Social Worker (FT/Days)

Kindred Healthcare•Palestine, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Palestine Regional Medical Center, a 150-bed hospital recognized for its safety and quality, is seeking a Social Worker to join their team. This role focuses on coordinating and executing social work functions to address the psychosocial needs of patients throughout their care continuum. The Social Worker will collaborate with the Interdisciplinary Care Transitions (ICT) team, providing assessment, treatment planning, case management, referral, education, and advocacy to enhance patient management, satisfaction, and continuity of care. This position plays a crucial role in integrating case management, discharge planning, and social work practices, acting as a patient advocate and educating staff on psychosocial aspects of healthcare.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited program.
Social Work License as required by state.
Three years of experience in healthcare setting.
Must read, write and speak fluent English.
Ability to demonstrate critical thinking, appropriate prioritization and time management skills.
Basic computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office, word-processing and spreadsheet software.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written skills in order to communicate effectively and to obtain cooperation/collaboration from hospital leadership, as well as physicians, payors and other external customers.
Demonstrates good interpersonal skills when working or interacting with patients, their families and other staff members.
Must have regular attendance.

Nice To Haves

Master of Social Work preferred.
Certification in Case Management preferred.
Prefer experience in case management or discharge planning.

Responsibilities

Coordinates psychosocial activities with the Interdisciplinary Team and Physicians to provide comprehensive discharge planning for each patient.
Utilizes critical thinking to develop and execute effective discharge planning.
Remains current from a knowledge base perspective regarding community resources, case management, psychosocial and legal issues that affect patients and providers of care.
Conducts comprehensive, ongoing biopsychosocial assessments of patients and family to provide timely and safe discharge planning.
Serves as a patient advocate. Enhances a collaborative relationship to maximize the patient’s and family’s ability to make informed decisions.
Participates in interdisciplinary patient care rounds and/or conferences.
Provides patient and family education on identified post hospital needs.
Collaborates with clinical staff in the development and execution of the plan of care, and achievement of goals.
Provides education to patients/families and the healthcare team as needed regarding cultural/religious beliefs, ethics, abuse, neglect and financial exploitation, age specific information, patient rights and responsibilities, and advance directives.
Makes referrals to specific community resources that are appropriate in meeting the needs of the patient and/or family.
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the skills necessary to provide age appropriate psychosocial support to the patient population served.
Coordinates the provision of social services to patients, families, and significant others to enable them to deal with the impact of illness on individual family functioning and to achieve maximum benefits from health care services.
Serves on Division and Hospital committees when requested.
Arranges for discharge and post-hospital care of patients through institutions and agencies within the community.