What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker I - Inpatient Psych position at Hennepin Healthcare?
SUMMARY: We are currently seeking a Social Worker I to join our Inpatient Psych team. This full time role will work days (Monday to Friday). Purpose of this position: Under general supervision, and in collaboration with the health care team, this position evaluates individualized social treatment plans requiring the application of social work theory and methods in the prevention, treatment, or resolution of psychosocial problems. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Takes initial history and assesses psychosocial needs of the patients, caregivers, and families to determine individual needs and establish treatment/service goals - Develops and follows through on treatment/service/care plans providing ongoing care management incollaboration and communication with the interdisciplinary team, community and healthcare resources - Is knowledgeable of and makes referrals to appropriate community resources and provides support and assistance in connecting to services as needed - May carry a caseload for continuing service/treatment and provide care coordination including discharge/transition planning - Identifies patient situations that require intensified service and brings them to the attention of the provider, care team, or supervisor for help or referral - Documents assessments, progress notes, telephone calls, care plans and discharge/transition plan in the electronic medical record - Participates on multidisciplinary team for planning and treatment needs of the patient - May run/facilitate support/psychoeducational groups - Explains policies, regulations, and programs to clients - May be involved in integrated, multidisciplinary or community initiatives identifying needs and assist in resolving problems facing individuals and families regarding health and human service issues (including but not limited to housing, employment, financial assistance, and behavioral health) - Provides consultation to other professional health personnel regarding psychosocial issues and inservice education to health care team members - Emergency Department Social Worker: May need to assist with morgue coverage which could include intake and release of decedents, use of mechanical lift and physical transferring of decedents, coordinating body viewings, and phone calls and care coordination tasks related to the decedents - Other duties as assigned but only after appropriate training
Qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in social work Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities: - Ability to communicate with patients and families under sometimes stressful circumstances - Ability to work cooperatively with other members of the multidisciplinary clinical team - Ability to interact with individuals of widely diverse lifestyles including ability to deal objectively with individuals whose attitudes and behaviors differ from their own - Ability to read and interpret written instructions, patient charts, and physicians’ notes - Ability to interpret policies and procedures in an advisory capacity (educate) - Experience with electronic health record or similar software program - Effective use of all Windows-based applications such as Outlook and Microsoft Office Suite products - Demonstrable cultural competence with a variety of socio-economic, racial and other elements of diversity License/Certifications: - Unrestricted license by the Minnesota Board of Social Work as a Licensed Social Worker (L.S.W.)
