Social Worker (LCSW/LMSW) PRN - UMC

Be among the first 25 applicants Overview As a Social Worker, you are the hub of the multidisciplinary team advocating, assessing, counseling, and supporting individual psychosocial needs and discharge planning resources for complex medical problems. You’re a life preserver for countless patients, offering support and resource options, especially for chronically ill and end‑of‑life care. Responsibilities Conduct assessment of patient’s psychosocial needs through intensive interviewing of patient and family members, conferring with interdisciplinary team and reviewing medical records. Evaluate coping skills, cognitive and intellectual functioning, support systems, resources, and other factors that could affect responses to illness, treatment and discharge plan. Identify barriers and create plans for intervention to overcome or lessen barriers to achieve outcomes as evidenced by treatment plan. Communicate findings and plan to interdisciplinary team and document assessment, plan and interventions in medical records. Provide crisis intervention and supportive counseling for individuals experiencing a temporary or situational problem. Assess cases of suspected elder, child, sexual or domestic abuse or neglect and comply with required reporting, according to state law and hospital policy. Refer patients/families to appropriate community agencies for further intervention or counseling such as palliative or hospice services as needed. Facilitate family meetings to help with decision making when there is disagreement or lack of clarity around goals of care and plan of care. Facilitate interactions between staff and DCFS/EPS or other agencies. Identify patients in assigned caseload with complex social and medical issues through case finding and referral process. Maintain a working knowledge of payor reimbursement requirements for post‑hospital services and community resources. Demonstrate knowledge of legal rights, advance directives and patient rights and counsel patients/families regarding decision making. Evaluate financial assistance needs and direct patients/family to appropriate community agencies. The Must‑Haves Bachelor’s degree Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) through the Louisiana State Board of Social Worker Examiners. Schedule & Shift Weekday coverage – Days (United States of America) Extras Deliver healthcare with heart. Give people a reason to smile. Put a little love in your work. Be honest and real, but with compassion. Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. Forget one‑size‑fits‑all, think one‑of‑a‑kind care. See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective. Cheerleading ideas, differences, and each other. Love what makes you, you. LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr LCMC Health