LCSW Social Worker - Sickle Cell

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

14h • Onsite

About The Position

Works under moderate supervision to provide advanced professional skills in development of social service programs and to provide advanced social service to patients with multiple and/or complex needs in clinical and/or hospital environment.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work
• 3 years experience in medical and/or psychiatric social case work to include and 1 year as Social Worker II
• (LMSW) LIC MASTER SOCIAL WORKER Licensed Master Social Worker Upon Hire
• (LCSW) LIC CLINCAL SOCIAL WORKER Licensed Clinical Social Worker) may be required in some departments Upon Hire

Nice To Haves

• Work requires ability to develop internal systems, create credibility with physicians, and develop relationships and credibility with various community resources.
• Work requires exercise of considerable judgment in interpretation of policies and the application of procedures, techniques, and practices to work problems.
• Work requires frequent external contact with home health agencies, hospices, and any specialty society/resource available within community to assists patients.
• Work requires internal contact to refer patients as necessary to various departments.
• Work requires personal contact with community social service agencies or patients and their families in the resolution of problems of non-routine, non-recurring nature.
• Work requires responsibility for developing and recommending policies regarding social worker referrals, support groups, etc.

Responsibilities

• Leads and integrates social work functions and patient-desired outcomes into patient care and discharge planning with external case managers, community agencies, and/or health care facilities.
• Identifies, develops, and implements programs and services necessary to psychological and social needs of patients and their families (i.e. support groups, educational materials, and interdisciplinary inservices).
• Assesses social service needs, provides counseling, and coordinates effective individual social work treatment plans to patients and/or families with multiple and/or complex needs based on assessed social, emotional, and financial needs of patients and families.
• Plans requirements for ongoing development of new or enhanced outreach services by working in collaboration with physicians, health care providers, and community outreach professionals in assessing available resources.
• Educates families and patients regarding community resources and pertinent health care issues to ensure appropriate use of personal and medical resources.
• Provides discharge planning referrals and supports continuity of care for patients.
• Maintains open communications with community resources and agencies to appropriately assist in meeting patient needs.
• Maintains knowledge of payor benefits, hospital and community resources, family functionings, and regulatory standards to ensure informed decision making, continuity of care, and desired outcome (i.e. medical, medical cost, quality of life, and patient satisfaction).
• Maintains chronological notes, clinical charts, statistical data, or case histories for each patient with respect to social problems, adjustments for patient and family, and actions taken or planned.
• May participate in clinical and laboratory research in such areas as animal research, child development, physiological and behavioral functioning, etc.
• Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: (a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; (b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; (c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or (d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level