Social Worker - Stroke/Neurology (PART-TIME)

Job Title: Social Worker - Stroke/Neurology (PART-TIME)

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.

The social worker (0.6 FTE) in this role will be responsible for providing psychosocial services, including discharge planning, for hospitalized stroke patients on 8W/8C as well as other patient populations including neurologically-based illnesses and surgery.  

• Social workers do a comprehensive assessment of stroke patients, including depression screening using a standardized screening tool.  
• The social worker collaborates with the interdisciplinary team in support of the Comprehensive Stroke Center program and is actively involved in the Respiratory Recovery Pathway. 
• There is an opportunity to do program development, e.g., Performance Improvement projects and group work.  
• Coverage includes 8W and other medicine/surgery units.

• NYS LMSW or LCSW. 

• Inpatient hospital experience preferred.

• Excellent organizational, collaborative, communication and short-term psychosocial assessment and intervention skills.

• Ability to develop and implement safe, appropriate, and timely discharge plans in a demanding, fast-paced environment and to coordinate resources within hospital and community networks for effective management of patient care.

• Experience with or interest in grief/trauma/terminal illness.

• Experience with or interest in crisis intervention work.

• Experience with or interest in program development/research opportunities.

• Internal applicants: Minimum one year in current position unless currently a Float in Medicine/Surgery. 

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $85,280.00 - $101,670.78 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational 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

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