Social Worker MSW PRN
About The Position
The Social Worker (MSW) provides non-clinical biopsychosocial assessments and interventions for inpatient floors and the outpatient emergency department. The role includes crisis intervention, patient and family support, high-risk screening, and referrals for financial assistance and other resources. The Social Worker supports post-acute care placement for discharges, with particular attention to patients with behavioral health, assistance, or resource needs after discharge. The role serves intensive care units, Trauma, Oncology, NICU, Transplant, and the ED, and responds to physician and other non-discharge-planning social work consults throughout the facility. Working with RN case managers, nurses, physicians, insurers, and other staff, the Social Worker identifies patient needs and barriers to discharge and recovery. The position assesses high-risk patients and develops discharge plans, coordinates care-team and family meetings, and supports patients and families in making decisions consistent with their preferences and values. It also provides consultation, education, counseling, advocacy, information and resource referrals, and emotional support for psychosocial needs and difficult or crisis situations, including end-of-life concerns and death notifications in coordination with a physician. The role requires a master's degree and one year of experience. No travel is required. The position is PRN. Benefits eligibility may vary by location and position.
Requirements
- Master's degree.
- At least 1 year of experience.
- No travel required.
Responsibilities
- Perform non-clinical biopsychosocial assessments and interventions for inpatient floors and the outpatient emergency department.
- Provide crisis intervention, high-risk screening, focused emotional support, and referrals for financial assistance or other identified resources.
- Assist with post-acute care placement and discharge support, particularly for patients with behavioral health or resource needs.
- Respond to physician and other non-discharge-planning social work consults throughout the facility.
- Collaborate with RN case managers, acute care nurses, physicians, insurance companies, and other staff to identify and address patient needs.
- Identify and address financial, emotional, psychosocial, medical, and spiritual barriers to discharge and recovery.
- Maintain working knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and private payer rules and processes, as well as managed-care concepts and length-of-stay management.
- Assess high-risk patients and develop appropriate discharge plans for patients with discharge-planning or psychosocial needs.
- Coordinate and facilitate meetings among the care team and patients, families, and caregivers.
- Help patients and families make difficult decisions while honoring their preferences and values.
- Intervene with patients, families, and caregivers to address psychosocial needs and support coping with chronic, acute, or terminal illness.
- Provide consultation, discharge planning, education, counseling, advocacy, and information referrals addressing emotional, social, and financial aspects of care.
- Provide emotional support during complex or emotionally charged situations, including end-of-life matters, terminal illness and death notifications with a physician, and crisis interventions.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
- Free counseling and referral services.
- Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
- 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan and flexible spending accounts.
- Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
- Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
- Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
- Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, consumer discounts, and financial wellbeing resources.
