What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Social Worker position at King's Daughters Medical Center?
- JOB SUMMARYWill Assess individuals referred for participation within Kore Grant and through Wellness Recovery consults. Assist individuals with issues that accompany illness or inhibit recovery and rehabilitation related to substance abuse. The LSCW acts as a liaison with community and private resources to reduce gaps in participants’ healthcare. Will Collect and submit patient information in line with the Grant requirements.
- DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Completes individualized psychosocial assessments of patients to identify emotional, social and environment factors related to diagnosis, illness, treatment and/or psychosocial assessments including but not limited to crisis intervention, education, advocacy.
- Referral management and/or mediation.
- Assist with screening identification and intervention in cases involving suspected abuse, neglect, intimate partner violence, exploitation and sexual assault.
- Collaborate with and provide education to the interdisciplinary treatment team and the court as needed regarding patients assessed needs, care transition options and patient choice: providing representation of the social work perspective.
- Care plan development.
- Monitors, evaluates and documents patient progress according to measureable goals described in the individualized patient care plan ensuring plans remain updated based on the patients current needs.
- Connect with community and private resources to address gaps in Healthcare.
- EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- Clinical Social Worker Certification and
- Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor
- or LCSW
Minimum requirement:Preferred qualifications: - WORKING ENVIRONMENT
- Constantly works near moving mechanical parts
- Constantly exposed to blood and/or body fluids and infection.
- Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
- Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Occasionally required to maintain in a stationary position (standing or sitting).
- Frequently required to walk and move about.
- Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment.
- Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices.
- Constantly required to lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds.
- Frequently required to lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
- Occasionally required to lift and/or move items up to 100 pounds.
- Constantly required to communicate with patients and other care team requiring talking and hearing.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
- Occasionally required to position self in order to meet patient needs.
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