Medical Social Worker On Call

Responsibilities

• Be available by telephone or cellular telephone and respond within 15 minutes
• Communicate with on-call team members and patient care unit staff on regular basis
• Evaluate the physical, financial, psychological, spiritual and pre-bereavement needs of the patient/family in coordination with interdisciplinary team
• Complete patient admission visit and psychosocial admission for new patients
• Assist in assessing patient appropriateness for services
• If patient not appropriate, recommend other services available and refer to community agencies as appropriate
• Education
• Master’s degree or bachelor’s degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council of Social Work Education preferred
• Experience Two years of clinical experience preferred
• Experience in health care preferred

Requirements

• Knowledge and ability of working with end-of-life issues
• Knowledge and ability to apply therapeutic perspectives (i.e. conducting comprehensive psychosocial assessments of patients, caregivers and families, motivational interviewing, life review, strengths-based perspective, meaning centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, narrative therapy, therapeutic arts and music techniques)
• Visual acuity to read written documentation and computer tasks
• Ability to sit extended periods of time and perform administrative tasks
• Ability to stand, bend and lift an average of 30 pounds
• Manual dexterity with the ability to manipulate office equipment and keyboard for extended periods of time
• Ability to walk, squat, kneel, climb and balance