Social Worker- Inpatient

Tampa General Hospital•Tampa, FL

30d

About The Position

The Social Worker (MSW) supports patients and families by addressing complex psychosocial and economic factors to achieve optimal outcomes. Using advanced practice skills, the Social Worker mobilizes resources, mitigates risks, and serves as a liaison between the hospital and the community. The role provides counseling and support to help patients and families cope with medical conditions, participate in care planning, and maximize treatment benefits. It coordinates transitions of care for patients with significant psychosocial needs and maintains knowledge of and liaisons with local, state, and federal services to educate and assist families. The Social Worker ensures accurate and timely data entry into information systems and collaborates with Care Coordinators and the interdisciplinary team to develop and review comprehensive care plans, including discharge planning and psychosocial assessments. The role participates in multidisciplinary rounds or huddles to communicate the psychosocial impact on care transitions, monitors progress toward established goals, and revises plans as needed when patient conditions change. It also assesses obstacles to community reintegration and escalates concerns for resolution. The Social Worker upholds Tampa General Hospital’s mission, vision, and values in all professional activities. The position provides brief crisis counseling and therapeutic interventions, facilitates complex discharge planning, assesses high-risk patients, and develops short-term treatment plans. It leads patient and family meetings across the care continuum, provides charity and financial resources, advocates for vulnerable populations, and delivers mental and behavioral health services. The role maintains partnerships with community organizations and other agencies and participates in clinical performance improvement initiatives and research.

Requirements

MSW degree from a C.S.W.E.-accredited college or university Social Work program.
At least 2 years’ experience in a health care facility or program.
Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern (RCSW-I) license or documentation showing completion of the application process for an RCSW-I license.
Understanding of effective communication and teamwork principles for coordinating care with the healthcare team and ensuring timely, safe service delivery.
Ability to clearly interpret and communicate complex patient and family needs to the healthcare team and model compassionate care practices.
Competence in accessing, mobilizing, and coordinating family and community resources.
Ability to educate patients and families on available resources and care plans.
Ability to evaluate patient and family psychological needs and tailor interventions to support emotional and functional well-being.

Nice To Haves

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).

Responsibilities

Coordinate transitions of care for patients with significant psychosocial needs.
Maintain knowledge of and liaison relationships with local, state, and federal services to educate and assist families.
Ensure accurate and timely data entry into information systems.
Collaborate with Care Coordinators and the interdisciplinary team to develop and review comprehensive care plans, discharge plans, and psychosocial assessments.
Participate in multidisciplinary rounds or huddles and communicate psychosocial impacts on care transitions.
Monitor progress toward established goals and revise plans based on changes in patient condition.
Assess obstacles to patients’ reintegration into the community and escalate concerns for resolution.
Provide brief crisis counseling and therapeutic interventions to improve healthcare literacy and address social deficits, focusing on frequent healthcare system utilizers.
Conduct daily multidisciplinary rounds to support patient outcomes and reduce readmissions.
Facilitate complex discharge planning through clinical social work interventions.
Assess high-risk patients through independent case-finding or referrals and develop short-term treatment plans to achieve patient-directed healthcare goals.
Lead patient and family meetings addressing healthcare decisions, discharge planning, and other outcomes across the care continuum, from birth planning through end of life.
Provide charity and financial resources and advocate for vulnerable populations, including matters involving adoptions, foster care, psychiatric referrals, and legal healthcare proxy determinations.
Serve as a subject matter expert on abuse, neglect, intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and related issues.
Participate in clinical performance improvement initiatives and research.
Support patients’ transitions through the continuum of care, ensuring timely and effective processes.
Deliver mental and behavioral health services, including crisis intervention, motivational interviewing, and evidence-based assessments with recommendations for ongoing care.
Maintain partnerships with community organizations, medical teams, law enforcement, schools, child and adult protective services, and other agencies.
Uphold Tampa General Hospital’s mission, vision, and values in professional activities.