Masters Social Worker

Job Title

Masters Social Worker Location

: Tulsa, OK Duration

: Permanent

Shift

: Days, 40 hrs/ week

General Description: Under general supervision, provides nursing care in a hospital to a variety of patients with health problems ranging from simple to complex.

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 Client 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 of 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 in-service 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.