Social Services - Medical Social Worker

Palliative Experience is highly preferred certs must be in hand to submit Shift Requirements: 5x8, 08:00 A-4:30 P Weekend REQ: Every Other Weekend Years of experience REQ: 2 Years Certs REQ: Master in Social Work required, BLS Special Requirements: Exp in medical social wok and discharge planning JOB DUTIES: Provides biopsychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, short term counseling, advocacy, and linkage to resources and planning for transitions of care for patients and their families/significant others of all ages in any patient care setting. Provides psycho-education and may facilitate support groups. Provides consultation on psychosocial aspects of care as a member of the interdisciplinary team; serves as a liaison to community programs and collaborates with the multidisciplinary treatment on discharge planning. May provide education to staff and other hospital departments and participates on committees as requested. JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES: • In a timely manner, gathers appropriate data and formulates relevant assessment of patient and family's medical, social, and emotional situations using effective interviewing techniques, direct observation, consultation with healthcare team, and review of the medical record. • Establishes and periodically revises the plan of care on the basis of ongoing psychosocial assessment of patient/family's concerns, strengths, needs, clinical impressions, and issues specific to spiritual and cultural values. • Appropriately gathers data reflective of the patient's and family's developmental stages and incorporates data into assessment and plan of care. • Appropriately assesses for discharge planning resources. • Appropriately assesses suspected situations of abuse and/or neglect. PROVIDES DIRECT CLINICAL SERVICES, WHICH MAY INCLUDE DISCHARGE PLANNING/TRANSITIONS OF CARE, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING, CRISIS INTERVENTION, FACILITATING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUPS AND LINKAGE WITH RESOURCES TO PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF AS INDICATED BY BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL ASSESSMENT AND PLAN OF CARE. • Establishes therapeutic relationship while recognizing diverse cultural norms and spiritual values. • Communicates effectively to empower patients/family's to develop productive coping mechanisms, behaviors and thought processes. • Identifies and effectively addresses resistance and conflict in work with patients. Intervenes to decrease tension and assist patient in evaluating non-productive behaviors. • Demonstrates self-awareness by recognizing and monitoring personal values, boundaries, sensitivities and emotions to effectively intervene with the patient/family. • Provides psycho-education to patient/family related to health literacy, transitions of care, and community resources.• Provides education to interdisciplinary staff regarding high-risk and psychosocial aspects impacting patients/family.• Identifies and provides linkage to community resources. • Coordinates discharge planning/transition of care by providing resources and initiating referrals to appropriate agencies as needed. ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF PATIENTS AND FAMILIES FOR SERVICES, ACCESS TO CARE, AND FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PATIENT'S SAFETY AND RIGHTS. • Promotes the patient's right to self determination. Assists the healthcare team in understanding the patient's perspective. • Advocates for culturally and linguistically competent care. • Assists in identifying ethical issues, utilize the chain of command and/or refer to the Bioethics Committee. • Appropriately intervenes in situations of suspected abuse and/or neglect.• Advocates to address psychosocial barriers that impact transitions of care. EDUCATION: Master's: Social Work