Medical Social Worker Full Time Days

About the role

Provides Masters’ level clinical social work to address patient/family psychosocial adjustment to illness and post-hospital care. Coordinates with interdisciplinary team to address patients’ discharge planning needs/barriers, maintains ongoing communication with the team. Interviews and evaluates patients and support persons to identify biopsychosocial factors which promote or interfere with patients’ ability to obtain the maximum benefits from treatment. Provides brief counseling to assist patients and families with grief, ineffective coping, or need for additional support. Provides education and appropriate support resources.

Responsibilities

• Conducts initial assessment of new patients to evaluate social, emotional, and physical needs by applying social work theories and techniques.
• Cross-trains in and able to work in all units assigned to social workers.
• Facilitates appropriate planning for newborns with alternative discharge plans (i.e. adoption, CPS, police custody, etc.).
• Documents patient information per hospital and external regulatory requirements.
• Facilitates home health, hospice, skilled nursing, durable medical equipment, facility placement, community agency or medical/behavioral follow-up, and transportation services as needed.
• Facilitates conflict resolution and engages others in problem-solving discussions.
• Facilitates bioethics committee meetings.
• Facilitates appropriate planning for newborns with alternative discharge plans (i.e. adoption, CPS, police custody, etc.).
• Identifies potential problems with current or new practice, peer performance, policies, functions, services or risk management issues, immediately communicates this to supervisors, and actively participates in problem solving.
• Completes complex tasks with assistance from Lead or Supervisor and in coordination with case manager and interdisciplinary team.
• Follows hospital-wide and departmental policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Education: Master’s Degree in Social Work from accredited Social Work Program.
• Experience: One to two (1-2) years of work experience in a skilled nursing facility, home health, hospice, and/or an acute hospital.
• Hospital experience preferred.
• Licenses and Certifications: ASW License preferred, Current American Heart Association BLS Certification.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated clinical skills with health-related issues.
• Demonstrated discharge planning skills including planning for home health, hospice, durable medical equipment, skilled nursing and long-term placement.
• Ability to work independently and function effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Prolonged walking, sitting, standing; and prolonged phone use.
• Needs to be able to hear and see patients, read medical records and use computer.
• Strong understanding of the psychosocial needs of patients.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Skills

• Strong understanding of the psychosocial needs of patients.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$48.42 - $65.93 per hour

Schedule

Day - 10 Hour (United States of America)