Social Worker

Social Worker

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social work from a CSWE accredited program
• State Licensed Social Worker (LSW) required
• Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) within 5 years of hire
• A minimum of two years of experience in a hospital and healthcare setting required
• Critical thinking skills
• Decisive judgment
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to work in a stressful environment

Responsibilities

• Performs psychosocial assessments and provides interventions to assist patients/families, including counseling, education, advocacy, referral, conflict resolution, crisis intervention, problem solving, coordination of family/team meetings and the provision of concrete services.
• Works with multidisciplinary team providing treatment recommendations and engages patients and families in adherence to the treatment plan by reducing or eliminating social, psychological, financial, behavioral and regulatory barriers to facilitate successful medical outcomes, improve the patient experience and efficient utilization of health resources.
• Maintains a network of resources for consultation and assists patients with linkage to community resources to facilitate optimal care.
• Documents professional recommendations, care coordination interventions, and treatment plans to effectively communicate to all members of the health care team.
• Provides supervision to social work interns and assists with training/orientation of new staff (LISW).
• Provides education to fellows, residents and other allied health professionals about the impact of social problems on health outcomes and the effectiveness of social interventions in improving outcome.
• Advocacy, Ethics, Psychosocial Assessment, Psychopathology, Engagement, Problem Assessment, Engagement and Group Work.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.