Social Worker - II - MSW - Elkton - M-F - 8:30a-5p

ChristianaCare•Elkton, MD

10d•$31 - $50•Onsite

About The Position

This is a grant-funded position with the Cecil County Primary Care Mobile Health Team. The primary function is to assist patients and families in identifying health, social, emotional, and environmental needs and connecting them to available resources and services through the provision of a full spectrum of longitudinal health and social work services.

Requirements

Master’s degree in social work (MSW) from an accredited graduate school of Social Work required.
Licensed MSW as required by the state of Maryland.
Knowledge of Social Work, Crisis Intervention, and Human Behavior theories and practices.
Knowledge of community resources, state and federal programs, and processes for accessing services.
Ability to function as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
Ability to organize and prioritize work assignments.
Ability to evaluate patient needs and create a plan to coordinate care plans.
Ability to evaluate effectiveness of care plan and services.
Ability to learn and understand medical terminology.
Ability to work with minimal supervision, if necessary.
Ability to maintain flexibility and professionalism while working with complex patients who may demonstrate physical or behavioral impairment.
Maintain timely and appropriate documentation.
Understanding of biopsychosocial assessment tools.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of 2 years of related work experience preferred.
Bilingual language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

Participates as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary Cecil County Mobile Health and Social Work teams, focused on addressing patient needs, barriers to care, and community resources and services to support health and social car needs.
Understands and leverages multiple electronic systems including electronic medical records, population health platforms, health information networks, and state and federal agency sites.
Works with patients, families, community organizations, state and federal agencies, inpatient facilities, and other applicable resources, to formulate plans for longitudinal support and self-management of health and social needs.
Employs social determinants of health screenings and develops individualized plans to address identified needs.
Provides information regarding social service programs, community resources, and state and federal regulations specific to the community.
Interprets patient/family needs and provides information concerning the availability and limitations of resources.
Provides care coordination for patients with medical and social needs, including coordination of Durable Medical Equipment (DME), home health referrals, and other healthcare, post-acute, and community services.
Educates and addresses concerns with service delivery including service gaps and access issues.
Maintains pertinent and timely documentation in patient's medical charts and departmental records.
Participates in departmental meetings, multidisciplinary team meetings, case reviews, and contributes to performance indicators for the program.
Supports the departmental educational and staff development initiatives including supervision of undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in an accredited school of social work.
Performs assigned work safely, adhering to established departmental safety rules and practices; reports to supervisor, in a timely manner, any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients and visitors.
Performs other related duties as required.