What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker LSW position at Baptist Memorial?
Summary
Provides a wide array of social work services to patients and families, including performing psychosocial assessments, developing and coordinating discharge plans to ensure continuity of care, and providing supportive counseling to enhance coping and functioning ability.
Responsibilities
- Utilizes social work skills by conducting psychosocial assessments of patients and families of all ages to determine support and discharge planning needs.
- Candidates must be licensed LSW or LCSW. LCSW is preferred. 3 years of experience in clinical social work is also preferred.
- Maintains current knowledge of and accessibility to community resources, placement facilities, and financial agencies to meet patient and family needs.
- Collaborates with healthcare team members by sharing pertinent information to develop a comprehensive and appropriate discharge plan for patients and families.
- Complies with policies that support patient's fundamental right to considerate care, protect their personal dignity and respect their cultural, psychosocial and spiritual values in an effort to meet patient's care needs and preferences.
About Baptist Memorial Health Care
Baptist Memorial Health Care offers competitive salaries, paid vacation/time off, continuing education opportunities, generous retirement plan, health insurance, sick leave, service awards, free parking, short-term disability, life insurance, health care and dependent care spending accounts, education assistance/continuing education, employee referral program.
