SOCIAL WORKER II - PRN

SUMMARY

In collaboration with patient/family, social workers, physicians and interdisciplinary team, the Social Worker II provides direct psychological, social and practical care including social work assessments, problem identification, goal setting and implementation of care plans. He / She Collaborates with all disciplines to optimize patient outcomes; scope of services may include, but is not limited to: developing action plans to mitigate psycho-social barriers to discharge; patient/family engagement and education; employing interventions (crisis intervention, grief counseling, suspected abuse reporting) to address immediate needs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform all functions.

• Serves as a clinical resource expert in a specialty area; provides clinical oversight and consultation and functions as a mentor for others.
• May engage in academic work including research, grants, publications and education.
• Will be required to provide coverage during absences, vacancies and on call.
• Conducts face to face screening on all patients in assignment area with positive indicators for social work consultation.
• Completes full psychosocial assessment and plan of care for patients and families who require consultation.
• Provides direct psychosocial care and psychosocial transition planning for a full case load of patients in assigned area.
• Works in a collaborative practice model, facilitating care coordination with the multidisciplinary treatment team for care progression to optimize patient outcomes.
• Adheres to departmental and regulatory documentation standards and formulates clear descriptions of the problems, goals and interventions. Adheres to timely completion of medical record documentation.
• Maintains a current and productive network of referral resources. Seeks out local, regional and national community resources to meet patient need.
• Assists with resource referral, capacity determination, legal guardianships, adoptions, psychiatric referral, and assessment of abuse/neglect/IPV, end of life and charity care.
• Identifies need for and facilitates family meetings.
• Leads or participates in interdisciplinary rounds if applicable for assignment area and articulates social work role to the team members.
• Participates in quality improvement activities; may serve on committees within the medical center and community.
• Provides on-call coverage as needed.
• May make home visits as required by assignment.
• Provides consultation and direction to staff (students, support staff). Serves as a mentor to other social workers, particularly those at the entry level
• May provide clinical social work supervision per COMAR regulations if approved as a clinical supervisor by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners.
• Other duties as assigned.

Shift: PRN

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• MSW required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of relevant community resources commensurate with illness, symptoms, mental status and impairments in functioning.
• Knowledge of the medical and psychosocial sequelae of course of illness and impact on social functioning (may be specific to patient population).
• Ability to perform with minimal supervision and practice in a mental health/health care setting.
• Analytical ability to assess patient needs at a micro and macro level, develop associated treatment modalities at a more complex level and provide effective counseling.
• Integrate multiple information sources and use social work theoretical frameworks to develop a comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment and treatment plan responsive to patient/family needs and concerns.
• Initiates corrective action; understands and uses principles of conflict resolution within the clinical aspects of the problem.
• Prioritize work in a timely and effective manner.
• Proficiency with an electronic patient record, email, general office and communications equipment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills necessary to communicate/exchange and interact effectively and professionally with hospital staff, agency health care professionals, patients and families.

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