Medical Social Worker - MSW

Job Description

• This is a per diem position on weekend day shift
• • Supports campus and system goals for capacity management through achieving length of stay goals, identification of avoidable delays at department approved levels, and other Case Management initiatives.
  • Displays excellent knowledge and practice of psychosocial assessment skills, including social and emotional factors, counseling for long-range health planning and decision making, community resource planning, crisis intervention and/or short-term therapy, etc.
  • Completes comprehensive assessment of patient situations utilizing Case Management documentation standards, review of medical record, collaboration with health care team and discussion with patient/family.
  • Comprehensively analyzes patient and family situations that will require advance advocacy with knowledge of community resources.
  • Recognizes problems, systematically gathers data, identifies/understands underlying issues, synthesizes complex issues, seeks input from others and makes difficult decisions to formulate appropriate treatment plans.
  • Demonstrates sound judgment, problem solving, patience, flexibility and openness when interfacing with patients/families and staff.
  • Completes behavioral health/substance abuse assessments and makes referrals to inpatient and outpatient services as appropriate.
  • Addresses issues relating to guardianship, adoption, medical decision making, end of life and complex family systems.
  • Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team both internally and externally (ie FCCS, APS, clinics, palliative care, hospice agencies, etc…) including physicians and other healthcare disciplines, and outside agencies regarding patient needs, stay management and payment issues.
  • Communicates effectively utilizing all available internal and external methods, e.g., telephone, voice mail, email, fax. Documents all interventions in accurate, timely fashion and in hospital approved format including progress notes, statistics, as well as patient/family involvement and choice in selection of post acute care providers and discharge plan.
  • Communicate pertinent information, including psychological and clinical, to appropriate members of the patient care team. Keeps patient/family, payer/physician apprised and updated. Communicates specific issues to Manager of Case Manager, Medical Advisor and hospital leadership as appropriate, including discharge barriers and delays.
  • Reviews patient treatment plan to identify opportunities to facilitate movement through the healthcare continuum, coordinating all aspects of hospitalization and discharge planning and insuring effective and efficient utilization of resources.
  • Applies knowledge of local, state and federal programs to expedite discharge while being a good steward of healthcare resources.
  • Coordinates/facilitates patient/family education. Educates hospital leadership and staff to current case management practices, patient coordination issues and unit specific trends, including formal inservices.
  • Establishes and maintains positive working relationship with physicians, nurses and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
  • Attends and actively participates in staff meetings. Participates in projects and committees as requested. Provides orientation/training of other Social Workers as requested.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree is required; Graduate of an accredited school of Social Work with a Masters Degree is highly preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) years clinical experience in an acute care hospital or community service setting is necessary.
• Leadership, communication, and teaching abilities are necessary
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to changing processes and schedule requirements.
• Proficient in common software applications (Word, Excel, Power point).

Additional Information

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