THHS_Social Worker - MSW_Q41020

Trinity Health•Baltimore, MD

19h•Remote

About The Position

The Medical Social Worker is responsible for the provision of consultation and service to homebound individuals in the need of assistance with the solution of complex social and emotional problems, which impede management of medical regimen. This role involves knowing, understanding, and incorporating the Trinity Health Mission, Vision, and Values into behaviors, practices, and decisions. The social worker will perform comprehensive assessments of patient and caregiver needs, formulate appropriate plans of care, and establish and evaluate progress toward specific goals. A key aspect of this role is demonstrating sensitivity to the comprehensive needs of patients and families, and developing person-centered care plans that promote a holistic approach to the optimal medical, emotional, safety, and well-being of the patient and caregiver. The social worker will continually evaluate patient needs and modify care plans in collaboration with the patient, caregiver, and physician to achieve appropriate outcomes.

Requirements

MSW (Master of Social Work) degree

Responsibilities

Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.
Initially performs a comprehensive assessment of the patient and care-giver needs, and formulates appropriate plan of care.
Establishes specific goals and regularly evaluates progress toward these goals.
Demonstrates ability to identify and is sensitive to the comprehensive needs of patients and families.
Develops with the patient and caregivers, a person-centered plan of care that will promote a holistic approach to the optimal medical, emotional, safety and well-being of patient and care-giver.
Continually evaluates patient's needs and modifies care plans appropriately in collaboration with patient and care-giver.
Develops a plan of care determined by the assessment process with goals established for the appropriate outcomes in collaboration with the physician.