The Licensed Clinical Social Worker functions as a member of an interdisciplinary team and provides clinical social work services to patients and their families to improve or maintain social, emotional, functional and physical health: provides consultation, education and training to staff regarding psychological issues that impact the delivery of optimal health care services; and participates in the development and delivery of education, research and continuous quality improvement. StaffCo and SUNY have entered into a professional employer agreement under which StaffCo is the employer of Stony Brook Clinical Practice Management Plan employees and responsible for all aspects of employment, including hirings, promotions, disciplines, terminations, the day-to-day direction and supervision of work, as well as labor relations and collective bargaining.