Social Worker

University of Rochester•City of Rochester, NY

14d•$30 - $41•Onsite

About The Position

The social worker provides clinical social work services to adult patients and their families in ambulatory clinics. Social work services provided include psychosocial assessments, information and referral, psychosocial treatment and other services required to optimize the patients' health care. The social worker collaborates with the health care team in the development and implementation of the care plan of the patients with whom the social worker is active. The social worker also provides consultation to the health care providers regarding patients' care needs and/or community resources.

Requirements

MSW from an accredited social work graduate program
Must obtain New York State license within eighteen months of employment.

Nice To Haves

Prior clinical experience in a medical setting
Supervisory experience
Familiar with medical social work and community resources

Responsibilities

Performs psychosocial assessments of patients and families referred by clinic providers or identified through high risk screening. These patients include, but are not limited to; elderly or disabled persons in need of home services or protection; persons experiencing emotional crises; and patients with new, chronic or terminal diagnoses and those to be evaluated for transplant or mechanical device.
Provides social work service to patients with problems identified through psychosocial assessments. Treatment may include: crisis intervention; supportive counseling; problem-solving; information and referral, respite or long-term facility based care; assistance with environmental problems. Services are largely provided within the hospital but may include home or agency visits if required by the patients' needs and situations.
Collaborates with other clinic care providers in development and implementation of interdisciplinary care plans.
Coordinates referrals to and acts as liaison to community agencies regarding services to individual patients.
Provides internal and external systems advocacy as indicated in care plans of individual patients.
Maintains current knowledge of community resources relevant to the clinic patient population.
Provides appropriate assessment and intervention services for children and adults suspected of being victims of abuse, neglect and/or domestic violence.
Handles risk management issues, in close consultation with his/her supervisor and the Clinical Manager
Documents social work activity in the electronic medical record
Provides social work coverage, as requested, to other clinical units or programs during co-workers absence
Completes Hospital and SW Division required in-service training programs and ongoing professional development activities including those that are designed to enhance knowledge and skills in protective work
Completes required Employee Health appointments within required timeframe
Attends all appropriate Social Work Division meetings including, but limited to – SW Division meetings, complex case discussion, transplant staff meeting, etc
Supervises social work students (MSW or BSW)
Orients and provides ongoing peer support to new social work staff
Other duties as assigned