What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker (Care Transformation) position at Stormont-Vail HealthCare, Inc.?
Education Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree Social Work (BSW) Required or
- Master's Degree Social Work (MSW) Required
Experience Qualifications
- Experience in customer service. Preferred
- Clinical and/or medical social work experience. Preferred
- Experience in group work, case work, and community methodologies. Preferred
Licenses and Certifications
- Licensed Bachelor Social Worker - KSBSRB Temporary licensure may be accepted but full licensure must be achieved within 6 months of hire. Required or
- Licensed Masters Social Worker - KSBSRB Temporary licensure may be accepted but full licensure must be achieved within 6 months of hire. Required
What you will do
- Participates in patient admission process (Inpatient, Outpatient, PHP, IOP) a) assists as needed with signing of voluntary papers, b) serves as hospital representative and patient advocate.
- Coordinates and facilitates services for patients and their families throughout the entire Stormont Vail Health system.
- Performs social work assessments, demonstrating awareness of the bio-psychosocial, cultural, developmental and spiritual ramifications of illness and hospitalization.
- Develops appropriate case management and/or treatment plan based upon assessment, client/family/caregiver specific concerns and recommendations of multidisciplinary care team.
- Addresses patient/family/caregiver understanding of and adjustment to the illness, to maximize benefits of intervention and enhance patient/family/caregiver functioning. Establishes supportive and therapeutic working relationship with patient/family/caregivers. Communicates in a clear and concise manner with patients/families/caregivers regarding patient status and progress. Adjusts communication style responsive to receiver.
- In the process of restoring the patient’s capacity for social functioning: o Initiates discharge planning upon admission. o Is responsible for assuring these plans are coordinated with internal and external multidisciplinary teams and are implemented. o Initiates and develops long term planning designed to reduce recidivism, referrals are to be made as indicated
- Develops and facilitates groups for patients and/or significant others as needed.
- Maintains professional levels of productivity and coordinates and prioritizes patient care related activities in an efficient and effective manner.
- Provides problem solving and leadership in the development of new services which respond to patient care demands.
- Maintains confidentiality and complies with professional ethics according to professional, departmental and Medical Center standards.
- Actively participates and initiates when appropriate in patient care conferences.
- Provide patient education regarding diagnosis and treatment.
- Provide crisis and/or brief therapy for individual, family and group.
- Assess patient and family functioning at time of discharge or referral to another provider.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $25.14 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $25
