Social Worker - University Hospital

The Ohio State University

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Social work services include psychosocial assessments, mental health counseling, crisis intervention, financial counseling, discharge planning, health education and the provision of material resources and linkage with community agencies. Social work services are provided to patients/families to meet their medically related social and emotional needs as they impact on their medical condition, treatment, recovery and safe transition from one care environment to another. Core competencies include : Psychosocial assessment, counseling and crisis intervention skills, knowledge of post acute levels of care and the PASAAR process for extended care facility placement, assessment and counseling processes involved, and skills assessing neglect/abuse, including substance abuse and domestic violence. Position will support transplant services.

Requirements

Master of Social Work from an accredited Graduate School of Social Work
State of Ohio Social Work licensure (LSW)

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of post acute levels of care
Knowledge of the PASAAR process for extended care facility placement
Skills assessing neglect/abuse, including substance abuse and domestic violence

Responsibilities

Provide psychosocial assessments
Provide mental health counseling
Provide crisis intervention
Provide financial counseling
Provide discharge planning
Provide health education
Provide material resources and linkage with community agencies
Meet medically related social and emotional needs of patients/families as they impact on their medical condition, treatment, recovery and safe transition from one care environment to another
Assess neglect/abuse, including substance abuse and domestic violence