Social Worker - Per Diem
About The Position
The Social Worker provides psychosocial screening, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for patients and families in an assigned adult patient population. The role delivers social work services—including assessments, family work, treatment plans, and safe aftercare plans—as part of a multidisciplinary service. It collaborates with physicians, nurses, case managers, community agencies, and other health care providers to support effective patient care and safe discharge or transitions of care. This per diem position has hours available during the week and on weekends. The Social Worker provides counseling and psychotherapeutic services appropriate to the setting, documents and communicates care in the medical record, and contributes to consultation, education, quality improvement, and professional learning. The role is part of a large social work team committed to racial equity, professional development, and continuous learning.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Social Work.
- Experience with computer systems, including web-based applications and some Microsoft Office applications; these may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, and SharePoint.
- Competence to provide patient care to young adults (ages 16–30), middle-aged adults (ages 31–60), and elderly patients (ages 61 and older).
Nice To Haves
- Relevant health care and/or human service experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical services to patients and families addressing personal and environmental issues to maximize emotional, social, and physical well-being and appropriate use of health care resources.
- Screen and triage patients who request service, are referred, or meet screening criteria; conduct psychosocial assessments and provide services as indicated.
- Partner with the multidisciplinary team to facilitate continuity-of-care planning and safe discharge or transitions of care.
- Meet productivity standards and expectations set by Social Work leadership and the assigned clinical area.
- Provide counseling and psychotherapeutic services appropriate to the setting.
- Communicate in a timely and appropriate manner and document care in the medical record.
- Provide consultation and education regarding psychosocial issues affecting patient care.
- Advise on and address ethical and risk-management issues.
- Present or discuss clinical work in formal and informal settings, multidisciplinary and clinical rounds, and seminars.
- Participate in department or hospital process-improvement and continuous quality improvement efforts as needed.
- Partner with advanced staff on research.
- Present clinical material and theory at teaching conferences and seminars, as applicable.
- If licensed as an LICSW, supervise staff or student interns, serve as a content resource for multidisciplinary staff, and mentor or train less experienced staff.
- Encourage idea sharing and feedback and pursue professional development goals.
