Social Worker- Full Time/Day Shift

Provides case and group work services to patients and/or their families during patient's Hospital stay. Ensures continuity of medical care by referral to appropriate follow-up services.

• Provides direct service to patients and their families using a variety of social work modalities in order to help clients maximize their functioning.  Travel to patient homes, community resources, community meetings may be required.
• Advocates on behalf of the client to ensure maximum access to health care.
• Maintains appropriate professional patient care documentation as defined by hospital policies and procedures.
• Functions in a consultative and educative capacity with all pertinent individuals or agencies that impact on patients.
• Prepares materials for supervisory conferences.
• May direct the activities of paraprofessional staff, social work interns and volunteers.
• May participate in appropriate research, staff development programs and community liaison activities.
• Performs related duties, as required.

• 
  Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work.
• 
  LMSW required within one (1) year of employment.
• Currently Licensed in New York State strongly Preferred 
• 
  Work
  experience with an adolescent population, required
•  Work
  experience with a child population, required
• 1-
  Year post-masters work experience in an abuse/neglect/domestic violence
  setting, required
•  1-
  Year post-masters work experience in an acute/chronic/progressive illness
  setting, required
• 1-
  Year post-masters work experience in an oncology setting, preferred
• Experience in discharge
  planning, inpatient, short-term crisis, preferred.