-esteem.
• Demonstrate use of common psycho-therapeutic techniques used to augment recovery.
• Identifies underlying psychological and/or emotional issues that warrant treatment focus.
• Effectively explores deep-seated underlying issues.
• Effectively identifies and copes with transference and countertransference.
• Displays capable skills specifically inherent to family and marital therapy.
• Identifies the impact and role of the family and makes appropriate outreach when necessary.
• Efficiently facilitates referrals as determined by the treatment team.
• Locates and utilizes information resources including literature, research findings, and consultation services.
• Participates in multidisciplinary staff meetings and collaborates regarding treatment recommendations and plans.
• Understands the history, philosophy and process of recognized self-help and 12 step programs.
• Effectively communicates in verbal and written forms to health care professionals, community systems, patients and lay persons alike.
• Maintains accurate and clear records in accordance with SBELIH, QOPS and OASAS policies.
• Adheres to hospital and departmental rules and regulations.
• Participate in in-service programs.
• Participate in annual recertification training, compliance training, HIPPA training.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned by management.

Required Education & Qualifications:

• NYS LMSW, NYS LCSW, or LMSW eligible to obtain certification within six (6) months.
• BLS required.

• Understanding of alcoholism/addiction and 12-step programs as demonstrated by a minimum of one (1) year continuous personal, professional or educational experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Emergency Department Social Work. 
• Experience in hospital, in-patient settings. 
• Discharge Planning experience. 
• Bi-lingual. 

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

• Sufficient mobility to handle department activities.
• Dexterity of hands and arms (or mechanical substitutes).
• Adequate vision and hearing to write, answer phones and communicate with staff, clients, and other departments or agencies.

The responsibilities and tasks outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of SBELIH.

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

• 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 may be 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 Eastern Long Island and related facilities.

Anticipated Pay Range:  

The starting salary range (or hiring range) for this position has been established based on relevant experience. The above salary range (or hiring range) represents SBEILH’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. 

Your total compensation goes beyond the number in your paycheck! 

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 Eastern Long Island’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 Human Resources department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination.

Company Overview:

As part of Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital (SBELIH) combines the best in academic and community medicine, improving access to advanced medical care for residents of the North Fork and Shelter Island. With 70 beds, SBELIH is Suffolk County’s first hospital, serving the North Fork since 1905. SBELIH provides care to 25,000 year-round residents and expanding to 60,000 summer residents with comprehensive healthcare solutions, including behavioral health, medical-surgical, orthopedics and general surgery, wound care, interventional pain management and GI, advanced ambulatory care, diagnostic, and physical therapy services. The hospital is also a clinical campus and training site for Stony Brook Medicine, with its first SBELIH Psychiatry resident having graduated in 2022.

StaffCo is a Professional Employer Organization, commonly referred to as a PEO, duly organized and registered under the New York Professional Employer Organization law. StaffCo and SUNY have entered into a professional employer agreement under which StaffCo is the employer of Stony Brook Eastern Long Island employees and responsible for all aspects of employment, including hirings, promotions, disciplines, terminations, the day-to-day direction and supervision of work, as well as labor relations and collective bargaining. StaffCo is fully responsible for providing all payroll and human resources services, including the payment of wages, collecting and reporting payroll taxes and maintaining any and all employee benefits. SUNY Stony Brook Hospital is responsible for the operation of the hospital and provision of health care and is the co-employer as is necessary to conduct its responsibilities and for related licensure, regulatory or statutory requirements and obligations. 

Given StaffCo’s employment responsibilities, it is deemed the “employer” for employment and labor law purposes.  Thus, the employees are private sector employees of StaffCo, not public sector employees of SUNY.  The private sector nature of the StaffCo employees has been approved by NYS Civil Service and upheld in a decision by the US National Labor Relations Board. 

Stony Brook Medicine is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital, consistent with our shared core values and our intent to achieve excellence, remains dedicated to supporting healthier and more resilient communities, both locally and globally.