Montefiore Health System is hiring: SOCIAL WORKER (225267) in New York

Overview

Montefiore Medical Center is hiring a Social Worker for an inpatient psychiatric facility dedicated to high-quality, short-term care for children and adolescents. The Social Worker provides a comprehensive range of direct and indirect services to patients and their families as part of the multidisciplinary treatment team. All responsibilities are executed in alignment with Montefiore’s Mission and Values, NASW guidelines, and hospital policies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments for all assigned patients, including history, strengths, risk factors, and social determinants of health.
• Provide short-term therapeutic interventions including supportive counseling, crisis intervention, psychoeducation, individual therapy, family therapy, and group treatment.
• Participate actively in treatment planning with the interdisciplinary team, contributing clinical insights and advocating for patient needs.
• Develop and implement individualized discharge plans in collaboration with the patient, family, and care team.
• Coordinate referrals and linkages to community services including outpatient mental health providers, housing, substance use treatment, higher levels of care and social support services.
• Communicate regularly with outside agencies and post-discharge providers to ensure continuity of care.
• Perform and document weekly assessments throughout the patient’s stay.
• Serve as a liaison between the patient, family, treatment team, and external agencies.
• Facilitate family meetings and treatment conferences as needed.
• Collaborate with legal, protective, and government agencies in cases involving guardianship, child/adult protective services, or court-mandated treatment.
• Participate in departmental meetings, case conferences, and ongoing professional development.
• Adhere to ethical and professional standards in accordance with NASW guidelines and hospital policies.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited program (Council on Social Work Education).
• LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) or LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) or limited permit required.
• Understanding of developmental stages from infancy through elder years, family systems theory, and how illnesses impact patient/family systems.

Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, disability or other protected characteristics.

Location: Bronx, NY