Peds Mother Baby Social Worker

PEDS Mother Baby Social Worker

PEDS Mother Baby Social Worker

Position Summary Pediatric – Mother/Baby Social Worker

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: medical/ surgical acute care needs, behavioral health issues, intellectual and developmental disabilities; work-related illnesses or injuries; substance use disorder and 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 a Pediatric Mother/ Baby Social Worker may include the following but are not limited to:

• Psychosocial assessment of selected cases.
• Effectuate discharge planning.
• Coverage Inpatient Pediatrics, Pediatric ICU, Pediatric Oncology, Mother/Baby, Neo-natal ICU
• Attend rounds and coordinate with medical team.
• Work with community agencies in regards to patient post discharge needs.
• Work with SB Outpatient division for improved continuum of care.
• Compliance with documentation of Social Work intervention.
• Coordination of discharge transportation, insurance verification, advocacy with insurance companies for discharge planning and insurance reviews as needed.
• Assist patient financial services, benefits or with Medicaid applications as needed.
• Coordinate and give review to insurance companies as needed; contact insurance companies for authorizations.
• Assist patients and families with in hospital support and d/c planning
• Assist with care giver support
• Act as mandated reporter and coordinate with medical team on patients with suspected neglect, maltreatment or abuse
• Create plan of safe care for new mother’s and parents involved with Substance Use Disorder
• Ability to cover Neo-natal ICU
• Supervision of professional social work students.
• Active involved in performance improvement activities including program development, data collection and analysis with Care Management Analytic team.
• Coordinate with Psychiatry and Psychiatric Social work, peers, and addiction counselors for behavioral health patients on medicine units.
• Discharge planning for PEDS specific discharges (peds/infant rehab, acute care placement, behavioral health placement, Inpatient psych placement as applicable)
• Cross coverage on units.
• Coverage in outpatient clinics as needed
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required: MSW from an accredited Social Work Education School. New York State LMSW or LCSW. Three years post Master’s in an inpatient medical health care setting. Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills. Demonstrates strong Psychosocial Assessment skill set. Demonstrates understanding of discharge planning and long length of stay barriers and systems. Working knowledge of Long Island and Metropolitan NY Community resources. Demonstrates patient first, patient advocacy and service excellence. Computer literate and understanding of data analysis.

Preferred: Experience in Pediatrics and Mother/Baby Social Work; Bi-Lingual; Ability to cover other medical units.

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 maybe 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.

If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call the University Office of Equity and Access at (631)632-6280.

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Anticipated Pay Range:

The starting salary range (or hiring range) for this position has been established as - $87,885 - $105,031 Base

The above salary range (or hiring range) represents SBUH’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

In addition, all UUP positions have an additional $3,087 for location,

Some positions offer shift differentials for Night ($15,000) & Evening ($10,000) as well as $575 for inconvenience for positions not on day shift. Please visit these links to learn more.

Your total compensation goes beyond the number in your paycheck. SBUH provides generous leave, health plans, and state pension that add to your bottom line.