Social Worker - Clinical - LCSW - FT - Days - MHR

Memorial Healthcare

10d • Onsite

About The Position

At Memorial, we are dedicated to improving the health, well-being and, most of all, quality of life for the people entrusted to our care. An unwavering commitment to our service vision is what makes the difference. It is the foundation of The Memorial Experience. Summary: The provision of these job responsibilities are mandated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) for Medicare-approved transplant centers. As a member of the transplant team, the Social Worker utilizes specialized clinical knowledge and advanced clinical skills to help in the areas of assessment, treatment of medical, patient/ caregiver navigation, mental health and behavioral disorders, and discharge planning.

Requirements

• Masters: Social Work (Required)
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (SW LICENSE) - State of Florida (FL)
• A minimum of two (2) years' post MSW experience in the related field required.
• Previous experience working in a hospital setting.
• Requires critical thinking skills, effective (verbal and written) communication skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful and fast paced environment and take appropriate action.
• Must have strong organizational/priority setting/multi-tasking skills.
• Must be able to learn and apply large amounts of technical and procedural information.

Responsibilities

• Consults and collaborates with multidisciplinary transplant providers as mandated by CMS for all Medicare-approved transplant centers to promote, monitor, and evaluate patient's ability to understand and adhere to treatment plan and lifestyle changes.
• Makes appropriate referrals to community agencies, such as DCF, APS, SSA, CMS, disease specific resources.
• Participates in transplant selection committee meetings.
• Provides crisis intervention for patients and family members.
• Interviews and assesses patients and/or family, caregivers, and/or legal representatives.
• Performs comprehensive psychosocial assessments for pre- post- and living donors to determine transplant candidacy and continue to work with patient and family through all phases of the transplant process during inpatient and outpatient and end of life.
• Determines, prioritizes, provides and/or arranges for needed internal and external services/interventions.
• May supervise and/or train new staff, students, and interns.
• Assists patient in the comprehension of complex instructions, resolves conflicts, or facilities conflict resolution.
• Develops behavioral agreements with patient and/or families that address adherence and commitment to treatment plan.
• Assists with patient fundraising.
• Attends multidisciplinary rounds as mandated by CMS for all Medicare-approved transplant centers and identifies appropriate resources for financial, insurance, transportation, housing, healthcare, mental health, spiritual services, and education about diagnosis and transplantation.
• Designs and facilitates support groups and other programs.

Benefits

• We encourage candidates to talk to their Memorial Healthcare System recruiter to discuss actual pay rates, during the hiring process.
• We are proud to offer Veteran’s Preference to former military, reservists and military spouses (including widows and widowers).
• If you need reasonable accommodation during the application process, please call 954-276-8340 (M-F, 8am-5pm) or email [email protected]

What This Job Offers

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