Caseworker (Full Time)

Provider Careers at NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health is one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the country, providing coordinated world-class primary and specialty care with dignity and respect for all New Yorkers, without exception. At Gotham Health, we practice a person-centered caring culture that values delivering compassionate, quality healthcare in partnership with our patients, community organizations, and staff. Gotham Health is focused on high-quality, affordable care to everyone regardless of ability to pay. Gotham Health serves the community through a two-pronged approach: providing treatment to those who need it while at the same time emphasizing prevention. We strive to deliver services in a way that maximizes each patient's opportunity to achieve successful health outcomes, we believe in every person's right to participate in their care plans, we facilitate partnerships with other community resources to meet the needs of our patients beyond healthcare, and we celebrate and recognize the compassionate care of our committed staff. Join our team if you want to be part of our Gotham Health Family, a person-centered, fully integrated, and innovative ambulatory care network.

Work Shifts

Evening availability required

Saturday availability required

Valid license as an LMSW issued by the NYSED; Valid license as an LCSW issued by the NYSED.

This class of positions encompasses professional, supervisory or administrative work of varying degrees of difficulty and responsibility in the operation of a social work department providing psychosocial and other social work services to different types of patients across various settings. Ensures patient-centered quality care and services in support of better outcomes and improved patient experience, in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal rules and regulations, and social work standards of care. Under general supervision, with some latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, performs the following:

Screens charts for historical and clinical information, conducts psychosocial evaluations through interviews with patients and/or identified surrogates and formulates appropriate social work treatment plans.

Works within health care setting offices or in community settings within NYC to provide individual and group counseling, as well as concrete social services, as required.

Confers and consults with professionals in other disciplines to determine and implement a multidisciplinary approach to patient care and to develop treatment plans, evaluate patients progress, develop discharge and aftercare plans and recommend alternative action or treatment.

Provides outreach services, makes referrals to other governmental, public and/or community agencies, prepares patients to accept services, provides direct social work services on high-risk cases and may escort patients in connection with community activities and referrals, as needed.

As a mandated reporter, documents and reports suspected cases of child abuse or neglect to the New York State Central Registry.

Appears and testifies at administrative and court hearings, as necessary.

Assists in plans for institutional or hospital discharge and other post institutional/hospital care; evaluates alternate care arrangements for patients, where needed.

Participates in staff conferences and other related social work meetings, special studies, committees and/or research projects and internal/external quality assurance/performance improvement (QA/PI) activities, programs, and trainings, as required.

Ensures ongoing compliance with NYC Health + Hospitals policies and procedures with national standards and other applicable external regulatory requirements, guidelines, and accreditation authorities, as well as safety and quality management standards.

May assist in the provision of clinical services only under supervision of a New York State LCSW, licensed psychologist, or psychiatrist.

Performs other related duties, as directed and with required supervision.

In addition to performing the typical tasks described in Assignment Level I above with or without supervision based upon licensure and at a higher level, performs the following typical tasks:

Mentors and assists less experienced social work staff in social work techniques and serves as a resource in various aspects of advanced social work practice.

May supervise graduate and undergraduate social work students, as well as volunteers and other auxiliary personnel, as needed.

May assist in the provision of clinical services only under supervision of a New York State LCSW, licensed psychologist, or psychiatrist or perform such functions independently as a LCSW.

Full-Time

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GERIATRIC

Social Services

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Gouverneur

15 minutes walk from nearest station to the hospital.

ABOUT NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the nation, annually serving more than a million New Yorkers in more than 70 patient care locations across the city’s five boroughs. Our mission is to care for all, without exception.

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