What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker / MSW position at Utica Park Clinic Population Health?
Overview
Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Social Worker MSW in Tulsa, OK.
Why Join Us?
Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better
- Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
- People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
- Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
Get to Know Your Team:
- Utica Park Clinic, founded in 1982, is a multi-specialty medical group with more than 300 employed physicians and advanced practice providers representing over 25 specialties across 80 plus clinics in Oklahoma.
Responsibilities
- The position of the medical social worker incorporates clinical social work within the case management system.
- The social worker has three main purposes.
- First, to be the patient advocate that is acting as liaison between patient and medical personnel.
- Second, to address the emergent needs of both patient and family through counseling, education, and brokering of needed community services and resources, the focus being to facilitate long term health and well-being, empower self responsibility and self sufficiency.
- Third, to provide clinical social work services, case management and discharge planning within the continuum of care, ensuring efficient and effective utilization of hospital services and resources while maintaining compassionate and quality care.
- The social worker will be responsible for assisting comprehensive bio-psycho-social patient profile, utilizing relevant psychotherapeutic interventions that address roles, relationships, and resources, and their impact on the patient's health care.
- Then develop and implement appropriate treatment plans demonstrating knowledge of the patient's specific needs.
- The social worker is held accountable to ensure that discharge planning is appropriate, timely, and communicated to the patient, family, and health care team.
Qualifications
Job Requirement:
- Master Social Work degree required
- MSW from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
Preferred Job Requirement:
- Previous hospital experience preferred
- An active member of the National Association of Social Workers is also desired.