Social Worker
Under the direction of the Social Work Manager, the Social Worker will provide comprehensive social work services. This includes advocating, assessing, assisting, collaborating, educating, evaluating, implementing, and planning for participants in various aspects of their lives. These aspects include psychological, psychosocial, financial, environmental, and interpersonal matters.
Responsibilities:
- Provide ongoing social work services to participants and their authorized representatives to help them understand and follow care delivery recommendations.
- Assist participants with personal and environmental challenges that may predispose them to illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefit from the PACE program.
- Educate participants and their authorized representatives on understanding and using community, health, and public services and benefits to help them remain safely in the community.
- Assist with making referrals, coordinating services, and completing related documents as needed.
- Ensure timely and appropriate communication and coordination of care during and after hospitalization or other inpatient stays, ensuring that a participant's wishes regarding their care are followed.
- Utilize EMR for completion of assessments and other systems as needed.
- Ensure documentation is completed timely (within 24-72 hours) and accurately.
Essential Skills:
- Proficiency in social work and case management.
- Familiarity with managed care systems.
- Experience using electronic medical records (EMR).
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
- Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) from an accredited college or university.
- At least one year of experience in a healthcare setting.
- Experience working with a frail or elderly population is preferred. If less than one year of experience, appropriate training will be provided upon hiring.
- Experience in home care and/or fieldwork is preferred.
- Regular access to a car for field visits is preferred but not required.
- Active NY State Social Work license is required.
- Legally authorized to practice in the state where the healthcare professional will perform functions.
- Medically cleared for communicable diseases and all immunizations up-to-date before engaging in direct participant contact.
Work Environment:
The position is an onsite role at a clinical office. It is a contract-to-hire position with benefits available upon request.
Job Type & Location:
This is a contract position based out of Queens, New York.
Pay and Benefits:
The pay range for this position is $38.00 - $45.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type:
This is a fully onsite position in Queens,NY.
Application Deadline:
This position is anticipated to close on Sep 23, 2025.