Social Worker Specialist (OSH)

This job was posted by : For more information, please see : Position is located at Osawatomie State Hospital, days / hours may vary. A negative drug screen is required as a condition of employment.All employees are expected to work in a harmonious and cooperative fashion with other staff to provide efficient and effective customer service : to use free time as available to assist other staff in the completion of work assignments and perform other tasks as needed; to contribute to a positive work environment through a positive, helpful, courteous demeanor towards staff, customers and the general public; and to adhere to appropriate standards of conduct regarding the use of leave, reports to work on time and in the designated fashion.The Social Worker Specialist position is an integral and critical part of the treatment and discharge plan for the patients at Osawatomie State Hospital. Discharge planning begins at day one of hospitalization with the patients goal being priority. The Social Worker Specialist is responsible for gathering and documenting information in the Social Service Assessment and Discharge plan. This plan details the decisions for the specific discharge plans. Additionally, social workers collaborate with community providers and the patients significant others to locate resources for discharge. Social workers are the primary liaisons to families as well as the community resources, relaying information to the team in written form as well as verbally. Social Workers coordinate placement of patient to ensure that patients are released to the least restrictive environment possible, without endangering safety. This incumbent works independently in this position, making many decisions on his / her own.The essential functions of this position may require physical strength to frequently push, pull, twist, bend, squat, walk, stand for extended periods of time, lift and / or restrain residents with or without assistance and respond to aggressive resident behavior with specific, trained techniques. Must be able to observe and respond to residents in distress.Osawatomie State Hospital Adair Acute Care is funded in part by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and is subject to requirements bestowed by Federal and State levels of government conditions of participation.