Social Worker, Full-time, Day Shift

Adventist Health • Kailua, HI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Located in Kailua, Adventist Health Castle has been one of the area's leading healthcare providers since 1963. The organization is comprised of a 160-bed hospital, eight medical offices, home care services, urgent cares and a vast scope of services located throughout O'ahu. In 2017, Adventist Health Castle was recognized with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's highest presidential honor for performance excellence. O'ahu is known for its ideal climate, diverse culture and picturesque landscape, with Castle's laid-back lifestyle complemented by its close-knit community. The Social Worker provides services to patients and their families to deal with needs incidental to their hospitalization, offering counseling, support, and assistance in making transition plans. The role also provides direction for routine aspects of non-medical problems of patients and their families, and assists with the planning and post-discharge of patients with outside agencies, nursing staff, and relatives.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in social work: Required in CA and HI
• One year experience in an acute or long term medical setting: Required
• Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQI BLS) certification: Required
• Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW): Required
• Techniques for Effective Aggression Management (TEAM) or TEAM-A: Required

Nice To Haves

• Two years' experience in an acute or long term medical setting: Preferred

Responsibilities

• Collaborates and facilitates patient discharge plans for those requiring post Hospice or post inpatient care.
• Assists patient/family/caregiver in determining appropriate level of Hospice care.
• Refers to outpatient resources as appropriate.
• Initiates a plan of care and appropriate patient teaching.
• Reassesses plan of care according to the physical and emotional needs of patient.
• Develops Plan of Care (POC) based on patient assessment including, psychosocial factors that would impede the POC, clinical knowledge of appropriate theories of stages of human development, the impact of terminal illness, mental status and family dynamics.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees