Job Responsibility
1. *Provides direct service to patients and their families using a variety of social work modalities in order to help clients maximize their functioning.
Travel to patient homes, community resources, community meetings may be required.
2. *Advocates on behalf of the client to ensure maximum access to health care.
3. *Maintains appropriate professional patient care documentation as defined by hospital policies and procedures.
4. *Functions in a consultative and educative capacity with all pertinent individuals or agencies that impact on patients.
5. *Prepares materials for supervisory conferences.
6. *May direct the activities of paraprofessional staff, social work interns and volunteers.
7. *May participate in appropriate research, staff development programs and community liaison activities.
8. Performs related duties, as required.
ADA ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS / EOE.
Job Qualification
- Master's Degree in social work, required
- MSW from accredited School of Social Work, required
- LMSW required within one year of employment
- 2 Years Post-masters work experience with an Adult population, required
- 1 Year Post-masters work experience in an Abuse / Neglect / Domestic Violence setting, preferred
- 1 Year Post-masters work experience in an Acute / Chronic / Progressive Illness setting, preferred
- 2 Years Post-masters work experience in an Aids / HIV, required
- 2 Years Post-masters work experience a Alcoholism, preferred
- 6 months Post-masters work experience in a Medical setting, preferred
- 2 years post masters work experience in a Psychiatric setting, required
- 2 years Post-masters work experience in Substance Abuse, preferred
Experience in advocacy, case management, outpatient, resource s / entitlements, short-term crisis preferred. Provides Social Work services in HIV / AIDs, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse
FT : *Those full-time employees hired on or after July 1, 1998 may be required to work every weekend for two years
Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and / or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.
When determining a team member's base salary and / or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).