Social Worker - MSW - FT - Days - $10K Sign on Bonus - MRH

Memorial Healthcare

About The Position

The Social Worker is a key member of the interdisciplinary team, providing and overseeing psychosocial care for selected patients and families. The role conducts bio-psychosocial assessments, provides interventions and treatment as indicated, identifies high-risk psychosocial factors that affect health status, and helps staff understand how those factors influence medical care. The Social Worker collaborates with and consults other disciplines in the healthcare setting and community. The position provides psychosocial support and clinical interventions for patients and families, including people with chronic or complex medical and behavioral health conditions. It includes crisis intervention, illness-adjustment counseling, care coordination, safety planning, education, advocacy, referrals, and comprehensive psychosocial discharge planning. The Social Worker also supports department initiatives and may take on additional responsibilities at leadership’s discretion. The role requires flexibility, adaptability, organization, critical thinking, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision. The Social Worker must communicate effectively and respectfully, prioritize work, manage risks and crises, document significant encounters in the patient’s medical record, and demonstrate proficiency with the electronic medical record. A minimum of one year of social work experience in a healthcare setting is required. The position is on the day shift.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work.
At least one year of social work experience in a healthcare setting.
Ability to provide social work services addressing psychological functioning, adaptation to illness, injury, disability, or life events, psychosocial assessment and evaluation, and facilitation services such as community referrals, financial planning, and resource information.
Ability to identify and intervene in suspected abuse situations, with sensitivity to age-specific concerns.
Ability to manage crisis situations, quickly appraise the situation, and select appropriate interventions.
Critical thinking, decisive judgment, problem-solving, root-cause analysis, and clinical performance improvement skills.
Ability to work with minimal supervision and prioritize and organize time and duties.
Flexibility, adaptability, organizational skills, and effective, respectful communication with patients, families, staff, and management.
Ability to recognize and manage risks and resolve issues and problems promptly.
Proficiency in the use of an electronic medical record.
Commitment to assigned work and schedule, honesty, teamwork, and assisting others to achieve positive outcomes.

Responsibilities

Assess and intervene in domestic violence and child abuse situations, including suspected abuse involving children, adults, and senior adults.
Identify patients who need specialized services and make referrals for services such as drug and alcohol treatment, legal services, financial and employment counseling, and housing support.
Support patients with mental health needs during their episode of care and plan discharge to appropriate inpatient or outpatient mental health providers.
Coordinate with community resources and agencies, conduct outreach, and advocate at the community level on behalf of patients and families.
Respond to requests for assistance with Social Determinants of Health and collaborate with the Memorial Healthcare System SDOH Hub.
Assess patient and family learning needs, learning styles, and readiness; provide education based on the treatment plan and identify barriers to care, diversity issues, and learning styles.
Provide psychosocial support and interventions, particularly for people with chronic or complex medical and behavioral health conditions.
Perform psychosocial discharge planning for chronic conditions and long-term custodial care needs, including inpatient discharge, community services, and outpatient care.
Assist patients with entitlements, medications, transportation, and advance directives.
Develop comprehensive, age-appropriate and culturally responsive bio-psychosocial assessments.
Use clinical interventions including adjustment-to-illness counseling, crisis intervention, care coordination, information and referral, and safety planning.
Advocate for patients and families to help them access services and resources.
Participate in case reviews to evaluate case management and progress.
Consult with healthcare team members to promote, monitor, and evaluate compliance with the patient’s treatment plan.
Document direct services in the patient’s medical record after each significant encounter and report and document adverse events and reportable conditions.
Support the department’s initiatives, mission, and goals, and take on additional responsibilities as directed by leadership.