Stormont Vail Health
Ambulatory Social Worker at Stormont Vail Health
Position: Full-time Shift: First Shift (Days, less than 12 hours per shift) Hours per week: 40
Brief Overview Ambulatory Social Workers are professionals trained to provide social work/case management services to patients, their families, and their support persons/systems in both ambulatory and inpatient settings. This includes the professional activity of assisting individuals, families, groups, organizations or communities to enhance or restore the patient’s capacity for social functioning and to create societal conditions favorable to their goals.
Experience Qualifications
Experience in customer service (preferred)
Clinical and/or medical social work experience (preferred)
Experience in group work, case work, and community methodologies (preferred)
Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Bachelor Social Worker – KSBSRB (full licensure required within 6 months of hire)
Licensed Master Social Worker – KSBSRB (full licensure required within 6 months of hire)
What you will do
Participate in patient admission processes (inpatient, outpatient, PHP, IOP); assist with signing voluntary papers; serve as hospital representative and patient advocate.
Coordinate and facilitate services for patients and families throughout the entire Stormont Vail Health system.
Perform social work assessments, demonstrating awareness of the bio‑psychosocial, cultural, developmental and spiritual ramifications of illness and hospitalization.
Develop appropriate case management and treatment plans based upon assessment and multidisciplinary team recommendations.
Address patient/family/caregiver understanding and adjustment to illness, maximizing benefits of intervention and enhancing functioning; establish supportive therapeutic relationships and communicate clearly regarding status and progress.
Initiate discharge planning upon admission; coordinate plans with internal and external multidisciplinary teams; develop long‑term prevention plans to reduce recidivism.
Develop and facilitate patient and/or significant other groups as needed.
Maintain productivity and prioritize patient‑care activities efficiently.
Provide problem solving and leadership in developing new services responding to patient‑care demands.
Maintain confidentiality and comply with professional ethics and institutional standards.
Actively participate in patient‑care conferences.
Provide patient education on diagnosis and treatment.
Provide crisis and/or brief therapy for individuals, families, and groups.
Assess patient and family functioning at discharge or referral.
Required for All Jobs
Comply with all Stormont Vail Health policies, standards, mandatory training, and requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Patient Facing Options
Position is patient facing.
Remote Work Guidelines
Workspace is quiet and distraction‑free, complying with security and privacy standards.
Stable access to electricity and minimum internet speed (25 mb upload).
Dedicate full attention to job duties and communication during working hours.
Adhere to break and attendance schedules agreed upon with supervisor.
Abide by Stormont Vail’s Remote Worker Policy and review the Remote Work Agreement annually.
Remote Work Capability
Hybrid
Scope
No supervisory responsibility.
No budget responsibility.
Physical Demands
Balancing: Rarely
Carrying: Occasionally 1–3 hours.
Climbing (ladders/stairs): Rarely
Eye/hand/foot coordination: Frequently 3–5 hours.
Grasping (fine/gross): Occasionally 1–3 hours.
Handling: Occasionally 1–3 hours.
Lifting: Occasionally 1–3 hours up to 50 lbs.
Pulling, Pushing, Reaching (forward/overhead): Occasionally 1–3 hours up to 25 lbs.
Repetitive motions: Occasionally 1–3 hours.
Sitting: Frequently 3–5 hours.
Standing: Occasionally 1–3 hours.
Stooping: Rarely
Talking: Frequently 3–5 hours.
Walking: Occasionally 1–3 hours.
Working Conditions
Combo, chemical, dusts, electrical, mechanical, noise/sounds: Rarely
Combative patients, explosive: Frequently 3–5 hours.
Infectious diseases, vulnerable exposures: Occasionally 1–3 hours.
Risk of exposure to blood and body fluids, hazardous drugs: Rarely
Other hazards and environmental conditions: Occasionally 1–3 hours.
Equal Opportunity Employment Stormont Vail is an equal‑opportunity employer. The company does not discriminate based upon race, color, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, service in uniformed service, disability or genetic information. This policy applies to all aspects of employment practices.
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Position: Full-time Shift: First Shift (Days, less than 12 hours per shift) Hours per week: 40
Brief Overview Ambulatory Social Workers are professionals trained to provide social work/case management services to patients, their families, and their support persons/systems in both ambulatory and inpatient settings. This includes the professional activity of assisting individuals, families, groups, organizations or communities to enhance or restore the patient’s capacity for social functioning and to create societal conditions favorable to their goals.
Experience Qualifications
Experience in customer service (preferred)
Clinical and/or medical social work experience (preferred)
Experience in group work, case work, and community methodologies (preferred)
Licenses and Certifications
Licensed Bachelor Social Worker – KSBSRB (full licensure required within 6 months of hire)
Licensed Master Social Worker – KSBSRB (full licensure required within 6 months of hire)
What you will do
Participate in patient admission processes (inpatient, outpatient, PHP, IOP); assist with signing voluntary papers; serve as hospital representative and patient advocate.
Coordinate and facilitate services for patients and families throughout the entire Stormont Vail Health system.
Perform social work assessments, demonstrating awareness of the bio‑psychosocial, cultural, developmental and spiritual ramifications of illness and hospitalization.
Develop appropriate case management and treatment plans based upon assessment and multidisciplinary team recommendations.
Address patient/family/caregiver understanding and adjustment to illness, maximizing benefits of intervention and enhancing functioning; establish supportive therapeutic relationships and communicate clearly regarding status and progress.
Initiate discharge planning upon admission; coordinate plans with internal and external multidisciplinary teams; develop long‑term prevention plans to reduce recidivism.
Develop and facilitate patient and/or significant other groups as needed.
Maintain productivity and prioritize patient‑care activities efficiently.
Provide problem solving and leadership in developing new services responding to patient‑care demands.
Maintain confidentiality and comply with professional ethics and institutional standards.
Actively participate in patient‑care conferences.
Provide patient education on diagnosis and treatment.
Provide crisis and/or brief therapy for individuals, families, and groups.
Assess patient and family functioning at discharge or referral.
Required for All Jobs
Comply with all Stormont Vail Health policies, standards, mandatory training, and requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Patient Facing Options
Position is patient facing.
Remote Work Guidelines
Workspace is quiet and distraction‑free, complying with security and privacy standards.
Stable access to electricity and minimum internet speed (25 mb upload).
Dedicate full attention to job duties and communication during working hours.
Adhere to break and attendance schedules agreed upon with supervisor.
Abide by Stormont Vail’s Remote Worker Policy and review the Remote Work Agreement annually.
Remote Work Capability
Hybrid
Scope
No supervisory responsibility.
No budget responsibility.
Physical Demands
Balancing: Rarely
Carrying: Occasionally 1–3 hours.
Climbing (ladders/stairs): Rarely
Eye/hand/foot coordination: Frequently 3–5 hours.
Grasping (fine/gross): Occasionally 1–3 hours.
Handling: Occasionally 1–3 hours.
Lifting: Occasionally 1–3 hours up to 50 lbs.
Pulling, Pushing, Reaching (forward/overhead): Occasionally 1–3 hours up to 25 lbs.
Repetitive motions: Occasionally 1–3 hours.
Sitting: Frequently 3–5 hours.
Standing: Occasionally 1–3 hours.
Stooping: Rarely
Talking: Frequently 3–5 hours.
Walking: Occasionally 1–3 hours.
Working Conditions
Combo, chemical, dusts, electrical, mechanical, noise/sounds: Rarely
Combative patients, explosive: Frequently 3–5 hours.
Infectious diseases, vulnerable exposures: Occasionally 1–3 hours.
Risk of exposure to blood and body fluids, hazardous drugs: Rarely
Other hazards and environmental conditions: Occasionally 1–3 hours.
Equal Opportunity Employment Stormont Vail is an equal‑opportunity employer. The company does not discriminate based upon race, color, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, service in uniformed service, disability or genetic information. This policy applies to all aspects of employment practices.
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