Social Worker (LCSW) – IBD

Job Title: Social Worker (LCSW) – IBD

Social Work Services at the Mount Sinai Hospital

The Mount Sinai Hospital is a 1,134-bed facility with an extensive outpatient and specialty care network and is the largest hospital in the Mount Sinai Health Care System. It offers comprehensive social work services and programming to meet the myriad needs of the diverse populations we serve. We believe that total patient care must emphasize the physical, emotional, and social needs of each patient and their care partners. Social Workers collaborate within interprofessional teams to serve patients and the larger community from both a micro and macro level including both direct care and prevention. Founded in 1907, the Department of Social Work Services at the Mount Sinai Hospital is one of the oldest hospital social work departments in the nation with over 450 licensed social workers employed across more than 65 different program/service areas. Employment in our department provides a pathway to LCSW licensure as well as access to a broad range of continuing education, professional development and extra-curricular opportunities.

The Integrated Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Mount Sinai Hospital is filling a full-time vacancy for an outpatient social worker (1 of 2 in the Center) to provide psychosocial assessment and behavioral treatment for pediatric and young adult patients with chronic digestive conditions- specifically, Crohn’s Disease, ulcerative colitis and Celiac disease. The social worker will join an internationally recognized, dynamic, fast-paced and highly integrated multidisciplinary team of medical and surgical providers, as well as dietitians, clinical pharmacists, palliative care professionals, nursing, child life specialists, overseen by a health psychologist. Many opportunities to develop a specialization in Gastropsychology and become part of a broader national community of mental health professionals focused on digestive health.

The social worker will be responsible for:

• Biopsychosocial Assessment, consultation and delivery of brief, resilience based and disease-focused behavioral interventions (e.g. CBT, gut-directed hypnotherapy) for a range of pediatric and young adult patients receiving care in the Mount Sinai IBD center. Services are performed both in person and through telehealth.
• Collaboration with social workers and child life specialists on inpatient services on which these patients may be hospitalized in order to assure coordination of care.
• Program development, building on existing services such as our New Diagnosis Program (IBD and Celiac), surgery preparation/pre-habilitation programming, Ostomy Support program, College Preparation Program, and Pediatric-to-Young adult transition program.
• Case management and community engagement as needed to address social determinants of health and advocacy (arranging transportation, financial support/referrals to REAP, letters for school/work accommodations etc).

• NYS LCSW
• Skills in biopsychosocial assessment in medical settings and establishment of developmentally appropriate therapeutic relationships with patients/families of all ages.
• Training in CBT and other evidence-based health psychology interventions; opportunities for training and supervision in gut-directed hypnotherapy.
• Experience working with both young adults and children and families in health care settings.
• Experience working with patients with chronic and complex illnesses, trauma-informed care.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary setting.
• Prior experience with psychotherapy provision, particularly with children and adolescents.
• Internal applicants: Minimum of one year in current position.

This is a hybrid position and will include both remote work and onsite work during regular business hours [at 17 East 102nd Street, Manhattan, New York].

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $88,690.00 - $101,670.78 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Non-Bargaining Unit, 186 - Social Services - MSH, Mount Sinai Hospital