Job Title (H1): Social Worker Social Services spiritual Care/Case Management. Day/Evening Shift
Sub-Title (H2): We’re hiring for a Social Worker for our St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, Minnesota.
The incumbent provides a wide range of clinical social work services and interventions to assist individuals, families, groups or communities to restore, enhance, or protect their capacity for productive social functioning and coping with their illness and health care status. The individual is able to assume independent practice and takes a leadership role in patient care, program and professional issues that they confront in their daily practice with minimal supervisory guidance.
Social Worker Job Title Education: and Experience Requirements:
Master's degree in Social Work with medical experience
Current Minnesota Social Work Licensure at the LGSW or LISW level
Preferred:
LICSW
3-5 years’ experience in a health care setting; ability to analyze, intervene and evaluate a range of psychosocial theory and methods in practice with clients; and demonstrated knowledge of community and economic resources.
Responsibilities:
Plans and implements treatment and transition care plans based upon a psychosocial assessment that is integrated into an interdisciplinary care plan.
Provides a range of social work interventions that include, case management, counseling, crisis intervention, and advocacy in assisting patients and families reach their goals. Identifies and recognizes rapidly changing situations and quickly intervenes to prevent or resolve the emotional crisis.,
Arranges, mobilizes, utilizes, and may coordinate a comprehensive range of community resources which most effectively meet the identified patient and family needs.
Takes leadership role in facilitation of interdisciplinary communication as it relates to patients and families experiencing complex psychosocial issues.
Formally and informally educates patient/family and health care team members regarding the social work role, pertinent patient care issues, and population specific information.
Serves as a preceptor or field instructor for social work graduate and undergraduate training as appropriate to their skills related to a range of psychosocial issues and interventions.
Serves as patient advocate and liaison with physicians, families and community to ensure continuity of care.
Documents psychosocial assessment, progress notes, care plans and discharge/transition plan in the electronic medical record.