Medical Social Worker - Licensed

Norton Sound Health Corp • Nome, AK

29d • $48 - $62 • Hybrid

About The Position

Provide psycho-social assessments and social services to people of all ages. Counsel and aid patients and/or families to help the patient understand and accept medical recommendations. Assess and treat non-medical issues interfering with effective patient care. Work on a medical unit and provide discharge planning, and possibly group therapy. Uphold the organization’s vision, mission, and corporate values. Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with organization’s policies, procedures, code of conduct and work rules.

Requirements

• General knowledge of typical office technologies such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, and typical office software.
• Knowledge of the psycho-social diagnostic processes of assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation.
• Knowledge of legal aspects of protective services, legal representation options for patients, confidentiality and patient/resident rights.
• Patient/customer service skills, interpersonal skills and good communication skills.
• Ability to manage their time and organize their work to ensure efficient performance.
• Ability to follow policy, procedure and instructions, actively communicate with their supervisors to ensure understanding and manage their work accordingly.
• Ability to understand and manage patient/customer confidentiality.
• Ability to use and implement the psycho-social diagnostic process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation.
• Ability to effectively document patient interventions in the medical record.
• Master's Degree in Social Work or related field
• 2 years of experience performing medical social work, child protection or adult protection services or related field

Nice To Haves

• Alaska Social Worker License (LMSW or LCSW) within 6 months of hire

Responsibilities

• Provide medical social work services to patients of all ages, including the patients located in the Acute Care Unit, Primary Care Clinic and village clinics via telephone, walk-in patients and to staff.
• Provide child and adult protective services assistance and consultation to staff and patients.
• Respond to requests for medical social work services, including case management, discharge planning, nursing home/assisted living placements, risk management, crisis intervention, care coordination, resource identification and response to referrals made by physicians, nurses or administration.
• Coordinate nursing home and assisted living placements for patients.
• Provide medical social work services, including assessments, participation in care conferences, case management, discharge planning, etc. to the residents of QCC in the absence of the Social Services Director.
• Assist in locating community resources for patients.
• Advocate for patient or resident rights issues and actively support the Corporation’s philosophy by participating in patient/customer focused care activities and quality assessment/improvement team activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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