Medical Social Work Care Manager Emergency Department 01002
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10-04-2024
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Job Description
Full Time Day 13 shifts/mo alt. w/e and holidays 10a10p
Position Summary:
Provides Social Work services to patients and families including obtaining analyzing and evaluating data relating to
medical psychosocial programs; formulates and carries out treatment plans; initiates and /or follows through in a
cooperative efforts with other members of the home care interdisciplinary teams to enable patients to be maintained safely
in the community or discharged to an appropriate facility.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities Includes the Following:
1. Understands and adheres to our Performance Standards Policies and Behaviors Conducts interviews with
patient and/or family member(s)/significant others(s) to determine continuing care needs.
2. Completes Social Work Comprehensive Assessment for all patients referred or in need of social services in
accordance with departmental high risk criteria policy.
3. Complies with social work documentation and its requirements.
4. Provides psychosocial information for patients transferring to other units to ensure continuity of care.
5. Provides supportive counseling crisis intervention and grief counseling to patients and their families/ significant
others as appropriate.
6. Assists patients with adjustment to treatment including problems of depression anxiety denial and/ or anger;
noncompliance with medical regimen.
7. Devises/implements a social work treatment/continuing care plan involving the patient family/significant other and
the interdisciplinary team and documents on the patient s medical record in accordance to the departmental
policy.
8. Provides information referral and advocacy to community agencies.
9. Advocates and serves as a liaison for patients with community agencies.
10. Coordinates individual interdisciplinary case conference as needed.
11. Provides task supervision to caseworkers when designated.
12. Provides direct/task supervision to social work assistants and/or social work students when designated.
13. Leads education and support groups for patients and/or families/significant others as appropriate.
14. Identifies evaluates and designs proper safety plans for victims of crimes/abuse i.e.: child abuse elder abuse
domestic violence rape and sexual assault.
15. Maintains and completes statistics of case activities as outlined in the departmental policy.
16. Monitors his/her performance by reviewing medical records for appropriate documentation.
17. Attends individual unit departmental and intra/inter hospital meeting as mandated by the supervisor and/or
department director.
18. Assists /Participates in presentations training and inservices as required.
19. Participates in the department s crosstraining program.
20. Responds and participates in external and internal disasters when indicated/assigned by supervisor.
21. Performs other duties assigned as needed
Education & Experience Requirements
Master of Social Work Degree from a School of Social Work accredited by the Council of Social work Education.
Candidate must have discharge planning experience
Licensed Social Worker (LMSW/LCSW) approved by the State Education Department of the University of the
State of New York.
Two years experience in an acute care hospital setting or related setting.
NYS SCREEN Certification within 3 months of hire date
social work,psycho-social programs,safety plans,assessment,discharge planning,treatment plans,interdisciplinary teams,continuing care needs,referral and advocacy,family,crisis intervention,acute care hospital setting,documentation
Employment Type
Full Time
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