Temporary Outpatient Clinical Social Worker

Position Summary

At Stony Brook Medicine, our Social Workers are valuable members of our team, who provide empathic care to our patients, their families and visitors, with the highest degree of integrity and respect. Social Workers apply the principles and practices of their profession to provide integrated social casework, including direct counseling, therapy, advocacy, and other services to individuals, families and groups in a variety of settings. Social Workers plan, implement, coordinate and document treatment for individuals diagnosed with: mental illness and serious emotional disturbance; mental retardation and developmental disabilities; work-related illnesses or injuries; chemical addiction; or perpetrators or victims of neglect, abuse, or crime who need therapeutic intervention, habilitation, training, supervision and re-socialization, or confinement.

Qualified candidates will demonstrate excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, knowledge and understanding of patient care and effectively respond to changing patient needs by making decisions based on ethical principles and adhering to our high standard of excellence.

Duties of an Outpatient Social Worker III may include the following but are not limited to:

• Psychosocial assessment of selected cases.
• Response to positive Social Determinants of Health Screening
• Response to positive SBIRT screening
• Counseling and Crisis Intervention
• Coverage of multiple clinic settings including but not limited to: Neurology, Adult Medicine, Pediatrics, Geriatric Care, and Family Medicine
• Coordinate with SB and other hospital discharge planning team as needed
• Work with community agencies in regards to transitional care
• Coordination with insurance companies, insurance verification, advocacy with outside agencies.
• Assist with access to care and barriers to care including barriers to medication access, food insecurity and transportation
• Assist patient safety and family concerns
• Assist patient financial services, benefits/ entitlements or with Medicaid applications as needed.
• Coordination with CPS, APS, OMH, OPWDD, DSS, and other social service and oversight agencies.
• Assist patients and families with advanced directives.
• Supervision of professional social work students.
• Active involved in performance improvement activities including program development, data collection and analysis of cases and follow up
• Attention to 30 days admission
• Geriatric and chronic illness case management
• Long term care planning
• Coordination with new Clinically Integrated Network and partner hospitals
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications for SW II: MSW from an accredited Social Work Education School. New York State LMSW or LCSW. Three years post Master's. Experience in medical health care setting or medical clinic setting.

Required Qualifications for SW III: MSW from an accredited Social Work Education School. NYS SW License within a year of hire.

Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills. Demonstrates strong Psychosocial Assessment skill set. Demonstrates understanding of hospital systems, transition to care issues, social work with different patient populations. Understanding of integrated health care model and Social Determinants of Health. Working knowledge of case management and health homes.

Working knowledge of Long Island and Metropolitan NY Community resources. Working knowledge of all benefit and entitlement programs. Demonstrates patient first, patient advocacy and service excellence. Computer literate and understanding of data analysis. Demonstrates the following: understanding of community systems; demonstrates ability for project management and action planning; demonstrates teamwork and team leader focus; understanding of data collection and statistics. Demonstrates an ability to manage a large and complex case load and an ability to work independently.

Preferred Qualifications: LCSW, Experience in medical specialty areas. Experience in Pediatrics, Mother-baby, High Risk patient populations, integrated health.

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

Posting Overview: This position will remain posted until filled or for a maximum of 90 days. An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. Candidates are advised on the application that for full consideration, applications must be received before the initial review date (which is within two weeks of the posting date).

If within the initial review no candidate was selected to fill the position posted, additional applications will be considered for the posted position; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at minimal, two weeks after the initial posting date. Please note, that if no candidate were identified and hired within 90 days from initial posting, the posting would close for review, and possibly reposted at a later date.

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• 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 University Hospital and related facilities.

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 Medicine'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 hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination.

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Stony Brook University 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.

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Anticipated Pay Range:

The salary range (or hiring range) for this position is $84,473 - $107,132 Base
The above salary range represents SBUH's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The specific salary offer will be based on the candidate's validated years of comparable experience. Any efforts to inflate or misrepresent experience are grounds for disqualification from the application process or termination of employment if hired.
Some positions offer annual supplemental pay such as:
* Location pay for UUP, CSEA & PEF full-time positions ($3400)
Your total compensation goes beyond the number in your paycheck. SBUH provides generous leave, health plans, and a state pension that add to your bottom line.