Social Worker Medical

CommonSpirit Health • Colorado Springs, CO

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Masters Social Worker is responsible for performing social work assessments and interventions as needed for hospitalized and emergency department patients. The functions of the Masters Social Worker include: crisis intervention, patient/family intervention, high-risk screening, brief counseling, referrals for financial or other identified resource needs, arrange and facilitate family/patient representative meetings with the health care team as needed, arrange post-acute placement on complex discharges and engagement of appropriate agencies or community resources when high-risk patients are identified.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from a school of social work accredited by the Council of Social Work Education
• 1-Year Post-MSW experience or Social Work internship in a clinical or medical setting.
• LSW (Required)

Nice To Haves

• Minimum 3-Year Post-MSW healthcare experience

Responsibilities

• Performing social work assessments and interventions for hospitalized and emergency department patients.
• Crisis intervention.
• Patient/family intervention.
• High-risk screening.
• Brief counseling.
• Referrals for financial or other identified resource needs.
• Arranging and facilitating family/patient representative meetings with the health care team.
• Arranging post-acute placement on complex discharges.
• Engaging appropriate agencies or community resources for high-risk patients.

What This Job Offers

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