What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker position at Grand View Hospital?
Responsibilities
The Social Worker provides supportive and informational counseling and discharge planning to adult, pediatric, adolescent and geriatric patients/families as it relates to the patient’s emotional, functional, financial and social adjustment to illness, hospitalization and discharge. The Social Worker has a goal to collaborate with patients, families and health care providers to promote health and manage illness. The Social Worker facilitates the use of assessment, coordination and education to achieve quality patient care outcomes while coordinating Interdisciplinary comprehensive and cost effective care across the Continuum.
Essential Functions:
- Provides consultation to members of hospital staff, community agencies and other persons or groups to resolve the problems of patients.
- May facilitate a support group of patients/families/community members to discuss similar concerns related to a specific disease, aspect of care, etc., according to established Grand View Hospital protocol.
- obtains and updates information on community resources when indicated to provide patients, families and staff with accurate information.
- Participates in multidisciplinary team meetings as assigned by department manager to identify patients in need of social work intervention and to enhance communication among hospital personnel.
- Develops and maintains good working relationships with community agencies and reaches out to the community on a regular basis to develop new resources to meet patient needs.
- Participates in community planning activities as assigned by department manager as related to the interests of the patients and the hospital.
- Works collaboratively with other health care disciplines (P.T., R.T. Dietary, nursing, Physicians), utilizing the expertise of all in a team effort, to facilitate discharge planning and meet patient/family needs.
- Intervenes with physicians and ancillary departments concerning clinical & utilization issues to ensure an optimal patient outcome.
- Conducts Psychosocial and Discharge planning assessments within 1 working ay and performs reassessments per departmental policy.
- Documents all interventions in the medical record via computer according to departmental standards, the day of occurrence.
- Pre-certifies services for discharge as needed.
- Participates in Quality Management projects according to departmental monitors to ensure appropriate Case Management intervention and to provide a mechanism for problem resolution.
Schedule: Every other Saturday and Sunday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Qualifications
Education and Experience: Master's of Social Work Degree in Social Work And Over 6 months to 1 year Health care social work experience, required Licenses and Certifications: Clinical\Social Worker – Licensed, Upon hire, required
Benefits: We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits to part-time and full-time employees including:
- Medical, dental, & vision insurance available 1st of the month after start date
- Wellness and gym discounts & free cardiac rehab gym
- 403B
- On-site discounted childcare center
- Paid time off
- Sick time for full time employees
- Tuition assistance
- Free life insurance for full time employees
- Long term disability for full time employees
- Short term disability
- Employee referral bonus
- Identity theft insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee discount program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Free parking
