Social Worker II MSW
About the role
The MUSC Health inpatient Social Worker assesses psychosocial needs and applies interventions to support the patient’s medical treatment plan. The social worker utilizes interventions to enhance patient and family/caregiver functioning and emotional well-being, and access appropriate and agreed-upon services. Responsibilities include collaborating and coordinating care to enhance the patient experience and achievement of collaborative goals, developing patient goals, monitoring progress, addressing barriers, and evaluating outcomes of individualized care plans.
This role provides training, guidance, and mentorship to staff and physicians on managing complex psychosocial patient issues, in line with MUSC Health Hospital’s academic mission.
Responsibilities
- Assess psychosocial needs of patients and apply interventions to support their medical treatment plan.
- Enhance patient and family/caregiver functioning and emotional well-being through targeted interventions.
- Collaborate and coordinate care to improve the patient experience and achieve collaborative goals.
- Develop patient goals, monitor progress, address barriers to goal achievement, and evaluate outcomes of individualized care plans.
- Provide training, guidance, and mentorship to staff and physicians on managing complex psychosocial patient issues.
Requirements
- Master's degree in social work or social welfare from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
- MSW licensure by the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners.
- Certification in case management preferred.
Pay
Pay Grade: Health-27 (salaried position).
Schedule
Scheduled weekly hours: 40.