Social Worker MSW NE

About the Role

Provided by staff licensed by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners, Social Workers provide a wide range of services including emotional support, supportive and goal-directed counseling, assessment of patient and family needs, treatment planning, and referral to community resources. They address the impact of illness and/or trauma, educate patients, families, and hospital staff on health, safety, and psychosocial issues, and collaborate with physicians and other patient care staff to sensitize the team on social, cultural, and emotional aspects of a patient’s illness.

Responsibilities

• Hospital Specific
  • Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.
  • Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
  • Demonstrates ethical business practices and personal actions that adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.
  • Follows The Driscoll Way customer service standards.
  • Maintains annual education requirements (web-based training).
• Department Specific
  • Maintains and follows Social Work Code of Conduct set forth by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners.
  • Responsible for professional supervision as required and continuing education to maintain state licensure.
  • Attends and participates in staff meetings.
  • Participates in the training (precepting) of new employees, supervision of social work students, and cross-training of co-workers.
  • Provides peer support.
  • Participates in the monthly and holiday call schedule and reports to work as necessary when on call.
  • Travels to ambulatory clinics for education, patient assessment, and meetings as requested.
  • Participates in the review and revision of community resource lists.
  • Participates in annual performance improvement activities of the department and assigned units.
  • Participates in periodic review and revision of policy and procedures.
  • Participates in budget planning.
  • Assists with staffing schedule voluntarily or as assigned by supervisor.
  • Conducts process and debriefing support opportunities for staff concerning grief, conflict, and interaction with families.
  • Collects data for research relating to social work issues.
• Patient Care
  • Responds to Physician orders and Nursing functional screening requests timely.
  • Makes daily rounds in assigned units.
  • Proactively screens for high risk; determines need for/eligibility for services; identifies strengths/coping capabilities; and assesses informal and formal network of support through psychosocial assessment.
  • Provides comprehensive psychosocial assessment, evaluation, treatment planning, education, and discharge planning to support identified or potential barriers to care.
  • Assists family in understanding medical and treatment information.
  • Provides mediation and crisis intervention for families in a supportive environment.
  • Provides supportive end-of-life care, including assessment, advocacy, grief and crisis counseling, resource counseling, advance directive planning, and team care planning.
  • Assists in linking families to services provided by Medicaid Transportation Program’s for transportation, lodging, and meals.
  • Coordinates and participates in discharge planning activities, including care conferences, information and referral to community resources, follow-up care needs, and securing needed equipment, supplies, and services.
  • Plans for and arranges appropriate school services for patients (homebound and/or information on accommodations for students with disabilities for 504 plan).
  • Upon suspicion/confirmation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a child, elderly, or disabled person:
    • Notifies appropriate agency (Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services and/or Law Enforcement agency).
    • Serves as the liaison between the hospital and agency for appropriate discharge planning.
  • Completes timely documentation in the medical record of contact with patients and families.
  • Plans, coordinates, and attends team and family conferences and actively participates as an advocate in the review and planning of patient care.
  • Provides supportive counseling and ongoing emotional support for long-term patients and their families.
  • Provides professional consultation to physicians and hospital staff regarding psychosocial issues, bioethical issues, and discharge planning.
  • Ensures clinics are meeting required standards of care for Social Workers.
• Community
  • Plans and conducts support groups for patients, parents, and families.
  • Serves as a liaison and advocate with community programs and agencies related to health, social welfare, and community supports.
  • Provides education to school personnel, students, and the community as requested.
  • Works with staff from outside agencies to ensure quality care along the continuum.
  • Testifies in court regarding child abuse and/or neglect.
• LMSW under Clinical Supervision (if applicable)
  • Includes expanded treatment planning to bio-psychosocial assessments.
  • Expands counseling services provided to patients and their families to include utilization of brief, crisis, therapeutic, and supportive interventions.
  • Enhances mental health screening, assessment, and support.
  • Administration of mental health screening tools (e.g., Edinburgh, PHQ-9, GAD, Columbia-Suicide Severity Scale (C-SSRS), CRAFFT).
  • Inclusion of preliminary diagnosis and safety planning to mental health assessments.
  • Provision of therapeutic interventions and treatment strategies, including motivational interviewing, treatment engagement, crisis intervention, brief and solution-focused therapy, and safety planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Social Work or related field.
• One-year experience working in pediatric health care (preferred).
• Experience in the health care field (a plus).
• Familiarity with resources for children of all ages, especially as related to medical services (preferred).
• Bilingual skills in Spanish (preferred).

Licenses and Certifications

• Licensure by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners (LBSW, LMSW, LCSW).
• May consider applicants who can provide proof of passing licensure test 1 month prior to graduation. Licensure must be secured prior to completion of orientation (90 days).