The Clinical Social Worker will provide consultation, assessment, treatment interventions and advocacy for patients and their families. They will utilize a biopsychosocial approach to healthcare and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to provide case management and crisis intervention.
Requirements
- Completes biopsychosocial assessments and other specialized trauma assessments
- Provides brief, solution-focused interventions and develops safety plans with patients as needed
- Provides trauma-informed, strengths-based, crisis interventions on behalf of patients and families as needed
- Develops rapport and maintains effective therapeutic relationships with patients and families
- Utilizes Social Work techniques including motivational interviewing, reflective listening, and trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral treatment to support patients and families
- Ensures that admitted patients (inpatient) and family remain apprised, involved, supported and treated through prescribed clinical relationship
- Communicates and collaborates effectively and proactively with multi-disciplinary medical teams and community providers on behalf of patients and families
- Screens and assesses patients for needs regarding social determinants of health
- Screens and assesses to identify protective needs relative to child/disabled/child abuse, intimate partner violence, and community violence
- Reports any and all suspected cases of abuse and neglect and follows up to ensure patient receives timely comprehensive consultations and compliance with legal mandates
- Provides referrals, counseling, case management and advocacy on behalf of patients and families relative to health issues: substance misuse, disabilities, mental health concerns, homelessness and end of life needs
- Provides consultation and referrals relative to community resources and a broad range of services, including, but not limited to: healthcare support services, social services, financial assistance, child-care, housing, financial entitlements, clothing, transportation, food pantries, etc.
- Utilizes the electronic health record (EPIC) and other IT interfaces as necessary to track and monitor patients
- Begins assessment for an inpatient within 24 hours of referral and completes within two interviews or within seven working days of referral
- Begins assessment for an outpatient as soon as patient permits and completes within two interviews
- Completes assessment for an Emergency Department patient within four hours of discharge
- Complies with departmental, regulatory, and professional requirements for documentation and data collection
- Maintains patient confidentiality according to hospital policy
- Practices professional discretion when determining the inclusion of any patient information into medical record or department clinical record notes
- Notes in medical record the exclusion of critical patient information and its availability
- Documents each patient encounter in the medical record or the Department clinical record concurrently according to Department policies
- Participates in social work committees and departmental work groups
- Provides other administrative and special project assistance as required or assigned
- Promotes a positive and collaborative work environment supportive of the hospital’s missions and goals
- Remains knowledgeable of and follows appropriate policies, procedures, and work standards
- Attends hospital required and relevant meetings, training sessions or activities, as assigned
- Maintains competency in areas of responsibility to ensure quality of care
- Ensure that MSW licensure remains active by obtaining continuing education units (CEUs) and in good standing
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, pharmacy
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 403(b) savings matches
- Earned time cash out
- Paid time off
- Career advancement opportunities
- Resources to support employee and family wellbeing
