Social Worker Per Diem

Provides quality social work and counseling services to assist acute care patients and families in coping with illness and disability, as well as the accompanying life changes, death, and bereavement.

Requirements

• Completes psychosocial portion of multidisciplinary assessment of referred patients in accordance with established standards of practice.
• Develops and implements treatment plans for appropriate patients in accordance with established standards of care and practice.
• Completes all documentation of services according to established standards.
• Provides counseling and emotional support to patients and families.
• Identifies psychosocial issues for team members and aids in the understanding of how these issues affect patient/family and treatment planning.
• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of community resources, acts as a patient advocate, and facilitates the referral process.
• Actively functions as a member of the patient care team to collaborate in the formulation and implementation of plan of care.
• Responsible for hospital weekend/holiday coverage on a rotational basis.
• As a Mandated Reporter, demonstrates knowledge of family violence, child/elder/disabled neglect and abuse so as to identify those at risk and refer them to appropriate agencies per Hospital guidelines, as evidenced by documentation in the clinical record.