Social Worker, Behavioral Health, PRN

Kindred Healthcare•Palestine, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Palestine Regional Medical Center, a 150-bed hospital recognized for its safety and quality, is seeking a Social Worker to join their team. This role focuses on coordinating and facilitating social work functions within the patient population by collaborating with the Interdisciplinary Care Transitions (ICT) team. The Social Worker will follow patients throughout their care continuum, identifying and addressing psychosocial needs, and providing support through assessment, treatment plans, case management, referral, education, and advocacy. The goal is to enhance patient management and satisfaction, ensuring continuity of care by integrating case management, discharge planning, and social work practices. This position also involves acting as a patient advocate, reporting adverse occurrences, and educating staff on discharge planning and psychosocial aspects of healthcare. The Social Worker will advocate for the understanding of physical, biological, psychological, emotional, and environmental factors influencing patient health issues.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited program
Social Work License as required by state
Three years of experience in healthcare setting
Must read, write and speak fluent English
Ability to demonstrate critical thinking, appropriate prioritization and time management skills
Basic computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office, word-processing and spreadsheet software
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written skills in order to communicate effectively and to obtain cooperation/collaboration from hospital leadership, as well as physicians, payors and other external customers
Demonstrates good interpersonal skills when working or interacting with patients, their families and other staff members
Must have regular attendance

Nice To Haves

Master of Social Work preferred
Certification in Case Management preferred
Prefer experience in case management or discharge planning

Responsibilities

Coordinates psychosocial activities with the Interdisciplinary Team and Physicians to provide comprehensive discharge planning for each patient.
Utilizes critical thinking to develop and execute effective discharge planning.
Remains current regarding community resources, case management, psychosocial and legal issues that affect patients and providers of care.
Conducts comprehensive, ongoing biopsychosocial assessments of patients and family to provide timely and safe discharge planning.
Serves as a patient advocate.
Enhances a collaborative relationship to maximize the patient’s and family’s ability to make informed decisions.
Participates in interdisciplinary patient care rounds and/or conferences.
Provides patient and family education on identified post hospital needs.
Collaborates with clinical staff in the development and execution of the plan of care, and achievement of goals.
Provides education to patients/families and the healthcare team as needed regarding cultural/religious beliefs, ethics, abuse, neglect and financial exploitation, age specific information, patient rights and responsibilities, and advance directives.
Makes referrals to specific community resources that are appropriate in meeting the needs of the patient and/or family.
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the skills necessary to provide age appropriate psychosocial support to the patient population served.
Coordinates the provision of social services to patients, families, and significant others to enable them to deal with the impact of illness on individual family functioning and to achieve maximum benefits from health care services.
Serves on Division and Hospital committees when requested.
Arranges for discharge and post-hospital care of patients through institutions and agencies within the community.
Performs other related duties as assigned.