Ambulatory Clinical Social Worker: Pediatric Cardiology, Part Time Position
About The Position
The Clinical Social Worker provides direct patient care to patients and families and assists with coordinating services delivered by the care team. The role includes completing psychosocial assessments; developing treatment plans aligned with the overall health care plan; providing psychosocial interventions; educating patients, family members, staff, and social work students; facilitating treatment compliance; connecting patients and families with community services; and coordinating discharge planning. The position independently initiates patient and family interventions, referrals, staff consultations, education activities, and intervention plans based on identified needs. It also includes reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the appropriate Social Services Department, contributing to quality improvement through self-analysis, and participating in meetings, training, and patient care conferences. Depending on the assignment, the worker may supervise students and may need to work alternate schedules, weekends, holidays, or take call.
Requirements
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Virginia required for hire.
- Minimum of three years of clinical social work experience.
- Master of Social Work degree from a Council on Social Work Education-accredited program.
- Depending on unit assignment, may be required to work alternate schedules, weekends, holidays, and take call.
Nice To Haves
- Clinical social work experience in an acute care setting preferred.
Responsibilities
- Complete psychosocial assessments.
- Develop treatment plans that are congruent with the overall health care plan.
- Provide psychosocial interventions to patients and families.
- Educate patients, family members, staff, and social work students.
- Facilitate compliance with treatment.
- Work with the community to provide needed services.
- Coordinate discharge planning activities.
- Initiate patient and family interventions based on assessment of service needs.
- Initiate community and facility referrals based on identified patient and family needs.
- Consult with facility staff regarding psychosocial patient and family needs.
- Contact the appropriate Social Services Department to report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
- Develop intervention plans and related interventions with patients, families, and significant others.
- Initiate education activities with and for facility staff.
- Contribute to quality improvement through self-analysis of services and needs.
- Participate in service area meetings, training, and patient care conferences.
- Depending on assignment, supervise social work students and potentially students from other disciplines.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
