Primary Care Medical Social Worker- Claremore

Cherokee Nation • Claremore, OK

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About The Position

The Medical Social Worker comprehensively plans for services for a targeted population in the hospital and ambulatory health centers. Responsible for psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, discharge planning, and coordination of referrals and resource information to patients and families in need of assistance. Independently identifies complex patients as well as receives referrals from doctors, nurses, administrative staff, physical therapists and other ancillary staff. Provides an array of social work services to patients and families to promote understanding and resolution of problems related to environmental stress, physical illness, interpersonal conflicts, and other psychosocial issues. Certain issues addressed by Medical Social Workers include terminal illness, catastrophic disability, end of life decisions, homelessness, independent living resources, medication adherence and management, or suicidality. Adheres to the patient experience initiatives and champions customer service. Works collaboratively to ensure patient needs are met and care delivery is coordinated across the continuum at the appropriate level of care.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work; no substitutions.
• No additional experience required.
• Knowledge of Word Processing Software.
• The employee must not be and will not be under sanction by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) or by the General Services Administration (GSA) or listed on the OIG's Cumulative Sanction Report, or the GSA's List of Excluded Providers, or listed on the OIG's List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE).
• Must meet and maintain periodic background investigation and adjudication for child care.
• The employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to sit.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk

Nice To Haves

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Mastered Social Worker.

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive planning for services for a targeted population
• Psychosocial assessments
• Crisis intervention
• Discharge planning
• Coordination of referrals and resource information
• Identifying complex patients
• Providing social work services to patients and families
• Addressing issues such as terminal illness, disability, end of life decisions, homelessness, etc.
• Adhering to patient experience initiatives
• Championing customer service
• Collaborating to ensure patient needs are met

What This Job Offers

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