Social Worker - Sub Acute Rehab

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital•Grand Rapids, MI

About The Position

The Social Worker provides social work services to patients and families throughout the rehabilitation process, helping promote optimal functioning and adjustment to disability. The role includes assessing patient and family functioning, providing counseling and education, supporting problem-solving and coping skills, and coordinating care and transitions to outpatient services and community resources. The Social Worker also develops discharge plans, documents patient and family progress, communicates needs and resource or funding issues to the disability team, and advocates for patients while maintaining confidentiality. Social work skills are kept current through continuing education, research, and program development. The role serves patients of different ages and requires care appropriate to their age-specific needs.

Requirements

Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work; equivalent degrees are accepted if granted by an accredited school of social work.
Licensure as a Licensed Social Worker in the State of Michigan.
Demonstrated competence in an identified area of clinical expertise.
Knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to the ages of patients served, including knowledge of growth and development across the life span and the ability to assess and interpret patient information in relation to age-specific needs.

Nice To Haves

Experience in interdisciplinary team management.
Membership in NASW.

Responsibilities

Provide social work services to patients and families.
Assess patient and family functioning, adjustment to disability, and coping skills.
Provide counseling and education to facilitate adjustment, problem-solving, and coping.
Act as an internal case manager and liaise with external case managers.
Coordinate transitions from inpatient to outpatient services and connections to community resources, including school, vocational rehabilitation, and counseling.
Develop and implement discharge plans.
Document patient and family status and progress through initial evaluations, progress notes, and discharge summaries within established time standards.
Communicate patient and family needs, resources, and funding issues to the disability team.
Participate actively in staff meetings, in-services, and team conferences.
Advocate for patients and maintain patient confidentiality.
Instruct visiting members of the public, medical students, physicians, and other professionals in the methods and objectives of the area of expertise.
Demonstrate excellent customer service and behavioral standards; encourage, coach, and monitor these standards in team members.
Promote teamwork and direct communication, and handle confidential information discreetly and sensitively.
Identify quality-improvement problems and seek solutions; support patient and family satisfaction and departmental customer-service monitoring and reporting.
Keep social work skills current through continuing education, research, and program development.