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' clincal progams 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're currently seeking a full-time Social Worker to participate in the development and implementation of a safe, timely discharge plan and intervenes with any barriers which may affect the discharge planning process. Social Worker supports and educates the interdisciplinary team regarding appropriate community resources and facilitates linkages for continuity of care.

Responsibilities

• Conducts psychosocial assessments and screenings within 72 hours of admission to identify patient/family needs, documenting findings and interventions in the medical record.
• Provides social work interventions including counseling, crisis intervention, advocacy, discharge planning, protective services referrals, and linkage to community resources.
• Coordinates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement safe discharge plans for routine and complex cases (e.g., homelessness, lack of insurance, guardianship).
• Serves as a liaison and lead resource for the healthcare team by facilitating communication, multidisciplinary rounds, family conferences, and referrals; provides guidance on high-risk issues such as abuse, psychiatric needs, and chemical dependence.
• Supports patients and families in chronic illness, end-of-life, hospice, and palliative care needs, and delivers education through in-service trainings on relevant psychosocial issues.
• Ensures timely and accurate documentation of psychosocial assessments, treatment plans, interventions, and outcomes, with care delivered appropriately across all patient age groups.
• Schedule: Monday-Friday, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM (35 hours per week)
  
  

Qualifications

• LMSW from an accredited School of Social Work required.
• 2-year prior experience preferred in medical social work or comparable experience/setting/population, depending upon area assigned.
• Knowledge of all rules and regulations of child abuse/neglect reporting as appropriate.
• Documented experience and knowledge of two direct practice modalities.
• Demonstrated ability to use the computer as required by the position.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good problem-solving, decision-making and judgment skills.
• Must read, write and speak English to the extent required by position; knowledge of a second language preferred and may be required for some positions.
  
  

Pay Range

USD $45.55 - USD $63.61 /Hr.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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