Social Worker II

TriHealth • Cincinnati, OH

7d

About The Position

Assesses the psychosocial needs of patients and families and develops, communicates, and implements comprehensive plans for psychosocial interventions and complex discharges, including readmissions among high-risk populations. Serves as a resource on social systems, institutions, and behavioral and relationship patterns, and applies appropriate interventions to meet patient and family needs. Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to support effective, efficient, and appropriate care, optimize health status, and ensure smooth transitions between levels of care. Provides education and expertise to promote the practice and profession of social work within the hospital. Serves in hospital specialty areas that require an MSW for regulatory or grant-funding requirements.

The role responds to referrals and assesses psychosocial and complex discharge needs using information from medical records, patients, the multidisciplinary team, families, and other available resources. It develops and revises plans of care based on assessment and patient and family response, including counseling, crisis intervention, and connections to community resources and services. The position also provides on-call services according to departmental policy, with timely response and appropriate follow-up.

Team members are expected to demonstrate TriHealth's SERVE standards and ALWAYS behaviors, including welcoming and assisting patients and guests, taking responsibility for service recovery, improving quality and safety, respecting cultural and spiritual differences and others' contributions, using time and resources responsibly, and showing courtesy and compassion.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Science or Social Work.
• Up to 1 year of clinical healthcare or community social work experience.
• Computer literacy.
• Knowledge or skills in grief and bereavement counseling, alcohol and drug intervention, and support for victims of abuse, neglect, and violence.
• Knowledge of payer reimbursement rules and community resources for underserved populations.
• Licensed Social Worker.

Responsibilities

• Apply root cause analysis to readmissions and work with the health care team, patient, and family to resolve identified issues.
• Communicate verbally and in writing and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team regarding the plan and the patient's response to it.
• Counsel other caregivers on effective psychosocial intervention and communication techniques.
• Develop and implement a plan of care based on assessment, including counseling or crisis intervention, and facilitate connections to community resources and services.
• Revise the plan of care based on patient and family response.
• Provide formal education and teaching rounds to promote the social work profession; serve as a resource and preceptor for new staff.
• Provide on-call services according to departmental policy, including timely response and appropriate follow-up.
• Respond to referrals and assess psychosocial and complex discharge needs using information from the medical record, patient, multidisciplinary team, family, and other available resources.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to support appropriate care, optimize health status, and facilitate transitions between levels of care.
• Serve in hospital specialty areas requiring an MSW for regulatory or grant-funding requirements.

What This Job Offers

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