Social Worker MSW

About Us

We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clinical programs rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.
Overview

We are currently seeking a per-diem Social Worker to provide services in our Case Management Department. This role requires availability for alternating weekends, as well as coverage for staff absences, including holidays and vacations.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize patient and family issues for short-term intervention and the need for referral for post-discharge care.
• Assist the case management and health care teams in developing an appropriate, safe discharge plan for complex cases.
• Identify and intervene with patients and families to remove barriers to effective care, patient autonomy, and timely discharge. 
• Provide expertise to the case management and health care teams in addressing issues impeding full patient/family participation in treatment and discharge, and providing information on community and discharge resources.
• Link patients/family to post-hospitalization services required for appropriate care.

Qualifications

• Master’s in social work from an accredited school of social work.
• Current license as an LMSW/LCSW.
• 1 year of prior experience required in medical social work or comparable experience.
• Knowledge of all rules and regulations of child abuse/neglect reporting as appropriate.
• Documented experience and knowledge of two direct practice modalities.
• Good interpersonal verbal/written communication skills.
• Knowledge of a second language is preferred and may be required for some positions.

Pay Range

USD $45.81 - USD $64.19 /Hr.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.