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Social Worker

Pascagoula Hospital | Full-Time | Monday-Friday from 8:00am-4:30pm with Rotating Weekends and Holidays |

2809 Denny Ave

Pascagoula, Mississippi, 39581

United States

Position Summary

The Social Worker provides psychosocial support to patient populations of different ages and families within Singing River Health System and focuses on crisis intervention and coping skills. He/She works with community agencies to help meet social, emotional and economic needs of the patient.

Social Worker

Pascagoula Hospital | Full-Time | Monday-Friday from 8:00am-4:30pm with Rotating Weekends and Holidays |

2809 Denny Ave

Pascagoula, Mississippi, 39581

United States

Position Summary

The Social Worker provides psychosocial support to patient populations of different ages and families within Singing River Health System and focuses on crisis intervention and coping skills. He/She works with community agencies to help meet social, emotional and economic needs of the patient.

DISCLAIMER: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this intends to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks performed as assigned.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited school required; Master’s Degree in Social Work preferred.

License

Must be currently licensed to practice as a Social Worker in the State of Mississippi.

Certification

Must have de-escalation training completed by end of position orientation (90 days); must have appropriate level of de-escalation training.

Experience

A minimum of one (1) year experience as a Social Worker in a hospital, rehabilitation center or Home Health required.

Reports To

Director of Patient Resource Management; SNF Patient Care Manager and/or Director of Post Acute Care Services

Supervises

N/A

Physical Demands

Work is moderately active: involves sitting with frequent requirements to move about the office, move about the facility, and to travel to another facility within the SRHS service area. Work involves exerting a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Work involves using many physical motions in performing daily work activities; subject to exposure of body fluids, sputum and tissues, which may carry the hazard of infectious disease. Work involves using repetitive motions: substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and or fingers while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard.

Work involves being able to perceive the nature of sound at normal speaking levels with or without correction; the ability to make fine discriminations in sound. Work requires close visual and acuity and the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus, i.e. shift gaze from viewing a computer monitor to forms/printed material that are closer to compare data at close vision.

Must be able to be active for extended periods of time without experiencing undue fatigue. Must be able to work schedules assigned with the understanding that changes may be instituted according to the needs of the hospital for off days, shifts or weekends.

Mental Demands

Must demonstrate keen mental faculties/assessment and decision making abilities. Must demonstrate superior communication/speaking/enunciation skills to receive and give information in person and by telephone. Must demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills. Must possess emotional stability conducive to dealing with high stress levels. Must demonstrate ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Attention to detail and the ability to multi-task in complex situations is required. Must have the ability to maintain collaborative and respectable working relationships throughout SRHS and other organizations

Special Demands

Work requires the ability to function independently, adapt to workload demands, set priorities, understand and set goals. Must possess highly developed organizational, planning and management writing skills, excellent oral communication skills, and the ability to create/maintain a collaborative work environment.

Must possess superior customer service skills and professional etiquette. Must possess proficient knowledge and ability to use a computer (must be keyboard proficient) and other office technology (i.e., telephone, fax, etc.), MS Outlook and Word.

Must be able to demonstrate appropriate clinical judgment and apply appropriate professional skills to a patient population of all ages.

Must have a valid driver license as job requires traveling throughout the SRHS service area – with the employee providing his/her own transportation.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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