Outpatient Transition Social Worke- Stroke(Full-Time 32 hours)

Job Description

This position provides social work services, assessing and enhancing the patient's/family's/significant other's ability to cope with physical, emotional, and environmental problems related to illness/convalescence and discharge planning. It involves working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to establish a discharge plan for the patient.

Responsibilities

• Articulates the job's main responsibilities. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all essential functions or all duties performed.
  • Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to establish a discharge plan for the patient.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
  • Conducts psychosocial assessment/reassignment of patients/significant others relating to the social, emotional, and cognitive capabilities of patients in relationship to their illness and health maintenance needs.
  • Develops and implements a plan of intervention that addresses identified needs related to needs/problems identified during assessment.
  • Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate discharge planning.
  • Possesses knowledge of community based services/resources to meet patient’s continuum of care needs.
  • Advocates on behalf of the patients/families to enable them to obtain necessary services.

Qualifications

Preferred: Stroke Experience

Skills

Knowledge of community based services/resources to meet patient’s continuum of care needs.

Benefits

Comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the provided job posting.

Schedule

Details about schedule are not specified in the provided job posting.