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• Provides social work services including psychosocial risk assessments to antenatal and postpartum mothers and their significant others whose babies are in the NICU.  This includes addressing psychosocial issues around having a sick or congenitally malformed infant, adjustment to parenting, maternal substance use, maternal depression and other behavioral health disorders, domestic violence, parental discord, financial concerns and linkage to other services and resources.  It also includes short-term bereavement counseling to families who have experienced a neonatal death.
• Attends interdisciplinary rounds and collaborates with members of the NICU health care team around matters related to patient care and discharge planning.
• Identifies risk management issues, including cases of child abuse and neglect and communicates them to the assigned Social Work supervisor and to the Social Work Director.
• Documents social work activity in the NICU patient’s medical record and in the mother’s hospital record.
• Collaborates with other social workers to ensure continuity of social work care between clinical settings.
• Provides concrete services to families needing assistance with housing, transportation and meals during the hospitalization.
• Provides counseling for patients and families around special Medicaid programs for supplemental medical insurance and medical care at home.
• Serves as liaison to health and social service agencies involved in the care and support of patient families.
• Participates in activities of the Social Work Division including, but not limited to staff meetings, time reporting and other Hospital or Division forms; Hospital and Division mandatory in-service training programs, and UHS reviews. Participates in ongoing professional development
• May participate in teaching of medical, nursing and social work staff.
• May serve as a field instructor of social work students.
• May provide consultation and teaching to Hospital staff on psychosocial issues in the health care of high- risk infants and families.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Master's degree from an accredited school of social work required
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Experience in a medical setting and/or maternal/child program is preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge in psychosocial assessment, safe discharge planning, comfort with complex medical conditions   

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• LMSW - Licensed Medical Social Worker - State Licensure within 1-1/2 years required or
• If duties will be performed under OMH a minimum of a limited permit (not to exceed 1 year) or NYS Licensure upon hire required

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