City/State
- Bronx,
- New
- York
- Grant
- Funded:
- No
- Department: Psych - Administration Wakefield Bargaining
Unit
1199 Work Shift: Day Work Days: MON-FRI Scheduled Hours: 10:30 AM-7 PM Scheduled Daily Hours: 7.5 HOURS
Hourly Rate
$41.40 For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors. To learn more about the “Montefiore Difference” – who we are at Montefiore and all that we have to offer our associates, please click here. As a professional member of an interdisciplinary team, the Social Worker will provide direct psychotherapy through a range of treatment modalities. Social Worker will diagnose based on the DSM-V, complete treatment plans, and determine discharge readiness, in collaboration with the treatment team. The Social Worker complies with the mission statement of Montefiore and Social Services, and the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Work.
Responsibilities
- Complete intake evaluations utilizing all available data, and determining a diagnosis, and/or differential diagnoses.
- Ensure continuity of care though development, implementation and validation of treatment plans, in a timely manner and in collaboration with patient, family, and interdisciplinary team.
- Function independently and as part of a treatment team, and utilize supervision to escalate high risk concerns.
- Maintain Social Work professional conduct and practices, develop networking relationships, participate in patient focused internal / external conferences.
- Ensure confidentiality in accordance with hospital and Social Services policies
- Develop ongoing linkages and networking relationships.
- Participate in patient focused and internal / external conferences.
- Demonstrate leadership skills by utilizing psychosocial expertise to assist with the team building, discharge / treatment planning, conflict resolution and psychosocial education to interdisciplinary staff when appropriate.
- Participate in departmental programs – i.e., quality improvement, statistical reporting, continuing education, staff meetings, etc.
- Demonstrate knowledge of legal and ethical issues and principles related to end-of-life care including informed consent, right to refuse treatment, withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment including nutrition and hydration, DNR order, advance directives, determination of decisional capacity and surrogate decision making and the doctrine of futility.
- Demonstrate skill and knowledge related to the identification, reporting, and intervention for victims of individual and family violence, rape mugging, elder abuse and child abuse / neglect.
- Demonstrate understanding of the developmental stages from infancy through the elder years, family systems theory and how various illnesses Impact on the patient / family system.
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Social Work from a school of Social Work from a program registered by the NYS Dept of Education or determined to be substantially equivalent by the commissioner’s regulations.
- Requires LMSW (Licensed Masters Social Worker) or LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) license
- 1-3 years' experience in an Outpatient therapy environment
- Bilingual Spanish required The schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - 10:30am-7:00pm; Wednesday and Friday 8:30-5pm This position is located in the Wakefield Child and Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatry Department (COPD), 4401 Bronx Blvd, Bronx NY Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Calling All Nurses! Nurse Recruitment Hotline: 718-920-6697; Monday-Friday: 9am-4pm Since its inception in 1884, Montefiore’s mission has been to heal, to teach, to discover and advance the health of the communities we serve. Montefiore's state-of-the-art facilities include the internationally-recognized Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and our Notable Centers of Excellence - Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation. Combined with a growing number of locations for primary and specialty care throughout the Bronx and Westchester County, Montefiore is the ideal organization to apply and hone your expertise. An assortment of insurance products and discount programs through Voluntary Benefits. Check out our comprehensive benefits available to you when you join our outstanding team! To heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve. To be a premier academic medical center that transforms health and enriches lives. Automated Employment Decision Tools Notice (AEDT)
