Social Worker II LCSW

Social Worker II LCSW

At Houston Methodist, the Social Worker II LCSW position comprehensively provides compassionate, clinical social work, psychosocial assessments, diagnosis and treatments, and complex discharge planning to patients and their families of a targeted patient population on a designated unit(s). In collaboration with physicians and the interprofessional healthcare team, this position sensitizes other healthcare providers to the social and emotional aspects of a patient's illness to collaboratively facilitate efficient quality care and achievement of desired treatment outcomes and affect positive patient and family outcomes. This position uses case management skills to help patients and their families address and resolve the social, financial and psychological problems related to their health condition. The SW II LCSW position holds joint accountability with case manager, assuring that psychosocial and continuing care issues are addressed and treated as needed across the continuum of care and has responsibility for unit or departmental social work program development. This position serves as a hospital-wide, service-line leader for psychosocial-related issues, complex discharge planning activities, and population disease management.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in social work from accredited university
• Three (3) years social services experience in a healthcare setting
• LCSW- License Clinical Social Worker - State Licensure - Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation_PSV

Skills and abilities include:

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers
• Knowledge of community resources and health care financial and payer issues
• Maintains individual competencies around critical Social Work functions
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment
• Well versed in computer skills of the entire Microsoft Office Suite
• Critical thinking, collaboration, negotiation, and mediation skills
• Time management and prioritization skills
• Adherence to the clinical practice standards set forth by NASW practice standards for healthcare settings
• Maintains level of professional contributions as defined in Career Path program

Essential functions include:

• Role models communication in an active, positive and effective manner
• Provides staff education specific to patient populations and departmental processes
• Serves as a hospital/post acute-based leader for comprehensive case management activities
• Addresses and manages conflict associated with a comprehensive psychosocial treatment plan
• Establishes mutual educational goals with patient and family
• Consistently documents to reflect completed patient screening/assessment
• Consistently reviews the total picture of the patient for opportunities for care facilitation
• Completes timely and thorough assessment on all unfunded patients
• Provides education to hospital physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers on community resources

Supplemental requirements:

• Business professional attire
• On-call during emergencies
• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area

Company Profile:

Houston Methodist West Hospital is committed to leading medicine in West Houston, Katy and surrounding communities by delivering the Houston Methodist standard of exceptional safety, quality, service and innovation. The growing campus offers access to the most innovative medical and surgical care available, including cardiology and cardiovascular surgery; neurology and neurosurgery; comprehensive cancer care; orthopedics and sports medicine; gastroenterology; bariatrics; childbirth center with level III NICU; emergency care; and advanced imaging.

Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.