Social Worker MSW Valley

About the role

Where compassion meets innovation and technology and our employees are family. Thank you for your interest in joining our team!

Responsibilities

• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.
• Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.
• Follows The Driscoll Way customer service standards set forth by the Hospital.
• Maintains annual education requirements (web based training).
• Maintains and follows Social Work Code of Conduct set forth by the Texas State Board of Social Work 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 budget planning.
• Sets up and participates in discharge planning activities to include (but not limited to)…care conferences, information and referral to community resources, follow-up care needs, secure needed equipment, supplies, and services, planning for and arrangement of 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 in note and/or doc-flow form as appropriate.
• 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 in regards to psychosocial issues, bioethical issues, and discharge planning.
• Ensures clinics are meeting required standards of care form Social Workers.
• If familiar with mandated and best practice standards for Social Work Services in assigned clinics.
• 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: In addition to the above duties, will have the opportunity to:
• Include expanded treatment planning to bio-psychosocial assessments.
• Expand counseling services provided to patients and their families to include utilization of brief, crisis, therapeutic, and supportive interventions.
• Enhance mental health screening, assessment, and support.
• Administration of mental health screening tools; i.e.; Edinburgh, PHQ-9, GAD, Columbia- Suicide Severity Scale (C- SSRS), CRAFFT, etc.
• Inclusion of preliminary diagnosis and safety planning to mental health assessments.
• Provision of therapeutic interventions and treatment strategies to include, but not limited to; motivational interviewing, treatment engagement, crisis intervention and intensive crisis stabilization, brief and solution focused therapy, and safety planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelors 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.

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Benefits

Details about benefits will be provided upon hire.

Pay

Details about pay will be provided upon hire.

Schedule

Details about schedule will be provided upon hire.