Social Worker II - Good Samaritan Hospital - Inpatient

TriHealth•Cincinnati, OH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

TriHealth is seeking a Social Worker for the Care Management Department’s inpatient/medical-surgical unit at Good Samaritan Hospital. The role assesses patients’ and families’ psychosocial needs and develops, communicates, and implements plans for psychosocial interventions and complex discharges, including readmissions among high-risk populations. The Social Worker serves as a resource on social systems, institutions, and behavioral and relationship patterns, and applies appropriate interventions to meet patient and family needs. The role collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to support effective and appropriate care, optimize health status, and facilitate smooth transitions between levels of care. It also provides education and expertise to promote social work practice within the hospital and serves in specialty areas requiring an MSW for regulatory or grant funding requirements. The position is full-time, scheduled for day shift from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with rotation every fourth weekend.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Science or Social Work.
Up to 1 year of clinical healthcare or community social work experience.
Computer literacy.
Licensed Social Worker credential required.
Knowledge or capability in grief and bereavement counseling, alcohol and drug intervention, and support for victims of abuse, neglect, and violence.
Knowledge of payer reimbursement rules and community resources for underserved populations.

Responsibilities

Apply root cause analysis to readmissions and work with the healthcare team, patient, and family to address underlying issues.
Communicate and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team about the care plan and the patient’s response; counsel caregivers on effective psychosocial intervention and communication techniques.
Develop and implement a plan of care based on assessment, including counseling or crisis intervention, and connect patients and families with community resources and services; revise the plan based on their response.
Promote social work through formal education and teaching rounds, and serve as a resource and preceptor for new staff.
Provide on-call services according to departmental policy, including timely response and appropriate follow-up.
Respond to referrals and assess patients’ and families’ psychosocial and complex discharge needs using information from medical records, patients, the multidisciplinary team, families, and other available resources.
Support psychosocial interventions and complex discharges, including readmissions among high-risk patients.
Collaborate to optimize patients’ health status and support smooth transitions between levels of care.
Provide education and expertise to promote social work practice within the hospital and serve in specialty areas requiring an MSW for regulatory or grant funding requirements.