Trice Healthcare Staffing
Title: Masters Social Worker
Location: Tulsa OK
Duration: Full Time perm
Additional Details:
Job Summary: --Provides skilled interventions for: -The support and/or resolution of patient and family crises. -Problem-solving and decision-making. -Advocacy and facilitation necessitated by life-changing events (adoption, guardianship, abuse, placement, bereavement). -Mediation of risk factors and coping with disease or disability. -Other psychosocial and/or socioeconomic issues while adhering to hospital and departmental policies/procedures including those on Infection Control, Confidentiality, Patient's Rights, Advance Directives, Disaster Protocol, Safety and Fire Prevention, Attendance, and Punctuality.
Job Responsibilities: -Receives referrals and assesses in a timely manner those patients and families/significant others who are referred to social work service. -Integrates social work plan into overall patient care through interdisciplinary collaboration. -Provides skilled Social Work services in the areas of comprehensive case management, discharge planning, continuing care services, advocacy, clinical social work services, including crisis intervention, and patient/family education utilizing individual and family modalities. -Provides skilled social work services in the areas of abuse and neglect, advanced directives, psychiatric placements/issues, end of life issues pertinent to the assigned patient population. -Understands and utilizes hospital and community-based resources and entitlements. -Refers patients, families/significant others, and hospital staff to appropriate services to ensure continuity and quality of care. -Develops and utilizes specialized knowledge of resources related to the needs of specific patient populations. -Facilitates efforts to obtain insurance coverage for hospital and community-based services. -Documents the patient care plan, staff interventions and outcomes promptly and completely in the patient's medical record. -Completes statistical reports as required by the department and other programs. -Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to develop complex discharge plans prospectively and conduct transitional planning for patients moving to nursing home and other facilities. -Continues and encourages professional development through supervision, attendance at hospital and community conferences and mandatory inservice training with the intent of enhancing knowledge, sensitivity, and self-awareness about special issues related to culture, race, gender, religion or sexual orientation. -Participate in community education and support group activities as approved. --Decision Making: -Independent judgment in making decisions from many diversified alternatives that are subject to general review in final stages only
--Working Relationships: -Coordinates activities of others (does not supervise). -Works directly with patients and/or customers. -Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction. -Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction. -Works with other healthcare professionals and staff. -Works frequently with individuals at Director level or above.
Required Skills & Experience: -Prior experience with assigned patient population. -Must be computer literate. Preferred Skills & Experience: -Experience in hospital or community health agency. -Ability to have additional language fluency in addition to English.
Required Education: -Completion of Master of Social Work or closely related degree from an accredited program. P referred Certifications & Licensure: -LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker). OR -LPC (Licensed Practical Counselor).
Thank you!
Additional Details:
Job Summary: --Provides skilled interventions for: -The support and/or resolution of patient and family crises. -Problem-solving and decision-making. -Advocacy and facilitation necessitated by life-changing events (adoption, guardianship, abuse, placement, bereavement). -Mediation of risk factors and coping with disease or disability. -Other psychosocial and/or socioeconomic issues while adhering to hospital and departmental policies/procedures including those on Infection Control, Confidentiality, Patient's Rights, Advance Directives, Disaster Protocol, Safety and Fire Prevention, Attendance, and Punctuality.
Job Responsibilities: -Receives referrals and assesses in a timely manner those patients and families/significant others who are referred to social work service. -Integrates social work plan into overall patient care through interdisciplinary collaboration. -Provides skilled Social Work services in the areas of comprehensive case management, discharge planning, continuing care services, advocacy, clinical social work services, including crisis intervention, and patient/family education utilizing individual and family modalities. -Provides skilled social work services in the areas of abuse and neglect, advanced directives, psychiatric placements/issues, end of life issues pertinent to the assigned patient population. -Understands and utilizes hospital and community-based resources and entitlements. -Refers patients, families/significant others, and hospital staff to appropriate services to ensure continuity and quality of care. -Develops and utilizes specialized knowledge of resources related to the needs of specific patient populations. -Facilitates efforts to obtain insurance coverage for hospital and community-based services. -Documents the patient care plan, staff interventions and outcomes promptly and completely in the patient's medical record. -Completes statistical reports as required by the department and other programs. -Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to develop complex discharge plans prospectively and conduct transitional planning for patients moving to nursing home and other facilities. -Continues and encourages professional development through supervision, attendance at hospital and community conferences and mandatory inservice training with the intent of enhancing knowledge, sensitivity, and self-awareness about special issues related to culture, race, gender, religion or sexual orientation. -Participate in community education and support group activities as approved. --Decision Making: -Independent judgment in making decisions from many diversified alternatives that are subject to general review in final stages only
--Working Relationships: -Coordinates activities of others (does not supervise). -Works directly with patients and/or customers. -Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction. -Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction. -Works with other healthcare professionals and staff. -Works frequently with individuals at Director level or above.
Required Skills & Experience: -Prior experience with assigned patient population. -Must be computer literate. Preferred Skills & Experience: -Experience in hospital or community health agency. -Ability to have additional language fluency in addition to English.
Required Education: -Completion of Master of Social Work or closely related degree from an accredited program. P referred Certifications & Licensure: -LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker). OR -LPC (Licensed Practical Counselor).
Thank you!