Social Worker (MSW)

Saint Francis Health System

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides skilled social work interventions to support or resolve patient and family crises; assist with problem-solving and decision-making; advocate and facilitate responses to life-changing events such as adoption, guardianship, abuse, placement, and bereavement; address risk factors and coping with disease or disability; and respond to other psychosocial and socioeconomic concerns. The role follows Saint Francis Health System and departmental policies and procedures, including those related to infection control, confidentiality, patient rights, advance directives, disaster protocols, safety and fire prevention, attendance, and punctuality. The Social Worker receives and timely assesses referrals, integrates social work plans into overall patient care through interdisciplinary collaboration, and provides case management, discharge planning, continuing care, advocacy, clinical social work, crisis intervention, and patient and family education. Services also address abuse and neglect, advance directives, psychiatric placements and issues, and end-of-life concerns relevant to the assigned patient population. The role uses hospital and community resources and entitlements, facilitates insurance coverage for services, makes referrals to support continuity and quality of care, and documents plans, interventions, and outcomes in the medical record. The position collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on complex discharge and transitional plans, including transfers to nursing homes and other facilities. It also supports professional development, participates in approved community education and support group activities, and completes required statistical reports. This is a full-time, day-shift position, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in Clinical Care Management at the Yale Campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The position is designated safety-sensitive under Oklahoma law.

Requirements

Master of Social Work or a closely related degree from an accredited program.
Computer literacy.
Must meet the requirements applicable to a safety-sensitive position; the employer may refuse to hire or may discipline or discharge employees who test positive for marijuana under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act.

Nice To Haves

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Practical Counselor (LPC) credential.
Experience in a hospital or community health agency.
Prior experience with the assigned patient population may be required, depending on assignment.
Fluency in an additional language besides English may be preferred.

Responsibilities

Receive referrals and assess patients, families, and significant others referred to social work services in a timely manner.
Integrate social work plans into overall patient care through interdisciplinary collaboration.
Provide comprehensive case management, discharge planning, continuing care, advocacy, clinical social work services, crisis intervention, and patient and family education using individual and family modalities.
Provide social work services related to abuse and neglect, advance directives, psychiatric placements and issues, and end-of-life concerns relevant to the assigned patient population.
Use hospital and community-based resources and entitlements; refer patients, families, significant others, and hospital staff to appropriate services.
Develop and use specialized knowledge of resources related to specific patient populations.
Facilitate efforts to obtain insurance coverage for hospital and community-based services.
Promptly and completely document patient care plans, staff interventions, and outcomes in the patient's medical record.
Complete required statistical reports for the department and other programs.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to develop complex discharge plans and transitional plans for patients moving to nursing homes and other facilities.
Pursue and encourage professional development through supervision, conferences, and mandatory in-service training.
Participate in approved community education and support group activities.
Follow Saint Francis Health System and departmental policies and procedures, including those covering infection control, confidentiality, patient rights, advance directives, disaster protocols, safety and fire prevention, attendance, and punctuality.