Job Description
Provides case and group work services to patients and / or their families during patient's Hospital stay. Ensures continuity of medical care by referral to appropriate follow-up services.
Job Responsibility
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.
- Advocates on behalf of the client to ensure maximum access to health care.
- Maintains appropriate professional patient care documentation as defined by hospital policies and procedures.
- Functions in a consultative and educative capacity with all pertinent individuals or agencies that impact on patients.
- Prepares materials for supervisory conferences.
- May direct the activities of paraprofessional staff, social work interns and volunteers.May participate in appropriate research, staff development programs and community liaison activities.
- Performs related duties, as required.
- ADA Essential Functions
Job Qualification
- Master's Degree in social work, required
- MSW from accredited School of Social Work, required
- LMSW required within one year of employment
- 6 Months Post-masters work experience with an Adult population, required
- 1 Year Post-masters work experience with an Aged 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
- 1 Year Post-masters work experience a Medical setting, required
- 1 year Post-masters work experience in a Physical Disabilities setting, preferred
- 1 year post masters work experience in a Psychiatric setting, preferred
- 1 Year Post-masters work experience in Renal Disease, preferred
Experience in advocacy, case management, discharge planning, individual, inpatient, resource entitlements, short-term crisis preferred.
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).