Acute Social Worker-LICSW

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairview is seeking a BSW Social Worker to work at the University of Minnesota Medical Center – East Bank in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is a casual position requiring two weekend shifts per month and one holiday per year. Initial orientation includes several onsite weekday sessions. The acute social worker works onsite with interdisciplinary teams, including providers, physical therapists, nurses, dieticians, chaplains, and pharmacists, to help patients and families navigate hospitalization. The role includes psychosocial assessments, care planning and progression, and comprehensive hospital discharge planning. The social worker works directly with patients, responds to crisis situations, manages patient and family expectations, addresses discharge barriers, and aims to reduce length of stay and prevent avoidable readmissions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in social work (B.S./B.A.).
Less than one year of experience working in a healthcare or related setting.
Minnesota state social work license upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Three years of experience working in a healthcare or related setting.
Previous experience in hospital discharge planning, transitional care, home care, or insurance case management.

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 the policy.
Communicate frequently with the interdisciplinary team to support continuity and effective coordination of care.
Provide emotional support 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 help patients and families navigate complex medical decision-making and goals of care.
Document interactions thoroughly and promptly according to established department standard work.
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, level of functioning, and other relevant needs.
Participate in hospital initiatives and projects to reduce length of stay and related barriers, potentially including collaboration with providers on clinical adjustments in care.