Social Worker WTC Program (Monitoring) at Mount Sinai Health System

DescriptionJob Title: Social Worker - WTC Program (Monitoring)Social Work Services at the Mount Sinai Hospital The Mount Sinai Hospital is a 1134-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.This position is in the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) which provides medical and mental health monitoring and treatment to rescue recovery and clean-up workers who responded to Ground Zero following 9/11. Many of these workers are diagnosed with World Trade Center (WTC)-related physical and mental health conditions. Monitoring Social Workers in the WTCHP are responsible for providing clinical services to responders seen at the WTCHP for monitoring.ResponsibilitiesThe responsibilities of the social worker in this position include but are not limited to:Conducting mental health interviews with responders during their annual monitoringvisits.Identifying patient need for referrals for WTCHP mental healthintake.Providing crisis intervention topatients.Identifying patient need for social services and referring to social work case management as needed.Offering information and immediate case management referral for patients with urgent resource-related needs (e.g. food insecurity).ProvidinginformationaboutWTC-relatedbenefitsincludingregistration deadlinesandVictimsCompensation Fund.Actively collaborating with interdisciplinary team members around patient care needs andissues.Maintaining timely and clear documentation of patient contacts andvisits in multiple systems.Participating in general staffmeetings..This position will require the ability to work primarily onsite at the MSH campus and offers the option to work remotely one day a week with access to basic technological equipment (e.g. computer with webcam high-speed internet and reliable cellphone service in space established for work) and a private area in which confidential work can be done. The ability to work full time at the MSH campus and evening/weekend hours may be required.QualificationsNYS LMSW or LCSW.Excellent engagement and assessmentskills.Excellent collaborative skills with ability to work flexibly in a high-volume fast-pacedsetting.Knowledgeofpublicbenefitsprogramsandinterestinlearningaboutissuesspecifictopopulationincludinge.g. occupational safety and health issues unions workers compensation employeesrights preferred.Experienceconducting risk assessmentsmentalhealthassessmentsand/ormentalhealthtreatmentexperienceespeciallywith PTSD preferred.Excellent documentation and organizationalskills.Experience with unions or worker organizationsdesirable.Bilingual (English/Spanish orEnglish/Polish) preferred.Non-Bargaining Unit 191 - SOCIAL WORK WTC - MSH Mount Sinai Hospital Key Skills Motivational Interviewing,Acute Care,Crisis Intervention,Behavioral Health,Intake Experience,Hospice Care,Case Management,Home Care,Child Welfare,Experience with Children,Social Work,Addiction Counseling Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Monthly Salary Salary: 85280 - 97760