Social Worker - LMSW

Responsibilities: Establishes and maintains positive relationships with patients, visitors and other employees. Interacts professionally, courteously, and appropriately with patients, visitors and other employees. Behaves in a manner consistent with maintaining and furthering a positive public perception of Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center and its employees Carry an active caseload of patient/families as stipulated by departmental policies. Provide social work services to patients/families, including bio psychosocial/cultural assessment and treatment; crisis intervention, short or long term, as indicated and to include modalities as individuals, family, etc. Collaborate with inter-disciplinary team in providing patient care. Provide reports, record documentation and statistics as required. May serve as liaison within the department, hospital and to community agencies. May be delegated responsibility for in-service training teaching social work students, etc. Represent social work department in job related community meetings and conferences. Perform other activities as shall be deemed appropriate in assuring services to patients and the functioning of the Social Work Program.