Medical Social Worker PT/PD

About the role

Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus is Houston’s first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city’s most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas.

Responsibilities

• Conducts a psychosocial assessment, evaluating patient/family psychosocial risk factors
• Collaborates with other professions to coordinate, implements & follow-up on the Psychosocial Plan of Care
• Identifies problems/needs in the department and participates in the problem-solving process as evidenced by participation in department staff meetings, participation on a department committees and observation by the leadership team
• Participates in Program Development for Purposes of Improved Quality of Care and Service Delivery
• Serves as a resource to other interdisciplinary team members regarding medical and or legal reporting guidelines as evidenced by leadership observation
• Provides evidence based, and client centered therapy to help patients and their families cope with their medical, behavioral, or mental health conditions
• Demonstrates ability to apply different therapeutic modalities for patient as indicated by patient needs and are accepted in mainstream social work practice

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work required
• LMSW or LCSW license from the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council required

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work required
• LMSW or LCSW license from the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council required

Skills

• Works well in a fast-paced setting
• Assists patients and their families in making psychosocial adaptations specific to their diagnosis regarding mental/behavioral health
• Facilitates eligibility determination for social programs and funding resources
• Applies optimal utilization of health care services and community resources in accordance with the principles of human growth and development
• Assesses, plans, implements, delivers, monitors, and evaluates the options and services required to address a patient's individualized plan of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to achieve discharge goals

Benefits

Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Health insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Continuing education opportunities

Pay

Salary range: $50,000 - $80,000 annually

Schedule

Full-time position, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Contact

To apply, please visit texaschildrenspeople.org/careers for career opportunities.