Social Worker - Good Sam OBGYN Center

TriHealth • Cincinnati, OH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

TriHealth is hiring a Social Worker for the Good Sam Hospital OB/GYN Center. The position assesses psychosocial needs of patients and families and develops, communicates, and implements comprehensive interventions and plans for complex discharges, including readmissions among high-risk patients. The Social Worker serves as a resource on social systems, institutions, and behavioral and relationship patterns and applies appropriate interventions to meet patient and family needs.

The role collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to support effective, efficient, and appropriate care, optimize health status, and facilitate smooth transitions between levels of care. It provides education and expertise to promote the practice and profession of social work within the hospital and serves in specialty areas requiring an MSW for regulatory or grant-funding requirements. The position is full-time, day shift, at 375 Dixmyth Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Science or Social Work.
• Up to 1 year of clinical healthcare or community social work experience.
• Computer literacy.
• Knowledge or skills in grief and bereavement counseling, alcohol and drug intervention, and support for victims of abuse, neglect, and violence.
• Knowledge of payer reimbursement rules and community resources for underserved populations.
• Licensed Social Worker.

Responsibilities

• Apply root cause analysis to readmissions and work with the healthcare team, patient, and family to resolve identified issues.
• Communicate verbally and in writing with the multidisciplinary team about the plan and the patient's response; counsel caregivers on effective psychosocial intervention and communication techniques.
• Develop and implement a plan of care based on assessment, including counseling or crisis intervention, and facilitate connections to community resources and services.
• Revise the plan of care based on patient and family response.
• Promote the social work profession through formal education and teaching rounds, and serve as a resource and preceptor for new staff.
• Provide on-call services according to departmental policy, including timely response and appropriate follow-up.
• Respond to referrals and assess psychosocial and complex discharge needs using information from the medical record, patient, multidisciplinary team, family, and other available resources.
• Assess patient and family psychosocial needs and plan interventions for complex discharges, including readmissions in the high-risk population.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to support appropriate care and transitions between levels of care.

Benefits

• Competitive shift differentials
• Opportunities for professional growth
• Comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Retirement savings plans
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level