What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Social Worker position at Johns Hopkins Medical Management Corporation?
Overview
Johns Hopkins Intrastaff is the internal staffing agency for the Johns Hopkins Health System and partner hospitals, providing temporary support to a variety of the Johns Hopkins locations. Our employees are the strength of our service! Are you ready to play a crucial role in healthcare at one of the world's leading medical institutions? If you are a LCSW-C looking to enjoy the perks of temporary staffing yet feel like a member of the large organization, Johns Hopkins Intrastaff is the employer for you!
What we have to offer:
- Competitive Compensation:Intrastaff constantly surveys the market to ensure top pay rate for our employees. Pay Rate: $42.00 - $46.00 per hour (Based on Experience)
- World-Class Environment: Work alongside some of the best healthcare professionals, including top nurses, physicians, and allied health experts.
- Futuristic Healthcare:Johns Hopkins is known as a teaching Health System and whether directly or indirectly, you'll have exposure to cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking medicalresearch.
- Benefits:There are options for a tax deferred annuity 401 K Retirement Plan and Johns Hopkins Employer Health Program Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance.
Location: Johns Hopkins Howard County General Hospitial in Columbia, MD
Schedule: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
If you're passionate about healthcare, thrive in a diverse team environment, and are eager to make a difference, Johns Hopkins is the place for you. Join us in delivering exceptional care and advancing medical science. Apply now and be a part of something extraordinary at Johns Hopkins Intrastaff!
Responsibilities
- Employee demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his/her unit: Infant (Birth to 12 months), Child (13 months to 12 years), Adolescent (13 years to 17 years), Adult (18 years to 69 years) or Geriatric (70 years and older).
- Maintains an active presence on all units.
- Assesses new referrals in a timely fashion per department guidelines.
- Has a special focus on re-admissions, advanced age, living alone, uninsured, homeless, terminal illness, psychiatric illness, suicidality, suspected abuse/neglect, those expected not to be able to return to their previous living situation, high risk pregnancies, adoption, foster care, guardianship issues, drug/alcohol addiction.
- Promotes communication and collaboration among health care team members.
- Coordinates continuity of care planning through family meetings.
- Identifies and facilitates community resources.
- Advocates for the patient and family needs in different settings: inpatient, outpatient, home and in the community.
- Educates/navigates patients as needed on the levels of health care/healthcare team members.
- Ensures communication and understanding about post-hospital care among patient, family and health care team members.
- Facilitates APS/CPS/Guardianship/Advance Directives.
- Facilitates decision making on behalf of patients and families.
- Employs crisis intervention.
- Educates hospital staff on patient psychosocial issues.
- Identifies ethical issues.
- Obtains authorization and placement for psychiatric patients residing outside of 2W Psych.
- Conducts all steps in referral, placement and paperwork to Hospice (home and inpatient).
- Attends Long Stay, Multi-D rounds as appropriate.
- Participates in departmental meetings and serves on community/hospital workgroups as appropriate.
- Performs approved liaison, teaching, and outreach activities, and committee assignments which underscore professional practice and enhance the goals/objectives of the Hospital and department.
Qualifications
MS Social Work from an accredited school of social work.
Must be licensed by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners at the LCSW-C level.
2 years or more of licensed clinical social work experienced in Hospital Health care setting.
Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Salary : $42 - $46
