Acute Social Worker-LICSW

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is seeking an Acute Social Worker to join the team at Fairview Riverside University Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is an onsite, salaried role at 0.9 FTE (72 hours per pay period), with an every-sixth-weekend rotation. The social worker works with interdisciplinary teams to help patients and families navigate hospitalization, complete psychosocial assessments and care planning, and develop comprehensive hospital discharge plans. The role is patient-facing and includes responding to crises, managing patient and family expectations, addressing discharge barriers, and helping reduce length of stay and avoidable readmissions.

Requirements

Master of Social Work degree.
At least 1 year of experience working in a healthcare or related setting.
Minnesota LICSW, Master's Degree Clinical, or Provisional LICSW credential upon hire.

Nice To Haves

3 years of experience working in a healthcare or related setting.

Responsibilities

Attend daily in-person interdisciplinary care team rounds.
Conduct thorough psychosocial assessments with patients and/or their surrogate decision makers.
Help the care team navigate and mediate complex psychosocial dynamics.
Apply the surrogate decision maker policy and help care team members identify surrogate decision makers according to that policy.
Communicate frequently with the interdisciplinary team to support continuity and effective coordination of care.
Provide emotional support and counseling related to adjustment to sudden illness, grief and bereavement, and end-of-life planning.
Address social determinants of health and connect patients with community resources, including chemical dependency treatment, domestic violence resources, housing stabilization services, mental health services, food shelves, transportation, and financial assistance.
Arrange and facilitate in-person care conferences as needed to support patients and families through complex medical decision-making and goals-of-care discussions.
Document all interactions thoroughly and promptly in accordance with department standards.
Serve as an expert in system adult and child protection reporting policies.
Collaborate with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized discharge plans based on age, social and cultural considerations, clinical diagnoses, functioning, and other relevant needs.
Participate in hospital initiatives and projects to reduce length of stay and address related barriers, including collaborating with providers on clinical care adjustments.
Help ensure the hospital meets regulatory requirements related to care management conditions of participation.
Support efforts to improve patient flow in a high-capacity hospital setting.
Work effectively in a fast-paced hospital environment and reprioritize competing, time-sensitive demands.
Advance evidence-based practice using standards, guidelines, and pathways for care delivery.
Use data and information to continually improve care and practice and enhance patient outcomes.
Support site and system quality initiatives.
Provide age-appropriate short- and long-term therapeutic interventions.
If a licensed supervisor, provide clinical supervision as requested, depending on the site.
Potentially facilitate a support group, depending on the site.