About The Position

Provides social work services, assesses and enhances the patient’s/family’s/significant other’s ability to cope with physical, emotional and environmental problems related to illness/convalescence and discharge plan. Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to establish a discharge plan for the patient.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of: Medical terminology and disease process; Community resources; Insurance regulations and requirements
  • Skill in: Work with multidisciplinary teams, outside resources, patients/families/significant others
  • Ability to: Establish an appropriate plan to safely discharge patients to the next level of care
  • Graduate from an accredited Masters of Social Work program required.
  • Masters of Social Work required.
  • Minimum of 2 years hospital based social work experience.
  • Active LSW or LCSW required for New Jersey positions and preferred for Pennsylvania positions.

Responsibilities

  • Conducts psychosocial assessment/reassignment of patients/significant others relating to the social, emotional and cognitive capabilities of patients in relationship to their illness and health maintenance needs.
  • Develops and implements a plan of intervention that addresses identified needs related to needs/problems identified during assessment.
  • Collaborated with the multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate discharge planning
  • Provides counseling for patient/family/significant others to assist with coping with new diagnoses, chronic illness and palliative or terminal care
  • Advocates on behalf of the patients/families to enable them to obtain necessary services.

Benefits

  • Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
  • Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
  • All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Mid Level

Number of Employees

501-1,000 employees

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