Þscription Job Title: Social Worker - Social Work - Mount Sinai Morningside - Full Time - Day Assesses and evaluates patients/families' social, psychosocial and environmental situations to determine patient needs. Demonstrates knowledge of the disease entity and common medical interventions in the service area assigned. Responsibilities Develop options and treatment plans in a timely manner. Provide direct service to patients and families selecting treatment modality casework technique compatible with assessment and identified goals. Ability to identify, select, access and make referrals to appropriate community resources. Monitor, coordinate, manage activities for high risk psychosocial patients to ensure implementation of multiple services. Advocate for patients and families by interpreting their needs to and eliciting cooperation from other disciplines and community agencies. Identify and assist team in managing obstacles to treatment and/or discharge plans. Provide psycho-education for patients and families. Knowledge of child protection, elder abuse, domestic violence policies and protocols. Participate interdisciplinary rounds, case conferences, staff meetings. Document in the medical record in accordance with standards set by Department of Social Work and/or regulatory agencies. May supervise social work interns. Qualifications Masters in Social Work from an accredited school of social work. Knowledge of social work services, theories, techniques, community resources and agencies. Related experience in the social service and/or health care field, preferably one year in a medical setting, which can include related field placement. New York State Department of Education Licensure Licensed Masters of Social Work (LMSW). Collective bargaining unit: SEIU 1199-MSSL SEIU 1199 at Mount Sinai St. Luke's, BKO - Social Work - STL, Mount Sinai St. Luke's Employer Description 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. Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history! “About the Mount Sinai Health System: Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high