Introduction
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Overview
The social worker assesses psychosocial risk factors, ensuring compliance readiness and supporting optimal patient outcomes. The social worker complies with the Mission Statements of Montefiore and Social Services, and the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Work. In this role, the successful candidate will work with adult transplant patients.
This is a temporary position.
Responsibilities
As a professional member of the interdisciplinary team, the transplant social worker provides a range of direct and indirect services for the patient/ family throughout the transplant continuum - pre-evaluation, evaluation, waitlist, transplant and post-transplant phases. In addition, the social worker collaborates with the patient/ family/ team to effect safe and timely discharge/ treatment plans in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
Requirements
- Master's in Social Work from a school of Social Work from a program registered by the NYS Dept. of Education or determined to be substantially equivalent by the commissioner's regulation as required.
- A valid NYS LMSW or LCSW License and Registration is required.
- If employee has a limited permit, they must have an executed Memorandum of understanding with a licensed Social Worker for the purposes of supervision and must obtain LMSW within 6 months of employment.
