Social Worker LMSW - Social Services

LCMC Health•New Orleans, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Your job is more than a job. At LCMC Health, we value the unique qualities each individual brings to work, recognizing that these 'little extras' contribute to extraordinary outcomes. We have cultivated a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary, evident in our environment and our people. Every patient we heal, family we comfort, and life we improve is a result of these countless contributions. Join LCMC Health and discover how our everyday environment facilitates living an extraordinary life.

Requirements

Licensed Master Social Worker through the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners

Responsibilities

Completes psychosocial assessment, develops plans, and carries out interventions for patients identified with psychosocial risk factors.
Prioritizes timely response to referrals based on urgency of need.
Conducts assessments of patient's psychosocial needs through interviewing, interdisciplinary team conferences, and medical record reviews.
Evaluates coping skills, cognitive functioning, support systems, and resources that could affect responses to illness, treatment, and discharge.
Identifies barriers and plans interventions to overcome them.
Communicates findings and plans to the interdisciplinary team and documents assessments, plans, and interventions.
Provides short-term supportive counseling for individuals experiencing temporary or situational problems.
Performs assessments for suspected elder, child, sexual, or domestic abuse or neglect.
Complies with required reporting according to state law and hospital policy.
Refers patients/families to appropriate community agencies for further intervention or counseling.
Facilitates interactions between staff and DCFS/EPS or other agencies.
Acts as an active team member in the discharge planning process and ensures patients are referred to appropriate social and financial resources post-discharge.
Identifies patients with complex social and medical issues through case finding and referral.
Reviews caseload with Manager to share findings, needs, barriers, and progress to discharge.
Evaluates financial assistance needs and eligibility and directs patients/families to appropriate community agencies.
Maintains a working knowledge of payor reimbursement requirements for post-hospital services.
Maintains a working knowledge of available community resources by establishing relationships with liaisons and admissions staff at agencies and facilities.
Demonstrates the ability to address legal/ethical issues regarding healthcare as it relates to medical social work.
Demonstrates knowledge of Advance Directives and patient rights.
Counsels/educates patients/families regarding patient rights, decision-making, and formulating Advance Directives.
Facilitates family meetings to aid in decision-making when there are disagreements or lack of clarity around goals of care and plan of care.
Links patients and families to available resources in the hospital and community for ongoing support, such as Hospice and Palliative Care.