Social Worker (MSW)

Mosaic Life Care•Saint Joseph, MO

About The Position

The Social Worker (MSW) provides advanced clinical and trauma-based assessment of patients’ psychological, social, emotional, religious, cultural, financial, and health-related needs and uses therapeutic interventions. The role plans, implements, and evaluates resources and services to determine appropriate levels of care; collaborates with interdisciplinary and post-acute providers; monitors patient progress; and develops timely, individualized care plans. The Social Worker advocates for patients and families and promotes quality, cost-effective outcomes. The role responds to physician consultations for social needs throughout the facility and participates in program development and process improvement. The Social Worker maintains clinical records and documentation in accordance with organizational procedures and applicable state, federal, and Joint Commission standards. The role provides information, referrals, and assistance with practical, environmental, benefit, and financial-resource needs; serves as a liaison with community agencies; and supports patients, families, caregivers, physicians, and care teams. The position also provides oversight of social-service clinical care delivered by social work team members. The position requires travel between system facilities and off-site locations as needed. It involves patient-facing work in varied environments and requires the ability to meet the physical, technical, interpersonal, and sensory demands described in the posting. The employee must be a licensed driver with an insured, properly maintained automobile and must register with and pass applicable background checks.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work.
Basic Life Support (BLS) required upon hire.
Must be registered with and successfully pass a background check through the Family Care Safety Registry and other applicable state registries.
Must have a licensed driver’s license and an automobile insured according to state or organizational requirements and in good working order.
Must be able to travel between system facilities and off-site locations as needed.
Must have organizational and time-management skills and be adaptable to differing home environments.
Must be able to assess patient and family strengths, resources, psychosocial needs, and financial needs; develop and update care plans; implement plans; and recognize and report changes in condition to the case manager.
Must follow rules and instructions to reach patient homes.
Must meet the described technical and physical requirements, including electronic data entry and documentation, phone use, and the ability to move, stand, walk, bend, push, balance, reach, lift, kneel, crouch, and stoop.
Must have vision, smell, hearing, and tactile abilities.
Must be able to work around potential exposure to blood and body fluids, combative patients, infectious disease, road and weather hazards, and environmental hazards in patients’ residences.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience in an acute-care, nursing-home, skilled-nursing-facility, or home-care setting.
Current Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) certification or license as required by state law in the practicing state; preferred upon hire.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ psychosocial status in relation to illness and environment, communicate findings to the case manager, and plan interventions based on evaluation findings.
Maintain clinical records for patients referred to social work and provide accurate, timely documentation consistent with the plan of care and organizational standards.
Provide information and referral services to patients and families or caregivers regarding practical and environmental needs.
Provide information to patients, families or caregivers, and community agencies; serve as a liaison between them and community agencies.
Maintain collaborative relationships with organization personnel, contribute to the total plan of care, and participate in case conferences as required.
Help patients navigate benefit structures and financial resources.
Help physicians and other team members understand social, financial, and emotional factors related to health problems.
Assist with community outreach events and patient educational offerings.
Participate in personal and professional growth and development.
Oversee assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of social-service clinical care by social work team members.
Ensure social-service documentation complies with state, federal, and Joint Commission standards.
Travel between system facilities and off-site locations as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.