Licensed Master Social Worker

Job Description

Required Skills & Experience:

• One (1) year of LMSW experience.
• Attend team/unit rounds.
• Utilize Allscripts, Careport, and Parachute applications for referrals/orders.
• Ensure patients are notified of their discharge as needed, in accordance with time frames and documentation specified in departmental policies.
• Meet with all patients on caseload a minimum of once per week, unless clinically inadvisable.
• In such cases, meetings should be adjusted to accommodate the patient’s needs.
• Provide and review discharge plans and aftercare referral forms with patients or family members, as indicated.
• Complete screening, assessments, notes, care plans, and education within the required time frames in the EMR.
• Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Develop comprehensive and safe discharge and aftercare plans with the team.
• Develop and maintain relationships with community agencies.
• Execute discharge plans, including referrals for home care and Skilled Nursing Facilities.

Required Education:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work.

Required Certifications & Licensure:

• Valid Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) license issued by NYSED.
• Primary Source Verification of license.

Languages:

• English.
• Speak.
• Read.
• Write.