Inpatient Medical Social Worker - Rover

Nebraska Medicine•Omaha, NE

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join our team as a compassionate and skilled Inpatient Medical Social Worker. In this role, you will provide psychosocial support to patients and their families while assisting with discharge planning, crisis intervention, and care coordination across a variety of medical and surgical settings, including transplant, pediatrics, and outpatient services. You will complete biopsychosocial assessments, identify patient needs, and develop individualized care and discharge plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary healthcare team. You will also connect patients with community resources, including home care, skilled nursing, and acute rehabilitation, and provide support during complex situations involving abuse or neglect, substance use, housing instability, and other barriers to care. As a rover, you will travel between Nebraska Medicine locations throughout the Omaha area, including hospitals and outpatient clinics, to provide coverage where it is most needed. This position is a great fit for someone who is adaptable, collaborative, and comfortable supporting a variety of patient populations and care settings. Position Details: Full-time position with a primary focus on weekday coverage Typical shift: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Travel between Nebraska Medicine locations throughout the Omaha area is required Provide support and intervention to ensure assistance for patients and families with personal and/or environmental difficulties which predispose illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care. Be a part of a consultive service to focus on the social, psychological, rehabilitative, protective and financial needs of patients to coordinate care

Requirements

Master's degree in social work from a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited university required.
Minimum of two years of experience in social work required.
Knowledge of professional guidelines regarding confidentiality of client and staff information required.
Competent in the use of a variety of computer applications, including Microsoft Excel and Word required.
Ability to work effectively with diverse patient groups and their families required.
Must demonstrate excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing required.
Must demonstrate personal traits of a high-level commitment, motivation and energy, team orientation, and professionalism required.
Knowledge of health care services and resources required.
Ability to work independently required.
Strong analytical skills required.
Certified Social Worker (CSW) by Nebraska law OR Provisional Certified Master of Social Work (PCMSW) required.

Nice To Haves

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) for non-geriatric departments preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide psychosocial support to patients and their families.
Assist with discharge planning.
Provide crisis intervention.
Coordinate care across a variety of medical and surgical settings.
Complete biopsychosocial assessments.
Identify patient needs.
Develop individualized care and discharge plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
Connect patients with community resources, including home care, skilled nursing, and acute rehabilitation.
Provide support during complex situations involving abuse or neglect, substance use, housing instability, and other barriers to care.
Travel between Nebraska Medicine locations throughout the Omaha area to provide coverage where it is most needed.
Provide support and intervention to ensure assistance for patients and families with personal and/or environmental difficulties which predispose illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care.
Focus on the social, psychological, rehabilitative, protective and financial needs of patients to coordinate care.