Social Worker

Position Purpose: Plans, organizes and implements social work services for patients ranging in age from neonate to geriatrics.
Essential Functions (list in order of importance including measures) * Conducts psychosocial assessments of patients and family members to obtain information about home environment, family relationships, perception of patient’s illness and coping resources in order to provide emotional support and discharge planning assistance. Documents same in the patient’s medical record.

• Encourages understanding and acceptance of any illness as well as the treatment plan. Along with this he/she gathers pertinent information from medical records, hospital personnel and significant others to formulate a comprehensive discharge and post-hospital plan of care.
• Communicates patient/family issues to appropriate staff members and attending physicians. Participates in team and/or family conference to ensure patient understanding and compliance with the medical plan.
• Collaborates with patients/significant others and/or physicians on discharge planning, such as nursing home placement, rehabilitation placement, home health, transportation, etc. Makes arrangements for discharge plans as needed.
• Assesses and intervenes in abuse/neglect cases (all ages). Prepares and maintains required documentation on each case.
• Participates in the Advance Directives Program as a liaison in order to provide patients information on Advance Directives.
• Assesses patients with substance abuse/mental health problems. Intervenes in adoption cases and assesses for potential guardianship cases.

Marginal Functions (list in order of importance)

Ø Performs both essential and marginal job functions in a safe manner as identified by Saint Anthony Hospital and the respective department while adhering to the Hospital’s confidentiality norms and standards. Actively and consistently demonstrates the core values of Saint Anthony Hospital in all interactions with others.

Ø Enhances professional growth and development through participation in education programs, in-service meetings, workshops, continuing education seminars..

Ø Performs other duties as assigned or indicated after demonstrating required competency or competency or completing requisite training.

General Job Requirements (List any required knowledge, skills, experiences or training, including length of time necessary for proficiency, required to perform the job.)

• BA/S in Social Work, Psychology or related field. MSW preferred.
• Requires excellent observation skills, analytical thinking, problem solving, and ability to communicate and interact with all levels of professionals, in addition to good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good critical thinking skills: ability to assess, evaluate, and teach. Flexible with a working knowledge of all areas of medicine.
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly and organize multiple tasks simultaneously.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies in performance of the essential functions of this position.

· Problem solving—the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully and maintains confidentiality.

· Interpersonal skills—the individual establishes relationships quickly with all levels of employees within the organization, is able to maintain confidentiality, and remains open to others’ ideas and ways of doing things.

· Communication—the individual speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; able to produce written documents and communications that provide clear expression of ideas or goals; is able to actively listen to gain an understanding of a situation and respond accordingly.

· Planning/organizing—the individual prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently.

· Quality control—the individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality; ability to edit work for spelling and grammar and presents numerical data effectively.

· Adaptability—the individual adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 – $72,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Medical Specialty:

• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:
All Staff members and Patients must wear a mask. All Staff members MUST be vaccinated against Covid-19.

Experience:

• Clinical Social Workers: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• LSW (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: One location