Social Worker MSW - Patient Svs

Work Shift: Capital Health is the region's leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in our exceptional physicians, nurses and staff, as well as advance technology. Capital Health is a five-time Magnet-Recognized health system for nursing excellence and is comprised of 2 hospitals. Capital Health Medical Group is made up of more than 250 physicians and other providers who offer primary and specialty care, as well as hospital-based services, to patients throughout the region. Position Overview: ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Documents clinical record. Assesses comprehensively the patient needs including barriers to timely discharge, clinical interventions, support, and appropriate community resources according to policy. Provides individual and group therapy as appropriate. Uses culturally competent skills to assess individual patient needs and refers to appropriate professional staff when necessary. Identifies barriers and plans for intervention to overcome or lessen barriers to achieve outcome as evidenced by treatment plan. Documents clinical record and appropriate interventions including assessment, plans, and referrals in the discharge planning process. Collaborates, educates, and assists health care team to identify social and financial barriers that delay appropriate transitions through multidisciplinary rounds and medical record documentation. Collects and revises information on community resources to ensure complete and up to date awareness by patients. Documents accurately clinical record of all referrals and clinical interventions related to abuse, neglect, domestic violence, alcohol, and substance abuse and crisis intervention. Performs educational sessions for healthcare team related to abuse and neglect issues and reporting of same. Documents staff interventions in clinical record. Exercises discretion and judgement when counseling staff and patient and family on conflict management in health care setting and monitors reaction and need for ongoing intervention. Advocates for appropriate services for all patients with payer and providers of post-acute care service, community service, and other services in order to optimize patient outcome. Attends and participates in regular departmental performance programs, staff meetings, and hospital wide committees to analyze and respond to issues significant to social work services and to identify opportunities for improvement. Assists in data collection and information gathering on patient care issues, program, and systems analysis in order to comply with plan, do, check, act performance improvement standards of JCAHO. Obtains pre-certifications as needed. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Education: Master's degree in social work. Experience: Two years' experience in a behavioral health setting. Other Credentials: Social Worker - Licensed Knowledge and Skills: Possesses excellent organizational, interpersonal, conflict resolution, and verbal and written communication skills. Ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously and ability to respond quickly in a fast-paced environment. Special Training: Mental, Behavioral and Emotional Abilities: Usual Workday:8 Hours PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT Frequent physical demands include: Standing , Walking , Carry objects , Keyboard use/repetitive motion Occasional physical demands include: Sitting , Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders) , Push/Pull , Twisting , Bending , Reaching forward , Reaching overhead , Squat/kneel/crawl , Wrist position deviation , Pinching/fine motor activities Continuous physical demands include: Talk or Hear Lifting Floor to Waist 15 lbs. Lifting Waist Level and Above 10 lbs. Sensory Requirements include: Accurate Near Vision, Accurate Far Vision, Color Discrimination, Minimal Depth Perception, Accurate Hearing Anticipated Occupational Exposure Risks Include the following: Bloodborne Pathogens , Airborne Communicable Disease Offers are contingent upon successful completion of our onboarding process and pre-employment physical. Capital Health will require all applicants to have an annual flu vaccine prior to start date, with the exception of individuals with medical and religious exemptions. "Company will never ask candidates for social security numbers or date of birth during application phase. If you are asked for this information online, you may be a target for identity theft." Welcome to Capital Health's new career opportunity page. Here you will have access to view and apply to career opportunities in our hospital and physician practice locations. Equal Opportunity Employer Notice Capital Health Benefits