Social Worker
About the role
It's more than a career, it's a calling. MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Wentzville Worker Type PRN Join a team where your work matters – every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. In this role, you will provide hands-on support in a fast-paced care environment where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and families. Your attention to detail, compassion, and ability to work closely with clinical teams will help create a safer, smoother care experience by conducting patient assessments and establishing recreational and leisure therapy interventions for both large and small groups. Department: Social Services (Psych Social Services, Department 9272000002). Job Summary: Provides social work assistance to patients and families as related to social determinants of health.
Responsibilities
- Interviews patients, assesses priorities and documents case activity.
- May consult with members of the multi-disciplinary team in liaison with community resources to support the patient's treatment.
- Assists patients/families with obtaining community assistance by referral to proper resources.
- Develops and maintains working relationships with community health, welfare, and social agencies and seeks creative means to assist the patient with his/her needs.
- Active participant with other members of the team regarding opportunities for improvement in standard work.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Education: Master's degree in Social Work
- Experience: No experience required
- Required Professional License And/Or Certifications: None
Qualifications
- Frequent reaching, sitting, standing and walking.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
- Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, twisting and gripping.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Occasional use of vision to identify and distinguish colors.
- Occasional driving.
- Rare repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements and squatting.
Schedule
Schedule: PRN as needed to cover vacancies. Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America). Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0.