CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson part of CommonSpirit Heath a national nonprofit health system based in Englewood Colorado. The faith-based system operates in 18 states and includes 103 hospitals. Additional services offered within the system are: long-term care assisted and residential living communities community health services organizations home health agencies and numerous outpatient facilities.

Is responsible to assist in the implementation, provision and coordination of social services offered to patients in the medical center. All the criteria-based duties and standards within this document will be performed according to the department and hospital wide policies, procedures, and guidelines.

• Coordinates and directs social services to ensure patient needs are met.

• Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves them in formation of Plan of Care

• Participates in psychosocial identification and planning for complex/high risk patients

• Assesses, counsels, refers and coordinates intervention relating to cases of abuse, neglect, exploitation of children, vulnerable adults, domestic violence or sexual assault.

• Identifies resources needed and works with the necessary agencies to assist patient/family with application, referrals, etc.

• Responsible for participating in multi-disciplinary discharge planning team meetings to assess and arrange discharge needs or alternate level of care.

• Completes brief assessments on complex situations and patients needing extensive social work intervention.