Clinical Social Worker III

Job Description

Job Summary:

• Incumbent is responsible for delivering social services, including psychosocial evaluation and treatment, advocacy, teaching, referrals to community services, and assisting as needed with discharge planning.
• Participates in case coverage and other necessary support for other social workers in the Department of Clinical Social Work and Care Coordination.
• Participates in formal and informal teaching, including supervision of social work graduate students and in-service education for nurses, nursing students, medical residents, fellows, interns, and ancillary staff.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides in or out-patient psychosocial assessments, therapeutic interventions, and community resource support information and referrals for adult and pediatric patients and their families throughout the medical center.
• Develops and implements appropriate psychosocial interventions that enhance patient and family.
• Preparation for and adherence to medical, surgical, and pharmacological regimens.
• Organizes and facilitate support group(s) as necessary or requested.
• Enters progress notes on a daily basis for all patients within caseload.
• Ensures progress notes are accurate, refer to problems identified on the treatment plan, address progress and Products as related to treatment goals, and are written legibly.
• Document incidents or unusual occurrence at the time that it happens.
• Effectively collaborates as needed with the patient, family and healthcare team to facilitate appropriate patient transfers.
• Conducts and documents assessment of patients within caseload for use in developing a master treatment plan.
• Develops age and disease appropriate care plans in timely manner as prescribed by Program policies and procedures utilizing all assessments and input from treatment team.
• Reviews and updates treatment plans for clients within caseload on a timely basis.
• Supports the participation of patients in planning for their care.
• Acts as an effective liaison to medical staff to ensure continuity and congruity of hospital services in accordance with the plan of care.
• Effectively coordinates multi-disciplinary referrals.
• Facilitates effective and efficient hospital response to physician orders and the acquisition of necessary services.
• Utilizes treatment planning meetings to review problems, progress and discharge plans for all clients within caseload.
• Accurately coordinates education needs for the discharged patient/family.
• Teach families and hospital teams about diagnosis-specific community resources and insurances.
• Provides effective education, direction and guidance to clinical staff.
• Responsible for the achievements and success of Client.
• Follows through and meets commitments; accountable for own actions and supportive of colleagues.
• Presents self in appearance and actions in a manner that conveys professionalism and pride in area of responsibility.
• Projects a positive presence and ensures that work related or personal frustrations are kept separate from patient care and professional activities.
• Takes responsibility for problems and solutions; follows existing policies and procedures.

 Required Certifications & Licensure:

• Current Clinical Social Work License issued by the Board of Behavioral Sciences.
• Currently possess an ASW License.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Interpret and implement hospital, JCAHO, Health Department and Child Abuse Registry standards and regulations.
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties.
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job.
• Knowledge of and ability to work within a complex health care system.
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms.