Social Worker II - Good Samaritan Hospital - Inpatient

TriHealth•Cincinnati, OH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

TriHealth is seeking a Social Worker for the Care Management Department’s inpatient/medical-surgical unit at Good Samaritan Hospital. The Social Worker assesses patients’ and families’ psychosocial needs and develops, communicates, and implements comprehensive plans for psychosocial interventions and complex discharges, including readmissions among high-risk populations. The role applies knowledge of social systems, institutions, behavioral and relationship patterns, and appropriate interventions to meet patient and family needs. In collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, the Social Worker supports effective and appropriate care, optimizes patient health status, and promotes smooth transitions between levels of care. The position also provides education and expertise that support the practice and profession of social work within the hospital and serves in hospital specialty areas requiring an MSW for regulatory or grant funding requirements. The position is based at Good Samaritan Hospital, 375 Dixmyth Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220. It is full-time, 80 hours bi-weekly, on a day shift from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with rotation every fourth weekend. The role provides on-call services according to departmental policy, including timely response and appropriate follow-up. TriHealth describes its care management team as focused on teamwork, innovation, and compassionate care, and expects team members to follow its SERVE standards and ALWAYS behaviors.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Science or Social Work.
Up to one 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 required.

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 care plan and the patient’s response to it.
Counsel other caregivers on effective psychosocial intervention and communication techniques.
Develop and implement plans of care based on assessment, including counseling or crisis intervention, and facilitate connections to community resources and services.
Revise plans based on patient and family responses.
Promote the social work profession through formal education and teaching rounds; 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 patients’ and families’ psychosocial and complex discharge needs using information from medical records, patients, the multidisciplinary team, families, and other available resources.
Support smooth transitions between levels of care and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to optimize patient health status.
Provide social work expertise and education within the hospital and serve in specialty areas requiring an MSW for regulatory or grant funding requirements.