PRN Social Worker

WVU Medicine•Uniontown, AL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides social work services to patients, their families, and significant others through counseling, emotional support, assistance with environmental needs, crisis intervention, and group leadership. The position provides psychosocial assessments, develops and implements treatment plans, and collaborates with patients, families, health care professionals, and community agencies throughout care and discharge planning. The role may include screening and educating patients about diagnoses and providing therapy and interventions for concerns such as substance abuse, depression, anxiety, thought disorders, trauma, and autism spectrum conditions. It may also involve facilitating group and individual therapy, coordinating referrals to placement options, maintaining documentation and electronic medical records, and participating in administrative and multidisciplinary meetings. Flexible hours, including weekends and holidays, may be required for inpatient settings.

Requirements

Master's degree in social work or a related field.
Current social worker licensure as required by the state where services are performed: West Virginia—LGSW, LCSW, or LICSW; Pennsylvania—no state licensure required; Ohio—LSW, LISW, or LISW-S; Maryland—LMSW, LCSW, or LISW-C.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to collaborate with health care professionals at all levels to achieve established goals and improve quality outcomes.
Basic computer knowledge and ability to operate standard office software.
Ability to meet the physical demands of prolonged periods of standing or sitting.

Nice To Haves

Certification in Case Management.
For Pennsylvania: Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) through the Pennsylvania Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors.
Two years of social work experience.

Responsibilities

Provide psychosocial assessments of patients and families to identify emotional, social, and community strengths and problems related to diagnosis, illness, treatment, or life circumstances.
Participate as an integral professional member of an interdisciplinary treatment team led by a physician.
Formulate, develop, and implement comprehensive treatment plans using appropriate evidence-based treatments and interventions, including crisis intervention and solution-focused brief intervention.
Screen patients, educate them about diagnoses, and provide therapy and interventions for a range of presenting problems, independently or as part of a team when working under LICSW supervision.
Provide consultative services to health care team members within the scope of care and maintain knowledge of relevant medical and legal issues affecting patient care, such as advance directives and child and elder abuse.
Educate patients and families about adapting to diagnosis, illness, treatment, and life circumstances.
Participate in multidisciplinary health care teams and represent the clinical social work perspective while serving as a liaison with patients and families.
May develop and implement discharge plans from the day of admission through the length of stay.
Liaise with community agencies and resources to assist patients and families.
May facilitate cognitive or psychoeducational group therapy at least once daily and provide individual solution-focused brief therapy and crisis intervention as ordered by a physician or as needed.
Provide updates and information to families, support persons, and care providers throughout the patient stay; facilitate family meetings for discharge planning and education as applicable.
Facilitate referrals to placement options, including personal care homes, nursing homes, skilled rehabilitation, assisted living, and group homes.
Document assessments, plans, interactions, and interventions according to departmental, hospital, and health system guidelines and standards.
Maintain electronic medical records and documentation in accordance with applicable policies.
Attend and participate in staff, committee, department, and other administrative meetings.