Social Worker MSW - PAH

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

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Looking for a FT Social Worker

Department: Neuro

Location: 800 Spruce St.

Schedule: M-F Day

Summary:

• The social worker will provide, and document individualized social work assessment, care planning, intervention and outcome evaluation, and resource support for patients. The Social Worker will be a member of a care team that spans multiple sites and will possess strong coordination and communication skills to provide seamless care for patients in the program.
  
  

Responsibilities:

• Identifies patients who require social work services in the Cognitive Division of the Department of Neurology at Pennsylvania Hospital (PAH). Patient population includes but not limited to: Alzheimer’s Disease and other cognitive disorders.
• Works in support of Cognitive Neurologist(s).
• Member of a team of social workers at PAH.
• Assesses patient’s needs and use of health care services within the limitations of patient’s support system.
• Established plans and interventions with patient/family and health care team for addressing needs.
• Facilitates support group, educational and outreach activities as needed.
• Anticipates customer/patient needs and assures they are met
• Maintains a pleasant disposition at all times even in the most adverse circumstances
• Delivers patient/customer service seamlessly across the system boundaries
• Complies with identified service standards
• Takes ownership of customer needs and follows through to make sure needs are met
• Knows the process of when and whom to notify when an issue becomes too complicated to solve.
• Patient Identification: Locates patients/families requiring social work services.
• Assesses patient’s needs and use of health care services within the limitations of the patient’s support systems and patient/families psychological, emotional and social functioning in relationship to the patient’s illness, treatments and care needs.
• Establishes plans for collaboration with patient/family and the health care team.
• Establishes and carries out plans to ameliorate individual and family dysfunction.
• Provides information and referral to community resources for ongoing assistance with social concerns of both patients and families.
• Provides psycho-social programs such as support groups, psycho-educational programs as needed
• Documentation: Complies, records, maintains and files information according to procedures as required for accurate and up -to -date patient assessments, dept. records and reports.
• Communicates work methods and other information to employees, students or the public accurately, clearly and concisely.
• Maintains effective coordination of all activities with others including hospital staff and outside agencies and vendors to accomplish work activities and goals
• Problem Solving: Resolves problems relating to work assignments, departmental functioning and/or departmental services in a timely manner.
  
  

Credentials:

• Licensed Social Worker (Preferred)
• Licensed Clinical SW (Preferred)
  
  

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• Master of Arts or Science (Required)
• 1 years Post Masters experience with at least two years of related experience (Required)
  
  

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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