Social Worker - Acute Medicine

Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties

• Conduct psychosocial assessments to determine needs of veterans and family members.
• Participate in the treatment planning process with other disciplines.
• Participate in discharge planning with other disciplines and ensure discharge plans are executed appropriately.
• Provide individual, family, and group counseling as appropriate.
• Provide consultation/education to veterans and families on community resources, advance directives, and VA benefits.
• Act as a consultant to other team/staff members.
• Act as a consultant to medical residents on social work practice and VA policy and procedure.
• Act as a liaison between VA and community resources as needed.
• Provide case management to veterans and families, as needed, throughout the continuum of care.
• Provide a full range of social work services within commonly accepted standards of social work practice, including case work, discharge planning, case management, and other services as appropriate.
• Address Advance Directives and Organ Donation in accordance with the standards of their work area.
• Complete suicide assessment and safety planning procedures.
• Facilitate wellness/prevention education and facilitate patient/family support groups as appropriate.
• Coordinate treatment and communicate with care lines to facilitate continuity of care for veterans.
• Participate in committee assignments, as deemed necessary by the service manager.
• Maintain data and statistical compilations to comply with Joint Commission, VA, and medical center policy and procedures.
• Assist patients and their significant others with coping and dealing with the loss and grief experiences in disability, terminal illness, and death.
• Document social work interventions and activities in patient's clinical record utilizing electronic medical record system and ensure appropriate hand off when transferring of patient care.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited school.
• Licensure or certification as a social worker at the independent practice level in a state.
• One year of post-MSW experience in a clinical setting or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of community resources, referral processes, and coordination of services.
• Ability to conduct psychosocial assessments and develop treatment interventions for diverse populations.
• Understanding of medical and mental health diagnoses, treatments, and related terminology.