Medical University of South Carolina
Social Worker
Medical University of South Carolina, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, 29115
Social Worker
Location: Orangeburg, South Carolina Job Summary: Provides comprehensive and continuing patient care through the provision of social work care coordination to patients and their families. Functions as an integral member of a collaborative, interdisciplinary team, using assessment, planning, implementing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluation skills. Minimum Qualifications: A degree in social work. LMSW, LISW, or LBSW license with the State of South Carolina required within 6 months from the date of hire. One year of related social work experience is required, preferably in a healthcare setting. Work Environment: Primarily works in the Behavioral Health unit. Must be able to handle emergency or crisis situations up to 70% of the time and demonstrate emotional stability. Subject to long and irregular hours. Occasional standing and walking. Must be able to handle varying or unpredictable situations. Supervisory Responsibilities: None. Financial Responsibilities: None. Essential Functions: Interviews patients and family members to obtain information about home environment, family relationships, health history, and patient personality traits. Educates patients and families in understanding, accepting, and following medical recommendations. Initiates screening of discharge planning needs on high-risk patients. Coordinates discharge planning activities with input from the appropriate inter-disciplinary team. Interprets the nature of the illness and prescribes a course of treatment to the patient and family. Coordinates with the inter-disciplinary team members and community resource personnel. Adheres to the department policy for documentation and provides monthly statistics as required. Provides crisis and situation-oriented counseling to patients/families. Performs other miscellaneous and related duties as required. Physical Requirements: Physical requirements are primarily related to the essential functions of any job. In order to perform the essential functions of this position, you must be able to stand, walk, sit, use hands, stoop, talk, and hear. Must be able to lift or exert energy up to 10 pounds 100% of the time. Must have close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), and distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more). Mental Requirements: Must possess the ability to read and interpret business or safety manuals, clinical or technical procedures or regulations. Ability to write reports, correspondence, and/or manuals. Must have the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, patients, families, other employees, and medical staff. Must have the ability to perform more complex math functions to include calculating percentages, averages, volume, ratio, and interpreting graphs-using numbers, money, and units of measurement. Must have the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to deal with concrete and abstract concepts and interpret verbal, nonverbal, and written instructions. Population Served: This position primarily interacts with children, adolescents, adults, and aging adults. All staff members must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to meet the physical, psycho-social, educational, safety, and related needs of the persons in the assigned work area. Entity: Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) Worker Type: Employee Worker Sub-Type: Regular Cost Center: CC005256 ORBG - EMPATH Unit Pay Rate Type: Salary Pay Grade: Health-27 Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Work Shift: Job Description Assists with coordination of the discharge process to ensure a successful transition in collaboration with the health care team to achieve targeted patient outcomes. This role completes an assessment on the patient and caregivers throughout the hospitalization and outpatient follow-up as needed. This position identifies risk factors that the patient may experience after discharge and applies discharge interventions to lower the patient risk of an undesirable event post-discharge. The Social Worker (MSW) bridges the discharge to outpatient provider with the patient and caregiver to address issues and questions. Additional Job Description: Education: Master's degree in a social work or social welfare program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Credentials: MSW licensure by the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners. Certification in case management preferred. The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit, and business need.
Location: Orangeburg, South Carolina Job Summary: Provides comprehensive and continuing patient care through the provision of social work care coordination to patients and their families. Functions as an integral member of a collaborative, interdisciplinary team, using assessment, planning, implementing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluation skills. Minimum Qualifications: A degree in social work. LMSW, LISW, or LBSW license with the State of South Carolina required within 6 months from the date of hire. One year of related social work experience is required, preferably in a healthcare setting. Work Environment: Primarily works in the Behavioral Health unit. Must be able to handle emergency or crisis situations up to 70% of the time and demonstrate emotional stability. Subject to long and irregular hours. Occasional standing and walking. Must be able to handle varying or unpredictable situations. Supervisory Responsibilities: None. Financial Responsibilities: None. Essential Functions: Interviews patients and family members to obtain information about home environment, family relationships, health history, and patient personality traits. Educates patients and families in understanding, accepting, and following medical recommendations. Initiates screening of discharge planning needs on high-risk patients. Coordinates discharge planning activities with input from the appropriate inter-disciplinary team. Interprets the nature of the illness and prescribes a course of treatment to the patient and family. Coordinates with the inter-disciplinary team members and community resource personnel. Adheres to the department policy for documentation and provides monthly statistics as required. Provides crisis and situation-oriented counseling to patients/families. Performs other miscellaneous and related duties as required. Physical Requirements: Physical requirements are primarily related to the essential functions of any job. In order to perform the essential functions of this position, you must be able to stand, walk, sit, use hands, stoop, talk, and hear. Must be able to lift or exert energy up to 10 pounds 100% of the time. Must have close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), and distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more). Mental Requirements: Must possess the ability to read and interpret business or safety manuals, clinical or technical procedures or regulations. Ability to write reports, correspondence, and/or manuals. Must have the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, patients, families, other employees, and medical staff. Must have the ability to perform more complex math functions to include calculating percentages, averages, volume, ratio, and interpreting graphs-using numbers, money, and units of measurement. Must have the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to deal with concrete and abstract concepts and interpret verbal, nonverbal, and written instructions. Population Served: This position primarily interacts with children, adolescents, adults, and aging adults. All staff members must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to meet the physical, psycho-social, educational, safety, and related needs of the persons in the assigned work area. Entity: Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) Worker Type: Employee Worker Sub-Type: Regular Cost Center: CC005256 ORBG - EMPATH Unit Pay Rate Type: Salary Pay Grade: Health-27 Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Work Shift: Job Description Assists with coordination of the discharge process to ensure a successful transition in collaboration with the health care team to achieve targeted patient outcomes. This role completes an assessment on the patient and caregivers throughout the hospitalization and outpatient follow-up as needed. This position identifies risk factors that the patient may experience after discharge and applies discharge interventions to lower the patient risk of an undesirable event post-discharge. The Social Worker (MSW) bridges the discharge to outpatient provider with the patient and caregiver to address issues and questions. Additional Job Description: Education: Master's degree in a social work or social welfare program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Credentials: MSW licensure by the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners. Certification in case management preferred. The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit, and business need.