What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker I position at Johns Hopkins Medicine?
What Awaits You?
Career growth and development
Diverse and collaborative working environment
Affordable and comprehensive benefits package
$5,000 sign on bonus
SUMMARY
In collaboration with patients/families, case managers, physicians and the interdisciplinary team, the Social Worker I provides direct psychosocial and practical care including social work assessments, problem identification, goal setting, behavioral intervention and implementation of care plans. The Social Worker collaborates with all disciplines to optimize patient outcomes; scope of services may include, but is not limited to: developing action plans to mitigate psycho-social barriers to discharge; complex post-acute care coordination; patient/family engagement and education; and employing clinical interventions (to address immediate needs.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform all functions.
- Provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments on all patients assigned.
- Regularly writes and presents diagnostic formulations to team members.
- Provides treatment (individual, family, and group psychotherapy) for patients.
- Provides crisis intervention for patients when appropriate.
- Maintains clinical documentation in electronic record.
- Works in conjunction with CPP psychiatrists to integrate care provided.
- Supports CPP initiative to implement routine outcome measures for feedback informed care.
- Other duties as assigned.
Salary Range: Minimum 31.45 per hour - Maximum 51.91 per hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility.
In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.
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