Licensed Social Worker

Job Description Summary : The Social Worker LMSW provides clinical social work services for patients and their families. Responsible for psychosocial assessment, discharge planning for patients with complex psychosocial and medical problems. Assists patients and their families in coping with difficulties related to hospital admission, illness, treatment and discharge.

Job Description : This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

• GENERAL DUTIES :
• Completes psychosocial assessment, develops plans, carries out interventions for patients identified through referral and case finding to have psychosocial risk factors :
• Prioritizes timely response to referral based on urgency of need.
• Conducts assessment of patient’s psychosocial needs through intensive interviewing of patient and family members, conferring with interdisciplinary team and reviewing medical records.
• Evaluates coping skills, cognitive and intellectual functioning, support systems, resources, other factors, that could affect responses to illness, treatment and discharge plan.
• Identifies barriers and plans for intervention to overcome or lessen barriers to achieve outcome as evidenced by treatment plan.
• Communicates findings, plan to interdisciplinary team and documents assessment, plan and interventions in medical records.

Crisis Intervention :

• Provides short term supportive counseling for individuals experiencing a temporary or situational problem.
• Performs assessment for cases of suspected elder, child, sexual or domestic abuse or neglect.
• Complies with required reporting, according to state law and hospital policy.
• Refers patients / families to appropriate community agencies for further intervention or counseling services as needed.
• Facilitates interactions between staff and DCFS / EPS or other agencies.

Acts as active team member in the discharge planning process and assures patient is referred to appropriate social and financial resources post discharge :

• Identifies patients in assigned caseload with complex social and medical issues through case finding and referral process.
• Reviews caseload with Manager to share findings, needs, barriers and progress to discharge.
• Evaluates financial assistance needs and eligibility and directs patients / family to appropriate community agencies which can assist in meeting financial needs, or providing food, shelter, transportation or other services.
• Maintains a working knowledge of payor reimbursement requirements for post hospital services.
• Maintains a working knowledge of available community resources by establishing a relationship with liaisons and admissions staff at agencies and facilities in the region.

Demonstrates the ability to address legal / ethical issues regarding health care as it relates to medical social work :

• Demonstrates knowledge of Advance Directives and patient rights.
• Ability to counsel / educate patients / families regarding patient rights, decision making and formulating Advance Directives.
• Facilitates family meetings to help with decision making when there is disagreement or lack of clarity around goals of care and plan of care.
• Links patient and families to available resources in hospital and community to provide ongoing support such as Hospice and Palliative Care.
• EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS :
• 1 to 3 years of experience in Acute Care hospital setting preferred.
• EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS :
• Required : Master's Degree in Social Work or equivalent.

Preferred : Licensed Clinical Social Worker

• LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS :

Certification Name : Basic Life Support Health Care

Provider Issuer : American Heart Association

Certification Name : Licensed Master Social Worker Required

Issuer : Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners

Licensure Specialty : Licensure

Certification Name : Licensed Clinical Social Worker Preferred

Issuer : Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners

Licensure Specialty : Licensure

• SKILLS AND ABILITIES :
• Must have good communication (oral and written), conflict management, organizational and planning skills. Must be able to utilize the hospital computer system as it relates to the Social Services Department.

Must have / acquire a working knowledge of significant community resources.

Job Type : Full-time

Pay : $24.50 - $35.50 per hour

Benefits :

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule :

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location : In person

Salary : $25 - $36