Social Worker

The Hospital Authority of Miller County•Edison, GA

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About The Position

The Social Worker provides medically related social services to meet residents’ needs, determines the assistance required, and helps residents obtain benefits from agencies and organizations such as Medicaid, Social Security, and Veterans Benefits. The role includes completing necessary forms, involving families when appropriate, using community resources, and preparing for discharge in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and facility policies. The Social Worker works closely with the ACO team and the hospital’s interdisciplinary team to care for inpatients and swing-bed patients. The role supports residents’ social, emotional, and psychological needs through interviews, admissions activities, care planning, communications with families and agencies, and monitoring and documenting changes, complaints, interventions, and outcomes. The employee maintains current social records and reviews and revises social services care plans in accordance with regulations and facility policy. The position also involves community outreach and referral development, ongoing education, compliance with organizational policies, and maintaining patient confidentiality. Work takes place in a well-lighted, air-conditioned area with moderate noise. Exposure to high noise levels, bright lights, limited hazardous substances, body fluids, or infectious organisms may occur. Workloads and stress levels may fluctuate, tasks may change, and overtime may be scheduled as needed. Physical demands include standing and walking continuously; bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, and lifting or carrying loads frequently; and sitting, climbing, twisting, lifting or carrying more than 50 pounds with assistance, and reaching above shoulder level occasionally.

Requirements

A Social Worker degree is preferred, at the four-year or master’s level.
One year of experience in a nursing home, hospital, healthcare facility, or other social service industry is preferred.
Ability to communicate in English verbally and in writing.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to hear alarms, telephones, and normal speaking voices; near-normal vision, including near and far clarity and color distinction; good manual dexterity and eye-hand-foot coordination; and ability to perform repetitive tasks or motions.
Ability to stand and walk continuously during a shift; bend or stoop, push or pull, and lift or carry up to 20 pounds frequently; and perform the listed occasional physical activities, including lifting or carrying more than 50 pounds with assistance.
Compliance with the organization’s professional, confidentiality, conduct, dress, attendance, training, and regulatory requirements.

Nice To Haves

Additional languages.
Social Worker degree at the four-year or master’s level.
One year of experience in a nursing home, hospital, healthcare facility, or other social service industry.

Responsibilities

Provide medically related social services to meet residents’ needs and determine the assistance required.
Assist residents in obtaining benefits from agencies and organizations, including Medicaid, Social Security, and Veterans Benefits; complete necessary forms and involve families when appropriate.
Use community resources and prepare for discharge in accordance with applicable regulations and facility policies.
Work with the ACO team and hospital interdisciplinary team in caring for inpatients and swing-bed patients.
Maintain outside referral sources for marketing and promotional purposes and attend community functions to promote community support and referrals.
Conduct admissions meetings and complete the admissions process according to policy.
Identify and provide for residents’ social, emotional, and psychological strengths and needs; interview residents and families.
Maintain complete and current social records of swing-bed residents.
Participate in care plans for nursing home and hospital swing-bed residents and invite families to attend.
Coordinate communications with families and agencies to address residents’ social needs.
Recognize and respond to changes in residents’ social needs and document observations, interventions, and outcomes.
Routinely review and revise social services care plans according to state and federal regulations and facility policy.
Review, monitor, respond to, and document complaints and grievances from residents, families, visitors, and employees.
Maintain current knowledge and participate in continuing education, staff meetings, mandatory in-services, and competency evaluations.
Follow organizational policies, maintain patient confidentiality, and report suspected illegal or unethical conduct to a supervisor or the Compliance Officer.
Provide professional, friendly, and cooperative service to coworkers and others, and maintain communication with other departments.