Social Worker (MSW)
About The Position
Provides skilled interventions for patient and family crises, problem-solving, decision-making, advocacy, and facilitation related to life-changing events. Addresses psychosocial and socioeconomic issues while adhering to hospital policies. Integrates social work plans into overall patient care through interdisciplinary collaboration. Provides comprehensive case management, discharge planning, continuing care services, clinical social work, crisis intervention, and patient/family education. Handles issues related to abuse, neglect, advanced directives, psychiatric placements, and end-of-life care. Utilizes hospital and community resources, facilitates insurance coverage, and documents patient care plans. Collaborates on complex discharge and transitional planning. Encourages professional development and participates in community education. This position is safety-sensitive.
Requirements
- Completion of Masters of Social Work or closely related degree from an accredited program.
- Must be computer literate.
Nice To Haves
- Licensed Medical Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Social Worker Required.
- LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) or LPC (Licensed Practical Counselor) preferred.
- Experience in hospital or community health agency is preferred.
- Prior experience with assigned patient population may be required.
- Additional language fluency in addition to English may be preferred.
Responsibilities
- Receives referrals and assesses patients and families/significant others referred to social work service in a timely manner.
- Integrates social work plan into overall patient care through interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Provides skilled Social Work services in comprehensive case management, discharge planning, continuing care services, advocacy, clinical social work services, crisis intervention, and patient/family education.
- Provides skilled social work services in areas of abuse and neglect, advanced directives, psychiatric placements/issues, and end-of-life issues.
- Understands and utilizes hospital and community-based resources and entitlements.
- Refers patients, families/significant others, and hospital staff to appropriate services to ensure continuity and quality of care.
- Develops and utilizes specialized knowledge of resources related to the needs of specific patient populations.
- Facilitates efforts to obtain insurance coverage for hospital and community-based services.
- Documents the patient care plan, staff interventions, and outcomes promptly and completely in the patient's medical record.
- Completes statistical reports as required by the department and other programs.
- Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to develop complex discharge plans prospectively and conduct transitional planning for patients moving to nursing homes and other facilities.
- Continues and encourages professional development through supervision, attendance at hospital and community conferences, and mandatory in-service training.
- Participates in community education and support group activities as approved.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
