Inpatient Social Worker

Baystate Health•Springfield, MA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Baystate Health, a nationally recognized leader in healthcare quality and safety, and home to Baystate Medical Center is looking for an Inpatient Social Worker to join our team in Springfield, MA!

Requirements

Master's Degree in Social Work required
Minimum of three years as a practicing social worker in a health care or social service setting required (may include some time in an equivalent Master’s level internship setting) preferred
LICSW or LCSW with Master's degree also be considered
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - State of Massachusetts

Responsibilities

Provides a comprehensive age-specific, psychosocial assessment of patients, including social, psychological, cultural, environmental and financial information, and utilizes this information to develop a psychosocial treatment plan.
Incorporates cultural and spiritual variables into the assessment.
Assesses the risk of abuse/neglect for children, disabled adults and/or elders as appropriate. Files reports with appropriate agencies as needed.
Provides counseling services to patients and families. Utilizes diverse counseling techniques to help patients and their families deal with their medical situations more effectively.
Remains current in social work practice trends.
Demonstrates strong social work skills.
Participates as part of the care management team using discharge planning knowledge and skills to ensure that appropriate post-hospital care plans are developed and implemented in a timely manner.
Coordinates and documents transition of care plan toward the desired outcome, making recommendations and revision to the plan as indicated.
Proactively evaluates the psychosocial and physical needs of the patient and family, insuring appropriate transition of care.
Make referrals as needed to social service/community agencies or programs.
Communicates and involves the health care team, patient and family throughout performance of this process.
Leads or contributes to new initiatives within the department or in the hospital as assigned.
Supports the mission of Baystate Health to improve the health of the people in our community every day with quality and compassion.
Demonstrates the Baystate Health core values of respect, integrity, service, teamwork and innovation in all interactions with patients, families, colleagues and community partners.
Other duties and responsibilities as required.