Social Worker (BSW or MSW) - Evenings
About The Position
The Social Worker works collaboratively with the care team to coordinate care for patients’ mental health, behavioral, and social needs. The role facilitates communication among patients, families, healthcare professionals, community and state agencies, and interdisciplinary team members, and assists with implementing care plans and coordinating behavioral health and social services. The Social Worker contributes to the evaluation and treatment of psychiatric patients through assessment, crisis intervention, case management, patient advocacy, care coordination, and community outreach. The position supports treatment planning, gathers and documents relevant information, involves patients and families in care, helps patients establish treatment goals, and arranges safe transfers and follow-up care. It also assists with provider schedules, appointments, insurance verification, and authorization procedures. As part of an interdisciplinary team, the Social Worker supports quality, efficient, and cost-effective care throughout the acute episode and after discharge. The role identifies psychosocially or financially high-risk patients, assesses the psychological needs of patients and families, provides information and support, counseling, care management, and referrals, and develops complex patient transition and discharge plans. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Social Work is required for the BSW Social Worker role.
- A Social Work degree is required for the MSW Social Worker role.
- Minimum of 2 years of related work experience is preferred.
- Skills include assessment and diagnosis, behavioral therapy management, intake assessments, organizing, patients' rights, psychotherapy, social work, and working independently.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Social Work is preferred.
- At least 2 years of related work experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Participate as a member of a professional team providing evaluation and treatment for psychiatric patients, including psychological assessment, crisis intervention, case management, patient advocacy, care coordination, and community outreach.
- Provide input into treatment decisions and present specific treatment plans for approval.
- Gather information from patients and other appropriate sources, initiate treatment recommendations, and document information in the medical record.
- Involve patients, families, and others as appropriate in care delivery and treatment recommendations.
- Work with patients to establish goals for treatment.
- Arrange safe and timely patient transfers as needed.
- Serve as an information resource for Division members, patients, referral sources, and others.
- Assist with maintaining provider schedules, setting appointments, and arranging follow-up treatment.
- Support quality patient care and patient satisfaction, and help accomplish related goals.
- Assist with insurance verification and authorization procedures.
- Contribute to interdisciplinary care that supports patient progress from the acute episode through post-discharge care while remaining quality-driven, efficient, and cost-effective.
- Liaise with patients, families, healthcare professionals, and community and state agencies, including exchanging clinical and referral information between the hospital and community agencies or facilities.
- Identify patients at high psychosocial or financial risk; assess psychological needs and provide information, support, counseling, care management, and referrals to appropriate resources.
- Resolve psychosocial patient-care issues and develop and implement complex patient transition and discharge plans.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision benefits starting on day one.
- Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents.
- Pre-tax healthcare and dependent-care flexible spending accounts and a health savings account with employer contribution.
- Company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
- 401(k) plan with automatic Geisinger contributions.
- Paid time off plan with accrual.
- Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year.
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program with a financial incentive.
- Adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay, and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care.
- Employee Assistance Program with referrals for childcare, eldercare, and pet care; free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools, and more.
- Voluntary benefits, including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, universal life, pet, and legal insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
