Social Worker MSW NE

DRISCOLL HEALTH PLAN•Corpus Christi, TX

About The Position

The Social Worker provides direct clinical care to patients and families, addressing the social and emotional effects of illness. Services include emotional support, counseling, education, screening, psychosocial assessment, treatment and safety planning, and referral to community resources. The role also supports discharge planning and care coordination in collaboration with nursing, physicians, case managers, outside agencies, and community partners. The position provides clinical and peer support to colleagues, contributes to staff and student training, and helps maintain quality and current standards of practice. Clinical services may include expanded biopsychosocial assessment and treatment planning, mental health screening, preliminary diagnosis, safety planning, crisis intervention, motivational interviewing, and brief or solution-focused therapy. The role also supports families through complex medical, behavioral, end-of-life, and discharge needs, and may travel to ambulatory clinics and the main hospital campus for meetings and education.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work.
Licensure by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners as an LMSW, LCSW, or LCSW-S.

Nice To Haves

Three years of experience in the healthcare field or relevant clinic areas.
Pediatric experience.
Bilingual Spanish skills.

Responsibilities

Maintain confidentiality, follow hospital policies and licensing-board codes of conduct, and comply with ethical and corporate integrity standards.
Provide peer support and facilitate process and debriefing support related to grief, conflict, and family interactions.
Provide advanced clinical supervision when qualified as an LCSW-S; train and precept new employees, supervise Social Work students, and cross-train Social Workers.
Participate in staff meetings, special projects, and efforts to ensure services follow current standards and best practices.
Liaise with local Social Work schools, onboard students, and ensure student experience meets assigned learning plans.
Serve as a resource for other departments and maintain professional supervision and continuing education for state licensure.
Travel to ambulatory clinics and the main hospital campus for education and meetings as requested.
Participate in chart audits, community resource list reviews, and policy and procedure reviews.
Respond promptly to physician orders and nursing functional screening requests, and make daily rounds in assigned units.
Screen for high-risk needs, determine eligibility for services, identify strengths and coping capabilities, and assess formal and informal support networks.
Provide psychosocial assessments, evaluations, treatment planning, education, and discharge planning to address barriers related to social support, understanding, medical complexity, mental health, substance use, family violence, emotional stability, and behavioral risks.
Help families understand medical and treatment information; provide mediation and crisis intervention to support safety and adherence to medical directives.
Provide supportive end-of-life care, including assessment, advocacy, grief and crisis counseling, resource counseling, advance directive planning, and team care planning.
Connect families with basic-needs resources such as transportation, lodging, and meals.
Coordinate discharge planning, including community referrals, follow-up care, equipment, supplies, services, and appropriate school services for patients.
When abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a child, older adult, or disabled person is suspected or confirmed, notify the appropriate agency and serve as the hospital liaison for discharge planning.
Document contacts with patients and families promptly in the medical record.
Plan, coordinate, and attend team and family conferences and advocate in patient-care review and planning.
Provide ongoing supportive counseling to long-term patients and their families, and consult with physicians and hospital staff on psychosocial and bioethical issues and discharge planning.
Provide clinical services as appropriate, including expanded biopsychosocial assessment and treatment planning, counseling, and mental health screening, assessment, and support.
Administer mental health screening tools such as Edinburgh, PHQ-9, GAD, C-SSRS, and CRAFFT; include preliminary diagnosis and safety planning in mental health assessments as appropriate.
Use therapeutic interventions such as motivational interviewing, treatment engagement, crisis intervention and stabilization, brief and solution-focused therapy, and safety planning.
Plan and facilitate support groups for patients, parents, and families.
Serve as a liaison and advocate with community programs and agencies related to health, social welfare, and community support.
Provide presentations and in-services to school personnel, students, and the community as requested; coordinate with outside-agency staff to support quality care.
Testify in court regarding child abuse or neglect.