Social Worker PRN - Week Days - EJGH

LCMC Health•Metairie, LA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Social Worker, you are a life preserver for countless patients, serving as the hub of their multidisciplinary team. Your role involves advocating, assessing, counseling, and supporting individual psychosocial needs and discharge planning resources for complex medical problems. You act as a critical asset along the care journey, identifying and overcoming barriers and offering resource options, particularly for chronically ill and end-of-life care. The position requires a positive, upbeat, and dedicated approach to achieving the best possible outcomes, providing a sanctuary of support and understanding for patients and their families. LCMC Health is a community-focused organization with deep NOLA roots, committed to bringing the best possible care to every person in Louisiana and beyond, emphasizing authenticity, originality, equity, and inclusion. East Jefferson General Hospital, a part of LCMC Health, has been a key healthcare provider in East Jefferson Parish for over 50 years, recognized as a Nurse Magnet Hospital. The organization values compassion, dedication, and a unique approach to healthcare, aiming to make every day extraordinary for its community.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) through the Louisiana State Board of Social Worker Examiners

Responsibilities

Conduct assessment of patient’s psychosocial needs through intensive interviewing of patient and family members, conferring with interdisciplinary team and reviewing medical records.
Evaluate coping skills, cognitive and intellectual functioning, support systems, resources, other factors that could affect responses to illness, treatment and discharge plan.
Identify barriers and plans for intervention to overcome or lessen barriers to achieve outcome as evidenced by treatment plan.
Communicate findings, plan to interdisciplinary team and documents assessment, plan and interventions in medical records.
Provide crises intervention and supportive counseling for individuals experiencing a temporary or situational problem.
Assess cases of suspected elder, child, sexual or domestic abuse or neglect.
Comply with required reporting, according to state law and hospital policy.
Refer patients/families to appropriate community agencies for further intervention or counseling such as palliative or hospice services as needed.
Facilitate family meetings to help with decision making when there is disagreement or lack of clarity around goals of care and plan of care.
Facilitate interactions between staff and DCFS/EPS or other agencies.
Identify patients in assigned caseload with complex social and medical issues through case finding and referral process.
Review caseload with manager to share findings, needs, barriers and progress to discharge.
Evaluate financial assistance needs and eligibility and directs patients/family to appropriate community agencies which can assist in meeting financial needs, or providing food, shelter, transportation or other services.
Maintain a working knowledge of payor reimbursement requirements for post hospital services and community resources.
Demonstrate knowledge of legal rights advance directives and patient rights with ability to counsel/educate patients/families regarding patient rights, decision making and formulating advance directives.