Adult Care Management Social Worker - Inpatient

About the role

This position may be filled as a Level 1, 2, or 3, depending on specific education, experience, and license requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assesses assigned patients’ unique conditions by combining data from medical diagnoses, chart reviews, personal interviews, and care teams.
• Performs psychosocial assessments and relate findings to necessary clinical staff.
• Provides or supervises plan of care interventions to include resource and referral help, crisis intervention, prevention, education, patient advocacy, bereavement, therapy (LMSW under supervision) and support as appropriate.
• PARTNERS WITH THE HEALTHCARE TEAM AND INVOLVES THE PATIENT AND FAMILY IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANS.
• Provides patients and family education regarding diseases, treatments, social or financial situations, emotional stress and/or other problems.
• MONITORS CARE TO EVALUATE PROGRESS TOWARDS GOALS AND INSTATES APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS AS NEEDED.
• CONDUCTS HIGH RISK SCREENING, PROVIDES CRISIS COUNSELING (LMSW UNDER SUPERVISION), AND PROVIDES EDUCATION AND RESOURCES TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES REGARDING ABUSE OR NEGLECT, PHYSICAL ABUSE, AND DOCUMENTS THESE SESSIONS.
• ACTS AS A LIASON BETWEEN PATIENTS/FAMILIES AND THE CLINICAL STAFF AND OTHER AGENCIES.
• ADVOCATES FOR PATIENT CONCERNS AND ESCALATES ETHICAL DILEMMAS THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE CHANNELS.
• Maintains an open, approachable manner treating others fairly and respectfully preserving self-confidence and dignity as well as show regard for their opinion.
• Completes applicable reports based on mandated reporting requirements.
• LMSW or LCSW with 1 year experience can precepts newly hired SW Level I or BSW and MSW students.

Qualifications

• Education Requirements: Master of Social Work from an accredited institution required.
• Experience Requirements: 0-3 years of work experience, health care experience preferred for Level 1; At least 3 years of social work experience for Level 2; At least 5 years of social work experience for Level 3.
• Licenses/Certifications/Registrations: Current Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or under supervision for Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW) or LCSW from the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers; Current Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association required.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of social and psychological casework, of social and welfare resources available in the community and hospital, of current social and economic conditions, trends and problems.
• Analytical skills sufficiently strong to interpret situations and determine the appropriate course of action.
• Ability to explain technical data in a form understandable by patients, families and hospital staff.
• Good interpersonal skills.