Social Worker-PRN

About the Role

The Social Worker provides direct service to patients and families and works with community agencies, physicians, and hospital staff to provide psychosocial support and facilitate discharge planning. This role modifies approaches based on age-specific needs of the patient population, including child, adolescent, adult, and older adult.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates understanding of patient’s current and prior functional status and psychosocial situation through documented assessment; updates assessment as new information is obtained.
• Collaborates with physicians, nursing, and the Care Management team regarding discharge planning.
• Serves as a resource person to nursing staff, referred patients and their family members, and physicians.
• Communicates psychosocial information and needs to members of the healthcare team as appropriate for the continuum of care.
• Reassesses discharge planning needs daily and documents assessment in the clinical documentation system.
• Incorporates cultural, age-appropriate, family, and environmental data into assessment and teaching.
• Performs diversified duties with time limitations while maintaining a high degree of accuracy.
• Works independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrates problem-solving, critical thinking, and priority-setting skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work/Services.
• Master's Degree in Social Work/Services (preferred).
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in a hospital or healthcare facility.
• PRN (as-needed) role requiring weekday and weekend availability, including 2 shifts per month and 1 holiday per year.
• Non-benefit eligible; roles under 0.3 FTE (16 hours weekly) or per diem.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit packages, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health coverage, available from the first day of employment.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• 403B retirement plan.
• Education assistance.
• Voluntary benefits (e.g., pet insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity).
• Work/life balance with flexible schedules.
• Free onsite parking.
• Referral Rewards Program.

About the Organization

St. Mary’s Medical Center is a 53-acre, state-of-the-art facility with over 700 physicians, nearly 3,000 colleagues, and 1,100 volunteers. The center is committed to providing quality care with compassion and respect, serving the nearly 630,000 residents of Bucks County. The organization values diversity, inclusion, and person-centered care.