Social Worker II
Job Description
Job Summary:
- Under general supervision, the Social Worker II provides professional social services to patients and their families.
- This includes psychosocial assessments, crisis interventions, discharge planning, and advocacy to support optimal patient care and outcomes.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide social services to patients and families within an assigned medical service area.
- Conduct discharge planning evaluations and psychosocial assessments.
- Communicate findings and concerns to the healthcare team.
- Offer counseling related to disease, treatment, financial or social challenges, and emotional stress.
- Identify high-risk social cases and provide crisis intervention (e.g., child abuse/neglect, physical abuse).
- Serve as a liaison between patients/families, hospital staff, and external agencies.
- Evaluate and adjust social work services to achieve desired patient outcomes.
- Assist with discharge planning, placement, and referrals to post-acute or community-based services.
- Support patients and families in managing difficult diagnoses, treatment transitions, or functional changes.
- Advocate for patient rights, informed decision-making, and ethical care practices.
- May collect data related to referrals, extended stays, or service utilization.
- May supervise students or new employees as assigned.
Required Education:
- Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited school.
Preferred Licensure/Certification:
- Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) strongly preferred.
Experience:
- Hospital or healthcare setting experience preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong knowledge of social work principles, casework practices, and community resources.
- Familiarity with current social, economic, and healthcare trends and issues.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate technical or sensitive information clearly to patients, families, and medical staff.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Specialized interviewing skills, including working with children.
Schedule Hours Per Week: 40.00
Schedule Hours Per Day: 8.00
Schedule Days Per Week: 5.00