Acute Social Worker - BSW

About the Role

The acute social worker works on-site with the interdisciplinary teams including providers, physical therapists, nurses, dieticians, chaplains, and pharmacists to assist patients and families in navigating through their hospitalization. The acute social worker completes psychosocial assessments, care planning/progression, and creates comprehensive discharge plans from the hospital.

The social worker is patient-facing, responds to crisis situations, manages patient and family expectations, creates solutions to identified discharge barriers, and aims to reduce length of stay and prevent avoidable hospital readmissions.

Responsibilities

• Attends daily in-person interdisciplinary care team rounds
• Conducts thorough psychosocial assessments with patients and/or their surrogate decision makers
• Helps the care team navigate and mediate complex psychosocial dynamics
• Is well-versed in the surrogate decision maker policy and assists care team members with identifying surrogate decision makers according to the policy
• Communicates frequently with the interdisciplinary team to ensure continuity and effective coordination of care
• Provides emotional support surrounding adjustment to sudden illness, grief/bereavement, and end-of-life planning
• Addresses social determinants of health and assists with connecting patients to needed resources in the community such as chemical dependency treatment, domestic violence resources, housing stabilization services, mental health services, food shelves, transportation, financial assistance, etc.
• Arranges and facilitates in-person care conferences as needed to support patients and their families surrounding navigating complex medical decision-making processes/goals of care
• Documents all interactions thoroughly and timely following established department standard work
• Serves as the expert in system adult and child protection reporting policies
• Collaborates with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams in developing an individualized discharge plan based on age, social and cultural considerations, clinical diagnoses, level of functioning, and other relevant needs
• Participates in hospital initiatives and projects to reduce length of stay and related barriers, which may include collaborating with providers for clinical adjustments in care

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social work (B.S./B.A.)
• Less than 1 year of experience working in a healthcare or related setting
• Licensed Social Worker in the State of Minnesota (upon hire)

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years of experience working in a healthcare or related setting

Benefits

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Paid time off (PTO) and Sick and Safe Time
• Tuition reimbursement
• Retirement benefits
• Early access to earned wages

For additional information, visit Fairview Benefits.

Pay

The posted pay range is for a 40-hour workweek (1.0 FTE). The actual rate of pay offered within this range may depend on several factors, such as FTE, skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, the organization values pay equity and considers the internal equity of the team when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If eligible, a sign-on bonus may be offered based on the approved program at the time of the offer.