Job Description
Job Description
JOB SUMMARY :
- Demonstrated communication skills to effectively communicate with management, providers, and patients.
- Operational knowledge of telephones, fax machines, postage machines, and other office equipment.
- Demonstrated ability in handling patient confidentiality.
- Ability to work with peers in a team situation and create a positive work environment for team members.
- Demonstrate a functional and technical understanding of applicable scheduling and billing software, Intranet and Internet usage, Excel / Word software, E-mail Usage and Web-based applications. Required to check e-mail daily and use as a source of internal and external communication. Required to understand and utilize electronic medical record technology.
- Ability and availability to work on call when scheduled (as needed).
QUALIFICATIONS :
JOB SPECIFIC CORE COMPETENCIES :
Provides professional social work services to patients and families including direct counseling services, crisis intervention, and coordination of community services / resources.Comprehensive and culturally sensitive psychological assessmentsDevelopment of care plan specific to patient needsAppropriate documentation of assessment, interventions and treatment dataESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
The following list describes the essential duties of this role. Individuals in this role may not perform all of these duties, or may perform additional, related duties not listed here.
Demonstrates the following competencies :
Conducts comprehensive, culturally sensitive psychosocial assessments, develops care plans, and provides counseling and crisis intervention services to individuals and families.Coordinates services with appropriate clinic and community resources.Provides information and education about health / mental issues to individual patients and to groups.Documents assessments, interventions, and treatment data in medical record.Provides social work consultation to clinic staff and community providers as appropriate. Serves as liaison to community health care network.Attitude / Customer
Caring, compassionate, and approachable in all customer contactsPrivacy – respects customers’ right to privacy and modestyConfidentiality – maintains customers’ confidentialityTelephone etiquette – speaks so that customers hear a smileAppearance – takes personal ownership in appearance and that of work environmentInitiative – takes necessary steps to fix problems immediatelyProviding Direction and Customer Acknowledgment – provides personalized attention by being courteous, friendly, and helpful when responding to customers’ needsTimely service – recognizes that customers’ time is very valuable; provides them with prompt serviceCustomer information / education – provides customers with the best information needed to make informed choicesRelationship Competencies / Work Group
Demonstrates advocacy, respect and truth tellingDemonstrates accountability for own actionsDemonstrates ability to respectfully address interpersonal conflictsTakes initiative to help othersDemonstrates a learning attitude toward solving problemsDemonstrates openness to change and new learningReports to work on time and has regular attendanceAdheres to practice defined dress codeAttends Staff meetingsEthical Decision-Making
Respects the needs, expectations and rights of all individualsAdvocates the rights of all to a safe environmentUses sensitivity to cultural diversity to guide decision-makingPerformance Improvement
Identifies work processes and strives to reduce cost and increase satisfactionIdentifies customers and demonstrates understanding of customers’ expectationsActively works to increase satisfaction of allMonitors customers’ satisfactionTakes active role in department process improvement efforts; demonstrates understanding of outcomesDemonstrates an understanding of responsibilitiesDemonstrates diagnostic thinking / reasoningUtilizes feedback from peers, supervisor, customers to drive performance and behaviorsPrioritizes workplace safetyCERTIFICATION / LICENSE : Current Indiana social work license.
ADDITIONAL LICENSURE / CREDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS :
Master’s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work.ADDITIONAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS :
Minimum of two years of experience in a social work and broad background with diverse patient populations, preferably in a medical setting.Mandatory Continuing Education : Customer Service, Fire and Safety, Corporate Compliance (including Confidentiality), Infection Control, and education required by regulatory, accreditation bodies, scope of practice, and / or Hancock Regional Hospital.