Social Work LMSW - Amityville

Brunswick Hospital Center – Amityville, NY

Full Time- M-Friday (days)

Brunswick Hospital Center (BHC), is a 146-bed private, acute-care psychiatric hospital that is licensed by The New York State Office of Mental Health and accredited by The Joint Commission and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. At BHC, we provide a compassionate and therapeutic environment where patients can begin their recovery from emotional disturbance or mental illness that prevents everyday functioning.

Brunswick Hospital Center caters to a diverse population throughout the NY Metropolitan region and is located 45 minutes from Manhattan and in close proximity to all major expressways and the LIRR/local bus service.

We are looking for an emotionally intelligent Social Worker to act as advocate and help patients foster their capacities and coping mechanisms to improve and better their daily lives and experiences, within specified standards and timescales.

In this role you will:

• Review medical record, interview assigned patients, and perform psychosocial assessments and treatment plans for all new admissions to determine patient health care needs.
• Provide culturally competent direct service to patients and their families (if applicable) using a variety of social work modalities in order to help individuals maximize their functioning.
• Advocate on behalf of the individual to ensure maximum access to health care; assess barriers; and offer solutions.
• Provide interdisciplinary team with assessment findings and suggest potential impact on overall care of patient.
• Provide psychoeducation, counseling, and crisis intervention to patients and their families (if applicable).
• Formulate and implement treatment and discharge plans (while promoting patient choice) that are safe, timely, and reflective of Brunswick Hospital Center’s expectations of the site. Initiate communication with post-acute providers and payers as needed.
• Incorporate knowledge of community resources and entitlement programs in all planning.
• Maintain appropriate, professional patient care documentation as defined by Brunswick Hospital Center’s policies and procedures.
• Attend departmental meetings and represent department and profession in various hospital/site based committees and work groups as needed.
• May assign and monitor undergraduate and graduate level Social Work students as a Task Supervisor; assign cases to students and monitor work through regular supervisory meetings.
• Lead or co-lead psychotherapeutic groups when indicated.
• Collect data for the formulation of departmental reports as required.
• Perform related duties as required.

We require:

• A Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited institution.
• Current, unrestricted license/certification from New York State (LMSW)
• 1-3 years previous experience in health care setting, preferably a hospital
• New York State LCSW
• SIFI certification a plus

We offer exceptional benefits including medical, dental, pension and much more! Salary: $35.07 per hour based on 37.5 work week. $68,386 annually.

Social Worker, for immediate consideration please email BKREMPA@BRUNSWICKHOSPITALCENTER.ORG.

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