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Medical Social Worker

Albany Medical Center • Albany, NY • 4h ago

43 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY 12208

Full time

71330

Department/Unit:

Care Management/Social Work

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Salary Range:

$59,066.00 - $88,599.00

Create optimal outcomes for the patient and family by managing complex psychosocial and economic co-morbidities. Through advanced practice skills, mobilizes resources to reduce risk, and serves as ambassador between hospital and community.

Works with the Case Manager and the treatment team to develop a safe and timely Discharge Plan A and B that complies with regulations and laws regarding patient and family wishes

Identifies the need for and conducts family meetings that result in comfort, decisions, and other important outcomes

Serves as the lead in obtaining charity and financial resources, legal guardianship, adoptions, psychiatric referrals, and competency determinations.

Leads or co-leads Care Coordination Rounds

Help create function and productivity on the many teams to which the SW belongs, facilitating the resolution of conflict to present a united message to patients and families

Acknowledge issues of diversity and adjust practice accordingly

Works with people and agencies in the community to improve responsiveness, capabilities, alignment, and evaluation of services to patients and families

Collaborate with Risk Management, Patient Relations, Utilization Management, and Quality Management about potential problems and preclude outcomes detrimental to AMC

Base individual practice patterns on a sound knowledge base of social work principles and methodologies, social work policies, and the NASW Code of Ethics

Demonstrate flexibility in providing department coverage as needed, including possible modification of role, responsibilities, and assigned caseload

Completes initial screen of patients and families and a comprehensive psychosocial assessment of patients

Assists patients and families in understanding their illness and treatments options, as well as consequences to various treatments or refusal of treatment

Assists patients and families in communicating with treatment team

Provides crisis intervention

Advocates for patient care and timely discharge plan

Coordinates patient discharge and continuity of care planning

Educates hospital staff on patient psychosocial needs

Educates patients and families on levels of care; acute, sub-acute, community services and resources

Minimum Qualifications:

New York State Licensure (LMSW) required

Master of Social Work degree from an accredited school of Social Work Program

One year as graduate student or as a social worker with experience in the field of Clinical Social Work with experience in care transitions.

Ability to create collegial and collaborative relationships internally and externally.

Knowledge of accreditation standards, health care regulations, performance improvement and patient safety.

Effective organization, oral and written communication skills, problem solving, program development and computer skills.

Knowledge of health care law and regulations related to acute care and the immediate post-acute continuum

Ability to complete a psychosocial assessment, risk factor analysis, treatment planning, and models of intervention

Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System!?

Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a "need to know" and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Albany Medical Center is the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in New York's CapitalRegion and is the area's largest private employer with more than 10,000 employees.

Albany Medical Center offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of roles in both patient care andadministration. We value all our staff members and offer outstanding employee benefits (https://www.albanymed.org/careers/albany-medical-center-careers/employee-benefits-and-advantages/) including:

· Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers

· A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing

Anchored in the state's historic capital city, Albany Medical Center offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient careand is home to the region's largest hospital, only Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma centers, and only children's hospital. Thedowntown campus also offers opportunities at Albany Medical College.

Albany Medical Center (https://www.albanymed.org/albany/) , along with Columbia Memorial Health (http://columbiamemorialhealth.org/) , Glens Falls Hospital (http://glensfallshospital.org/) , Saratoga Hospital (http://saratogahospital.org/) , and the Visiting Nurses (https://www.albanymed.org/visitingnurses/) , form the Albany Med Health System, serving more than three million people over 25 counties.

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