Social Worker

Sanford Health•Fargo, ND

16h•Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. This role provides supportive services and counseling on healthcare and home care programs and services. As a member of the interdisciplinary team, the Social Worker assists with social, emotional, and economical concerns of patients/clients/residents and their families/caregivers to enable them to achieve or maintain an optimal level of functioning by coordinating and planning programs. This includes providing crisis intervention, assisting families in understanding medical situations, coordinating healthcare programs, and responding to suspected abuse, neglect, or violence. The Social Worker develops appropriate plans of care, obtains resources from social, health, and human services agencies, and provides referrals and education. Professionalism is demonstrated through effective time utilization, participation in care conferences and transitional rounding, and acting as an advocate. Critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and strong communication skills are essential for establishing rapport with patients, families, and healthcare teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from an accredited curriculum required.
Must possess a license in good standing in state(s) of practice: In North Dakota: Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW)
Depending on location, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within six weeks of employment.
Depending on position, may be required to possess multi-state licensure privilege.

Nice To Haves

Healthcare and/or mental health hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides crisis intervention and assists families in understanding the implications and complexities of medical situations.
Coordinates healthcare programs among patients/clients/residents, families/caregivers and psychosocial and healthcare teams/communities.
Demonstrates knowledge of human behavior and developmental stages.
Responds to suspected abuse, neglect or violence in accordance with the National Association of Social Work Code of Ethics policies and procedures alongside the appropriate state laws.
Develops appropriate plan of care for patients/clients/residents and families/caregivers by obtaining resources from the social, health and human services agencies.
Provides referrals, current information and/or education regarding programs and services available.
Demonstrates commitment to the organization by utilizing time effectively, participating in special projects/assignments and exhibiting flexibility when necessary.
Demonstrates professionalism by participating in care conferences and transitional rounding, serving as an advocate.
Demonstrates efficacy in critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making.
Possesses written and verbal communication skills while establishing a rapport with patients/clients/residents, families/caregivers and communities and healthcare teams/communities.
Displays independent judgement.
Actively participates with the healthcare teams.
Depending on department may be providing social services for donors and transplant recipients.