Social Work Assistant

Social Worker

TITLE: SOCIAL WORKER    DEPARTMENT:  SOCIAL WORK

JOB PURPOSE:  To provide a full range of medical, social and case management services to meet the bio-psycho-social, financial, emotional and cultural needs of patients, outpatients and their families.  Taking into account the individual patient’s special physical or age related needs.  To assist with patient/family and other hospital disciplines access to necessary services that extend to the continuum of care beyond the hospital stay.

EDUCATION:  Possess a bachelor’s degree in related field. 

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION:   None

EXPERIENCE:  Three (3) year’s in Social Services.

PREFERRED:  Three (3) year’s in Social Services in a healthcare Industry.

SHIFT: 8:00AM – 4:30PM (Sunday – Thursday)        STATUS: 40 HOURS

RATE OF PAY: $25.14 – $36.45 / HOUR

Social Worker

Description:  The purpose of this position is to provide a social service program that meets the psychosocial needs of the individual resident which will provide services, based upon a comprehensive assessment, which will assure the maximum attainable quality of life for the residents, the residents emotional and physical well being, self determination, self respect and dignity taking into account the individual resident’s special physical or age-related needs.  The population served includes adult, geriatric residents.

  • Possess an Associate’s of Arts degree in Humanities and Social Services.
  • Prefer Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in social work or gerontology.  Holds a Master’s degree in social work or is a Certified Social Worker and has pertinent experience in a health care setting.
  • Possess a NYS drivers license.  Certified NYS Screener or obtains certificate within the first two months of employment.
  • Possess experience in long term care and/or healthcare.
  • Prefer experience in geriatric long term care.  Experience in areas such as Trauma Informed Care and Substance Abuse Disorder treatment preferred.  Experience with discharge planning process preferred.

Status:  8:00am – 4:30pm (40 hours)

From:  $25.14 to $36.45 per hour.  

Director of Social Work

Description:  The purpose of this position is to provide a Social Service Program that meets the psycho-social needs of the individual resident which will provide services, based upon a comprehensive assessment, which will assure the maximum attainable quality of life for the residents, the residents emotional and physical we–being, self-determination, self-respect and dignity, taking into account the individual resident’s special physical or age-related needs.  The population served includes adult, geriatric residents.  Under the supervision of the Administrator, the Director of Social Work is responsible for the supervision of social work services within the facility. 

  • Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Possess an Associate’s of Arts Degree in Humanities & Social Services.
  • Prefer Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college or University in Social Work or Gerontology.  Holds a Master’s Degree in social work or is a Certified Social Worker and has pertinent experience in a healthcare setting; experience with geriatric population preferred.
  • Possess a New York State Drivers License.  Certified NYS Screener or obtains certificate within the first month of employment.
  • Possess experience in long-term care and/or healthcare.
  • Prefer experience in geriatric long-term care.

Status:  8:00am – 4:30pm (40 hours)  Hours will fluctuate depending on departmental needs.