Social Worker
Company: Montefiore Health System
Location: New York City
Posted on: March 17, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Montefiore's mental health services are
delivered by licensed professionals and clinicians with extensive
clinical expertise in all areas of child, adolescent, and adult
behavioral health. These professionals include psychiatrists,
psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed mental
health counselors and licensed creative arts therapists. As a
professional member of an interdisciplinary team, the Social Worker
will provide a range of direct and indirect services for patient /
families including the identification of psychosocial problems and
their resolutions. In addition, the Social Worker will collaborate
with the patient / family / team to effect safe and timely
discharge / treatment plans. The Social Worker complies with the
mission statement of Montefiore and Social Services, and the Code
of Ethics of the National Association of Social Work.
Responsibilities: Screen those patients whose diagnosis and social
data indicate need for social service intervention, according to
Social Work practice standards. Make psychosocial assessments
utilizing all available data, including interviews with patient and
family conferring with interdisciplinary associates. Ensure
continuity of care through development, implementation and
validation of discharge / treatment plans, in a timely manner and
in collaboration with patient, family, and interdisciplinary team.
Function independently but utilize supervision to identify any
problems in expediting discharge / treatment plans. Maintain Social
Work professional conduct and practices, develop networking
relationships, participate in patient focused internal / external
conferences. Ensure confidentiality in accordance with hospital and
Social Services policies. Develop ongoing linkages and networking
relationships. Participate in patient focused and internal /
external conferences. Demonstrate leadership skills by utilizing
psychosocial expertise to assist with team building, discharge /
treatment planning, conflict resolution and psychosocial education
to interdisciplinary staff when appropriate. Participate in
departmental programs - i.e., quality improvement, statistical
reporting, continuing education, staff meetings, etc. Demonstrate
knowledge of legal and ethical issues and principles related to
end-of-life care including informed consent, right to refuse
treatment, withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment
including nutrition and hydration, DNR order, advance directives,
determination of decisional capacity and surrogate decision making
and the doctrine of futility. Demonstrate skills and knowledge
related to the identification, reporting, and intervention for
victims of individual and family violence, rape mugging, elder
abuse, and child abuse / neglect. Demonstrate understanding of the
developmental stages from infancy through the elder years, family
systems theory and how various illnesses Impact on the patient /
family system. Qualifications: Master's Degree 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 regulations. Requires an executed Memorandum of
Understanding with a licensed Social Worker for the purposes of
supervision, unless licensed as an LMSW (Licensed Masters Social
Worker) or LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker)’ Bi-lingual
English / Spanish preferred. This position is located at
Montefiore's Westchester Square location. The hours are Monday
10:00 am - 6:30pm and Tuesday through Friday 9:00am-5:30pm.
Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity
employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train,
transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job
classifications without regard to their race, color, religion,
creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age,
gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability,
sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic
predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status,
marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic
protected by law.
Keywords: Montefiore Health System, Clifton , Social Worker, Social Services , New York City, New Jersey
