Social Worker - LCSW - FT - Days - MPC - Pembroke Pines

Memorial Healthcare

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 must possess 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 (Required)
Fingerprint Screen (FINGERPRNT) - Florida Department of Childrens & Family (DCF)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (SW LICENSE) - State of Florida (FL)
Complexity of Work: Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful and fast pace environment and take appropriate action.
At least two (2) years post MSW experience in related field required.
Previous experience working in hospital setting.
On-going clinical transplant education is required.
Participation in Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI).

Responsibilities

Attend 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.
Design and facilitate support groups and other programs.
Participation in transplant selection committee meetings.
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.
Make appropriate referrals to community agencies, such as DCF, APS, SSA, CMS, disease specific resources as deem necessary.
Provides crisis intervention for patients and family members.
May supervise and/or train new staff, students, and interns.
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.
Assist patient in the comprehension of complex instructions, resolve conflicts, or facilities conflict resolution, have strong organization/ priority setting skills, must be able to learn and apply large amount of technical and procedural information, must be able to multi-task, and must be able to communicate effectively, verbally, and in writing.
Develop behavioral agreements with patient and/or families that addresses adherence and commitment to treatment plan.
Assist with patient fund-raising.