Social Worker

Social Worker

The Social Worker position requires understanding of common ethical and legal issues in social work practice in health care settings including: biopsychosocial–spiritual assessment; use of the strengths perspective; client and family engagement in all aspects of social work intervention; case management/care management/care coordination/health care navigation; discharge and transition planning; client concordance with and adherence to the plan of care; Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care, including pain and symptom management, Hospice and end-of-life care; identification of child abuse, trauma, neglect, and exploitation; crisis intervention, facilitation of benefits and resource acquisition to assist clients and families, including an understanding of related policies, eligibility requirements, and financial and legal issues; advocacy with other members of the interdisciplinary team and within the health care institution to promote clients' and families' decision making and quality of life; client, family, interdisciplinary, and community education; family systems issues, including the impact of health care concerns, illness, and disease on family relationships; life cycles, and care-giving roles and support needs. Shriners Hawaii is looking for a full time Social Worker to join our amazing team!

This position is full-time, exempt and benefits eligible. The pay range for this position is $70,054- $105,081 annually. Compensation is determined based on years of experience and departmental equity.

Responsibilities

• Documents assessments, interventions, plans and evaluations in accordance with regulatory agency requirements and SHC policy.
• Coordinates the plan of care plan to achieve desired outcomes and integrates the work of the health care team by coordinating resources and services necessary to accomplish agreed-upon goals.
• Advocates by supporting or recommending services for the protection of the patient's health, safety and rights.
• Collaborates by working with patients, families, caregivers and the health care team locally and within the system to jointly communicate, problem solve, and share accountability for optimal outcomes.
• Arranges services among community agencies, physicians, patients, family, caregivers and others involved in the plan of care.

Note: This is not an all-inclusive list of this job's responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor in Social Work
• SW license in state of practice

Preferred

• Master's in Social Work
• 3 years Social Work
• Case Management Certification (CMC, ACM or ANCC)
• EMR (Epic) experience