Social Worker - Acute Care ESF5214
Social Worker - Acute Care ESF5214
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$ $ 75000 - 85000
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Job Description
What you will be doing:
- Identifies patient and family psychosocial and environmental needs related to admission diagnosis treatment and discharge by providing the highest quality evidence based care to patients while promoting costeffective utilization of hospital resources. Works collaboratively with other members of the interdisciplinary team in developing and implementing a comprehensive integrated discharge plan to effect positive patient and family outcomes. Makes appropriate referrals for community services; may provide emotional support and therapeutic interventions crisis intervention bereavement services and patient/family education. Assesses and intervenes in situations involving mandating reporting. Provides supervision to graduate social work student interns. Identifies patients who present to the ED with nonemergent needs; identifies and resolves barriers to accessing primary and preventive services instead of ED; educates patients regarding how and where to access healthcare services including the roles of the PCP Urgent Care and ED refer to Health Home Care Manager as needed; educated patients on transportation resources in the community.
Experience you will need:
- Masters degree in Social Work from an accredited program.
- Preferred:
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
- LICENSE: Minimum:
- Licensed Master Social Work (LMSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in NY State or eligible for NY State License.
- PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS. Minimum:
- Screen certification or experience or intent to pursue within six months.
- WORK EXPERIENCE: Minimum:
- Two years of related experience in Health Care.
- Counseling and discharge planning experience.
- Preferred:
- Experience in Acute Hospital setting and/or Nursing Home knowledge; prior navigator experience
- Prior experience conducting Crisis Intervention Evaluations
- SKILLS: Minimum:
- Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information with discretion and ability to deal with the people in a professional and courteous manner.
- Ability to meet deadlines manage multiple priorities and enhance the spirit of teamwork through effective role modeling.
- Excellent interpersonal communication and organization skills.
- Computer literacy
- Preferred:
- Experience with Microsoft Office products and electronic medical record.
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Employment Type
Full Time
