Per Diem Social Worker II - Inpatient Med/Surg

Job Title: Per Diem Social Worker II - Inpatient Med/Surg

 

 Social Work Services at the Mount Sinai Hospital    

The Mount Sinai Hospital is a 1,134-bed facility with an extensive outpatient and specialty care network and is the largest hospital in the Mount Sinai Health Care System. It offers comprehensive social work services and programming to meet the myriad needs of the diverse populations we serve. We believe that total patient care must emphasize the physical, emotional, and social needs of each patient and their care partners. Social Workers collaborate within interprofessional teams to serve patients and the larger community from both a micro and macro level including both direct care and prevention. Founded in 1907, the Department of Social Work Services at the Mount Sinai Hospital is one of the oldest hospital social work departments in the nation with over 450 licensed social workers employed across more than 65 different program/service areas. Employment in our department provides a pathway to LCSW licensure as well as access to a broad range of continuing education, professional development and extra-curricular opportunities.

 

 

• This position primarily involves the provision of psychosocial services to a variety of individuals with disabilities, including but not limited to patients who have recently experienced a spinal cord injury or traumatic brain injury. 

• The social worker must coordinate complex discharges that requires extensive collaboration with the patient, identified caregivers, the inter-disciplinary care team and community agencies. 
• The social worker provides ongoing support, advocacy and education to patients and families through individual sessions and family meetings. 
• SW attends weekly inter-disciplinary team meetings. 
• This is a temporary, per-diem position of between 4-6 months. The Inpatient Rehab at the Mount Sinai Hospital is expected to move to another location in January 2025 and thereafter through to approximately April 2024 the per diem social worker will cover Medicine beds.

 

The ideal candidate would be available full-time, however, qualified applicants with part-time availability will be considered. Once the per diem position comes to an end, the person in this role would have the option to apply for other vacancies at Mount Sinai if they wish to do so. 

 

• NYS LMSW or LCSW.
• Inpatient hospital experience strongly preferred.
• Excellent organizational, collaborative, and psychosocial assessment skills.
• Knowledge of crisis intervention.
• Ability to work with multiple hospitals and community systems.

 

 

Compensation Statement

 

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for this role is $54.00 - $54.00 Hourly. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Non-Bargaining Unit, 186 - Social Services - MSH, Mount Sinai Hospital

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:  

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization.  We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.