Social Worker
Company: MEDSTAR HEALTH
Location: Olney
Posted on: April 19, 2024
Job Description:
The Social Worker functions as part of the interdisciplinary
health care team and serves as a patient liaison between the
hospital and the community. The Social Worker practices from a
psychosocial perspective and has a key role in facilitating a
smooth and timely transition between acute hospital care and post
hospital services.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Social Work with experience required
and
- Master's degree in Social Work preferred Experience
- 1-2 years Experience required Licenses and Certifications
- Maryland licensure as Social Worker required Knowledge, Skills,
and Abilities
- Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend English.
- Basic Computer skills to perform data entry
- HIPAA policies on Confidentiality
- Social Work Services: Provides social work and discharge
planning services to include assessment, planning, and intervention
to patients and their families.
- Identifies patients requiring social work intervention through
established case finding mechanisms. Performs biopsychosocial
assessments with patient and/or family involvement according to
departmental policy and procedures.
- Develops effective working relationship with patient and/or
family (engagement, collaboration, advocacy, problem-solving).
- Develops discharge plans responsive to patient/family concerns.
Incorporates knowledge of biopsychosocial factors related to the
ages of the patients served into the treatment plan.
- Counsels patients and families regarding issues of emotional
adjustment to the illness, disability, hospitalization, and/or
discharge plan. Communicates effectively with health care team
members and community providers regarding patient status, progress
and discharge planning needs.
- Coordination: Coordinates activities with hospital staff and
referral agencies in order to facilitate patient care and
departmental goals. Takes initiative and provides leadership in
developing discharge care plans which align with patient care
demands.
- Collaborates with members of interdisciplinary team, especially
regarding issues of patient flow. Develops effective working
relationships with health care team members based on an awareness
of their roles.
- Assists health care team members as needed in meeting
interdisciplinary patient goals by engaging them in efforts toward
problem-solving when appropriate.
- Coordinates communications between hospital system and
community agencies regarding patients' post discharge needs
- Administration of Quality Improvement: Complies with
departmental standards regarding attendance, documentation,
continuous quality improvement, and statistical requirements as
well as adherence to departmental policies and the NASW Code of
Ethics
- Documents Social Work assessment, plans, intervention and
outcome in the medical record in a clear, concise manner to afford
communication with the medical team (in accordance with department
standards for timeliness and content.)
- Completes and submits accurate and legible required statistical
reports and other departmental information requested on a timely
basis according to department guidelines. Continuously updates and
incorporates information regarding preferred providers and case
management organizations and insurance companies into the
transition planning process.
- Team Support: Supports and assists colleagues with workload.
Identifies and reports both opportunities to improve and barriers
to department and hospital effectiveness.
- Engages with manager and/or peers in posing potential solutions
to problems and participates in quality improvement projects and
activities. Assists with orientation and training of new department
staff
- . Provides educational experiences by a) supervising social
work students; b) making formal presentations within the department
to social work staff and students; c) making formal presentation to
other hospital personnel; d) serving as a consultant to peers and
to other disciplines; and/or e) making formal presentations to
community groups in accordance with individual departmental
guidelines.
- Development: Maintains current knowledge, certification, and
licensure. Identifies learning needs in self and initiates actions
to address these education needs. Attends continuing education
programs in order to maintain certification.
- Attends hospital sponsored training programs as required by the
department. Completes all mandatory requirements, certifications,
and licensure within allotted timeframe for completion (License,
PPD, Competencies, Age Specifics, etc.)
- Organizational knowledge: Works effectively within and between
departments. Participates on inter-departmental teams and
committees, communicating unit knowledge as appropriate
- Provides department/unit with information and knowledge
acquired during participation with interdepartmental teams and
committees. Demonstrates a constructive approach during all
interactions with staff, supervisors, and managers both inside and
outside the unit
Keywords: MEDSTAR HEALTH, Rockville , Social Worker, Healthcare , Olney, Maryland
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