Social Worker - Medical Social Services - Per Diem

Social Worker

Supports psycho‐social needs of patients who are currently receiving or recently received hospital based care. The Social Worker strives to enhance the optimized level of health and/or recovery; provide interventions for populations ranging from infants to geriatrics; serve as a resource for the healthcare team, assists in identifying discharge planning needs; and provides support /intervention in stressed filled situations.

Minimum two years post graduate experience as a social worker in a similar type of health care setting is strongly preferred. Successful completing a 6 month hospital, based orientation process is required. For staff providing care to patients in the state of New York, LMSW, LSW, or LCSW is required.

Essential Functions:

• Provides psychosocial evaluation to meet patient's medically related social needs.
• Facilitate discharge planning to meet the patient's needs for continued care.
• Documents appropriately to reflect continuous progress in plan of care.
• Assess and facilitate financial needs.
• Support patient/family/others during crisis situations.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Joining the Guthrie team allows you to become a part of a tradition of excellence in health care. In all areas and at all levels of Guthrie, you'll find staff members who have committed themselves to serving the community.

The Guthrie Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit, integrated, practicing physician-led organization in the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. Our multi-specialty group practice of more than 500 physicians and 302 advanced practice providers offers 47 specialties through a regional office network providing primary and specialty care in 22 communities. Guthrie Medical Education Programs include General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology and Orthopedic Surgery Residency, as well as Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology and Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship programs. Guthrie is also a clinical campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.

Job Info

• Job Identification 10973
• Job Category Clinical
• Job Schedule Part time
• Job Shift Per Diem
• Locations 1 Guthrie Square, Sayre, PA, 18840, US
• Benefits Eligible No
• Is this a Union position? No
• Grade C15
• Working Hours 1