Social Worker BSW/LSW – THPG Adult Care – Full-Time Days

Texas Health Resources•Grapevine, TX

13h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Social Worker with a BSW/LSW at Texas Health Physicians Group (THPG) Adult Care. THPG includes over 1,000 physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants focused on quality, patient-safe care across more than 240 offices in the DFW Metroplex. THPG fosters an inclusive, supportive, people-first, excellence-driven culture. The role involves providing comprehensive patient care, including assessments, interventions, discharge planning, community resource referrals, patient advocacy, healthcare management, continuous improvement, staff support, and addressing legal/risk management and ethical concerns.

Requirements

BSW/LSW

Responsibilities

Evaluates patient's including screening and assessment of psychological, financial, environmental, and social resources according to policies and procedures and standards of care.
Utilizes specialized knowledge and advanced skills in theories, models and techniques of human behavior in the social environment to intervene on adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies.
Develops workable transfer or discharge plan in collaboration with patient/family, physician, and clinical staff.
Maintains knowledge of alternative levels of care and other healthcare providers post discharge; educates patient/proxy of available options of alternative levels of care.
Collaborates effectively with physicians and clinical staff using high level verbal and written communications skills.
Coordinates seamless transitions across the continuum of care.
Provides referrals to patient/family based on knowledge of community resources to maximize overall functions of daily living, and to promote health.
Respects the inherent dignity and worth of the person.
Recognizes the central importance of human relationships.
Preserves the rights of the patient. Empowers patient and family to promote self-determination, independence, and informed consent.
Acts on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed individuals or groups and challenges social injustice.
Identifies cases for Medical Management involvement and takes action to facilitate quality and cost efficient care.
Applies knowledge of managed care and healthcare practices into coordination of care.
Promote the philosophy, programs and initiatives of THR and entity within the department.
Accountable for own professional growth.
Participate on hospital and system committees as delegated.
Participates in Process Improvement activities on an ongoing basis.
Functions as resource for staff and provides educational in-services as needed or requested.
Participates in new employee orientation.
Takes action to reduce and eliminate legal risks for the patient, employee, and hospital.
Recognizes and communicates ethical concerns through established channels of communication.