Social Worker MSW PRN
About The Position
The Social Worker (MSW) provides non-clinical biopsychosocial assessments and interventions for inpatient units 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 assists with post-acute care placement for discharges, especially for patients with post-discharge behavioral health or resource needs, and responds to physician and other facility social work consultations that are not related to discharge planning. The position serves intensive care units, Trauma, Oncology, NICU, Transplant, and the emergency department. It emphasizes patient- and family-centered care, self-determination, and compassionate problem-solving. The Social Worker collaborates with the care team to identify and address barriers to discharge and recovery, assess high-risk patients, develop discharge plans, facilitate care meetings, support decision-making, and provide consultation, education, counseling, advocacy, and referrals. The role also provides emotional support during complex or emotionally charged situations, including end-of-life care, terminal illness and death notifications, and crises.
Requirements
- Master's degree.
Responsibilities
- Perform non-clinical biopsychosocial assessments and interventions for inpatient floors and the outpatient emergency department.
- Provide crisis intervention, patient and family interventions, high-risk screening, focused emotional support, and referrals for financial assistance or other resources.
- Assist with post-acute care placement for discharges, particularly for patients with post-discharge behavioral health and resource needs.
- Respond to physician and other facility social work consultations unrelated to discharge planning.
- Collaborate with RN case managers, acute care nurses, physicians, insurance companies, and other staff to proactively 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 those with discharge-planning or psychosocial needs.
- Coordinate and facilitate meetings between the care team and patients, families, and caregivers.
- Assist patients and families with 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 issues, including end-of-life situations, terminal illness notifications, 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 and 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
- Flexible spending accounts
- Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
- Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Fertility and family-building benefits
- Adoption assistance
- Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans
- Auto and home insurance
- Legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts
