Social Worker/MSW Relief (Cherry Hill)

Thomas Jefferson University • Cherry Hill, NJ

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides social work services to assess and enhance patients’ and families’ ability to cope with physical, emotional, and environmental problems related to illness, convalescence, and discharge planning. Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to establish a discharge plan and support the patient’s transition to the next level of care. The role includes psychosocial assessment and counseling, crisis intervention, advocacy, referrals to community resources, and coordination of care throughout hospitalization and discharge.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited MSW program.
• Two years of hospital-based social work experience.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and disease processes, community resources, and insurance regulations and requirements.
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams, outside resources, patients, families, and significant others.
• Ability to establish an appropriate plan to safely discharge patients to the next level of care.
• Ability to lift and carry 25 pounds; frequent sitting, standing, and keyboard use; patient-care activities may include kneeling, bending, squatting, and performing CPR.

Responsibilities

• Interact with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with Jefferson’s values.
• Conduct psychosocial assessments of patients and significant others, considering social, emotional, and cognitive capabilities in relation to illness and health maintenance needs.
• Develop and implement interventions addressing needs and problems identified during assessment.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate discharge planning.
• Counsel patients, families, and significant others on coping with new diagnoses, chronic illness, and palliative or terminal care.
• Advocate for patients and families to help them obtain necessary services.
• Provide counseling and intervention related to treatment decisions and end-of-life care.
• Refer patients and significant others to community services and resources to meet continuum-of-care needs.
• Coordinate team and family conferences when necessary to facilitate care progression.
• Provide psychosocial counseling and crisis intervention.
• Intervene in cases involving child abuse or neglect, domestic violence, elder abuse, and institutional abuse.
• Provide intervention in cases involving guardianship, foster care, adoption, psychiatric assessment and placement, advance directives, trauma, and substance abuse.
• Facilitate placement-related documentation, including nursing home grants and applications.
• Complete referrals to options programs when appropriate.
• Document in accordance with hospital and departmental requirements, including electronic medical record updates throughout hospitalization and discharge planning.
• Work with Case Managers to provide discharge planning according to departmental policies and procedures, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and patient or family.
• Identify patients and locate family members or next of kin.
• Educate patients and significant others about obtaining health insurance and provide information or documents for welfare insurance applications.
• Initiate or ensure initiation of medical assistance applications as applicable and follow up with identified external services.
• Supervise MSW student field placements and precept and mentor new staff members.
• Refer cases to the Placement Official Social Worker when appropriate to help obtain patient placement.
• Coordinate discharge plans for patients leaving on weekends, including home care or hospice, transportation, and post-acute facility placement.
• Perform assessments and develop interventions for trauma patients at Abington.
• Obtain relevant post-acute authorizations.
• Manage Livanta appeal determinations and address alternate discharge plans when necessary.
• Provide post-acute facility liaisons with updates regarding possible weekend discharges.
• Review discharge orders to determine which patients can transition to the next level of care that day at JNE.
• Assist with completing relevant 302 paperwork when necessary.
• Document updates for weekday staff according to department procedures.

Benefits

• Medical insurance, including prescription coverage
• Supplemental insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Retirement plans
• Tuition assistance
• Voluntary benefits with access to group insurance rates and discounts
• Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service
• Medical insurance access for all colleagues, including those working less than part-time

What This Job Offers

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