Social Worker - LMSW

Cook Children's Health Care System • Fort Worth, TX

20d • Onsite

About The Position

This Social Worker will primarily work with patients providing psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, case management/discharge planning, referral linkage, and emotionally supportive counseling aimed at maintaining functional behavior within families. The social worker assesses families for needed assistance with resource procurement that aids the family's efforts in caring for their child and makes referrals to outside agencies for families in need of assistance. Must be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and perform administrative tasks.

Requirements

• MSW or MSSW from an accredited school
• Current LMSW Licesne in Texas
• Basis Life Support (BLS) Certification for Health Care Providers required within 30 days of employment

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in a hospital setting
• Prior experience working with children and their families

Responsibilities

• Providing psychosocial assessments
• Crisis intervention
• Case management/discharge planning
• Referral linkage
• Emotionally supportive counseling aimed at maintaining functional behavior within families
• Assessing families for needed assistance with resource procurement that aids the family's efforts in caring for their child
• Making referrals to outside agencies for families in need of assistance
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Perform administrative tasks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees