FULL TIME - 40 HOUR PER WEEK AM SHIFT APPROXIMATE PAY RANGE: $36.02 - $44.30 POSITION SUMMARY Under general supervision assesses patient and family Psycho-Social and discharge planning issues relevant to medical treatment. Provides crisis intervention, emotional support, resource information, discharge planning, and legal reporting. Arranges case conferences facilitate Bio-ethical consultations. ESSENTIAL DUTIES Performs psychosocial assessments and discharge planning for high-risk patients. Participates in patient care planning responsive to age-specific needs. Refers patients to appropriate community resources. Provides crisis intervention and emotional support to patients and families on bio-psychosocial issues. Coordinates patient/family physician conferences. Provides consultation to physicians and hospital staff re; psychosocial issues, bioethical issues, and discharge problems. Develops and maintains working relationships with community agencies. Participates in planning the social work component required in selected hospital programs. Provides in-service education for staff. Documents pertinent contacts regarding discharge plans in the Social Services notes of the patient's medical record. Performs basic administrative tasks related to the job; updating community resource lists, statistics, reports, and other routines as required Performs legal reports for suspected child abuse and elder abuse and domestic violence referrals Other Duties Participates in professional organizations as appropriate. Performs other job-related duties as assigned by Manager, Case Management/Social Services.
Required Qualification: QUALIFICATIONS *License/Certification LCSW or LCSW eligible within 3 years of employment Current BLS required. *Proof of all required License(s) and/or Certification(s) due at time of hire. **Education Masters degree in Social Work required. **Required educational levels call for proof at time of hire. Experience MSW experience Skills Excellent communication skills .Exhibit a positive attitude. Social Work assessment and counseling skills. Knowledge of state and federal programs that provide medical care and financial support to individuals. Knowledge of community resources. Ability to work with diverse patient and staff populations. Ability to work independently and amicably in group situations Employee must demonstrate basic computer skills Vaccine requirement To protect the health of our patients and our health care workers, and to preserve the safety of the St. Rose Hospital healthcare environment, we require all health system employees, trainees, volunteers, and others who regularly work within the health system to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including booster.
Experience: Minimum 1 Year
Job Family: Community and Social Service Occupations
Occupations: Healthcare Social Workers
Degree Required: Bachelor Or Higher