LMSW-Outpatient

• Employment Type:

• Full time

• Shift:

• Day Shift

• Description:

• Social Worker LMSW -Bariatric Office
• If you are looking for a full-time position as a Social Worker in a fast-paced office setting, this could be an exciting opportunity for you. This position is located at 720 Hoosick Road Troy NY.

• Position Highlights:

• + •Recognized leader:•Magnet Hospital in the Capital Region + •

Quality of Life:

• Where career opportunities and quality of life converge +

• Advancement:

• Strong orientation program, generous tuition allowance and career development +

• Work/Life Balance:

• Monday-Friday Office Hours
• What you will do:
• The Licensed Master Social Worker provides advance clinical social work services as a member of an inter-disciplinary team engaging with patients and family members in coping with the patient's hospitalization, illness, diagnosis, treatment and/or life situations including emotional, mental and substance abuse disorders.

In this role, our social workers provide thorough assessments, care planning, case management, and community resource coordination with patients and their families. Work involves the use of motivational interviewing, assessment, and multi-modality psychotherapeutic interventions aimed at positively affecting the physical, cognitive, and emotional functioning of patients and their families. Work involves use of high-level critical and creative problem solving and advance communication skills while performing under mainly autonomous conditions.

• Responsibilities
• : + Provide specialized skills and therapeutic education for patients and support system.

+ Identify barriers which impact optimal patient functioning. + Ensure patients receive appropriate resources in most appropriate setting. + Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments. + Collaborates with interdisciplinary care team and takes the lead on managing complex cases, providing education, mentoring, modeling, and resources as needed. + Acts as patient advocate, promotes autonomy and champions patient's right to self-determination, incorporating patient's wishes regarding care and voices patient interest to the hospital. + In collaboration with the patient and interdisciplinary team, develops, implements, evaluates and revises, as necessary, a plan for hospital and post-hospitalization care, including referrals to other disciplines (psychiatry, addiction medicine, etc.) healthcare and community organizations based on needs assessment. + Identifies areas for dynamic intervention. + Utilizes brief multi-modality psychotherapeutic interventions in accordance with the treatment plan. + Participates constructively in Patient Rounds, Unit Care Conferences, Complex Care Committee, and other patient centered teams as necessary. + Serves as advanced clinical consultant and educator to Patient focused Care Teams + Attends and documents participation in inter-disciplinary teams, including self-directed work teams, hospital and departmental staff meetings, patient care meetings, and Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement activities. + Actively participates in Hospital, Organizational, and community-based initiatives related to enhancing patient care.

• What you will need
• : + Master's degree in Social Work is required. + NYS LMSW or LCSW licensure is required. + Minimum of 1 year of experience in Medical, Psychiatric, or Health Care setting is preferred.

• Pay Range:

• $30.00 - $43.08 Pay is based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.
• Our Commitment
• Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings.

By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions. Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity. EOE including disability/veteran