Social Worker I
Social Worker I
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Job Description
At Houston Methodist the Social Worker I (SW I) position provides comprehensive compassionate clinical social work and discharge planning to patients and their families of a targeted patient population on a designated unit(s). In collaboration with physicians and the interprofessional health care team this position sensitizes other health care providers to the social and emotional aspects of a patients illness to facilitate efficient quality care and achievement of desired treatment outcomes. The SW I position holds joint accountability with Case Manager for discharge planning and continuity of care assuring that psychosocial issues are addressed and treated as needed across the continuum of care.
- Communicates in an active positive and effective manner to all health care team members and reports pertinent patient care and family data in a comprehensive and unbiased manner; listens and responds to the ideas of others. Uses therapeutic communication to establish a relationship with patients and families and communicates the discharge plan facilitating transitions and handoffs. Supports patients and families in clinical or ethical issues.
- Uses patient and familycentered approach in collaboration with interprofessional health care team. Facilitates discharge planning activities for assigned patients and collaborates with the case manager and other members of the interprofessional health care team as well as patient and family. Maintains ownership of the psychosocial component assessments diagnosis and treatment of the discharge planning process on assigned units.
SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Serves as a unitbased participant for comprehensive case management activities including assessing patients and collaborating with team to identify atrisk patients participating in daily Care Coordination Rounds and identifying any barrier(s) of efficient patient throughput.
- Develops and implements a comprehensive psychosocial treatment plan utilizing appropriate clinical social work diagnoses treatments and interventions including crisis intervention brief individual marital and family therapies and patient family and caregiver groups. Assists with screening identification diagnosis management and treatment of victims of abuse neglect and domestic violence and of mental health and/or substance abuse problems in patients and family members.
- Completes a full assessment based on the social work assessment identifying social determinants of health. Completes screening by patient/family interview review of the medical record including previous episodes of care H&P lab and other test results/findings plan of care physician orders nursing and progress notes. Uses clinical knowledge and screening tools to identify need for case management and/or social work intervention.
- Establishes mutual educational goals with patient and family provides appropriate resources incorporating planning for care after discharge.
- Uses knowledge of levels of care working with patient and family to ensure discharge disposition is to the appropriate level and facilitates transfers. Provides brief goaldirected counseling services to assist patients/families to cope more effectively with the transition.
QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Modifies care based on continuous evaluation of the patients condition using problemsolving and critical thinking and makes decisions using evidencebased analytical approach. Documentation reflects completed patient screening/assessment and reassessment upon admission and concurrently as needed. Considers variables that impact treatment plans including diagnosis of emotional social and environmental strengths and problems related to their illness treatment and/or life situation.
- Continuously reviews the patient for opportunities for care facilitation and needs for discharge planning. Works with case manager for routine discharge and anticipates/prevents and manages/elevates emergent situations with specific focus given to discharge plan and elimination of psychosocial barriers.
- Collaborates with staff from the interprofessional health care team concerning safety data to improve outcomes and the safe transition of care through effective patient handoffs
FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Completes timely and thorough assessment on all unfunded patients to identify community resources required for effective transition and able to utilize alternative resources to fill gaps in established community resources.
- Establishes an effective community resource knowledge base and the judgment/ability to effectively select and coordinate available resources including referrals to regulatory agencies i.e. CPS/APS.
- Provides timely efficient pertinent patient information to healthcare team when coordination with significant or intensive resources is necessary for effective discharge planning outcomes and decreased length of stay.
GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Provides education to unitbased physicians nurses and other healthcare providers on community resources and psychosocial impact on care needs.
- Identifies areas for improvement based on understanding of evidencebased practice literature. Assists in evidencebased practice/performance improvement projects based on observations by offering solutions and participating in unit projects and activities.
This job description is not intended to be allinclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
- Master Degree in Social Work
WORK EXPERIENCE
- 0 years of experience
- New graduate with hospital internship preferred
- One year hospital social work experience preferred
- LMSW Licensed Medical Social Worker State Licensure or higher license in the State of Texas OR
- LCSW License Clinical Social Worker State Licensure
- Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job determined through ongoing skills competency assessments and performance evaluations.
- Sufficient proficiency in speaking reading and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security.
- Ability to effectively communicate with patients physicians family members and coworkers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles.
- Knowledge of community resources and health care financial and payer issues and eligibility for state local and federal programs (acquired within 6 months of hire)
- Collaboration negotiation and mediation skills
- Progressive time management and prioritization skills
- Demonstrates critical thinking skills at all times
- Well versed in computer skills of the entire Microsoft Office Suite (Access Excel Outlook PowerPoint and Word)
- Maintains individual competencies around critical Social Work functions including payor rules and regulations psychosocial assessments and discharge planning methods.
- Maintains level of professional contributions as defined in Career Path program
SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
WORK ATTIRE
- Uniform No
- Scrubs No
- Business professional Yes
- Other (department approved) No
ONCALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be oncall during emergencies (ie. DIsaster Severe Weather Events etc) regardless of selection below.
- On Call* Yes
TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**
- May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
- May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area Yes
Company Profile:
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2025 will be Houston Methodists ninth hospital and will incorporate the most advanced technology available from the day the doors open. With 100 beds (at our opening; licensed for 276) and a prime location in the heart of the rapidly growing U.S. 290 corridor the hospital will be equipped with technologically advanced innovations implemented during COVID many of them designed to make patient communication with physicians staff and families the very best and most effective in any health care facility. Even though the hospital wont be fully operational until 2025 we have several services and specialties opening in 2024.
Houston Methodist is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of women minorities disabled persons and veterans.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Equal employment opportunity is a sound and just concept to which Houston Methodist is firmly bound. Houston Methodist will not engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person employed or seeking employment with Houston Methodist on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. VEVRAA Federal Contractor priority referral Protected Veterans requested.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type
Remote
Company Industry
Key Skills
- Motivational Interviewing
- Acute Care
- Crisis Intervention
- Behavioral Health
- Intake Experience
- Hospice Care
- Case Management
- Home Care
- Child Welfare
- Experience with Children
- Social Work
- Addiction Counseling
