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InstantServe LLC

Social Worker

InstantServe LLC, Houston, Texas, United States, 77086

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My name is Ella Albert and I am with InstantServe LLC. We're currently recruiting for a role that we think would be a great fit for someone with your skills and experience. Would you be open to learning more about this? I have included a brief job description below to help you better understand the qualifications we are looking for:

Our company places a high value on employee referrals, and we are willing to offer a generous referral bonus to anyone who successfully recommends a candidate that we end up hiring. If you know of anyone who you believe would be a great fit for this role, I would greatly appreciate it if you could provide a recommendation.

Job Title: Social Worker

Location: Houston, TX, 77030

Onsite Role

Salary According to Experience

Job type: Full time Permanent

Must-Haves

Education: Graduate of an accredited Master of Social Work program (MSW)

Licenses/Certifications: Current license as a Master Social Worker (LMSW) in the state of Texas required;

Field placement or internship in health services/health care provider experience.

Must have acute care social work hospital experience

Field placement or internship in health services/health care provider experience.

Acute inpatient hospital social work experience preferred.

Effective oral and written communication skills.

Working knowledge of DSM V and ICD-10 manuals.

Demonstrates knowledge and skill in social work assessment and treatment of patients for mental health status and substance abuse screening.

Excellent therapeutic communication and negotiation skills in interactions with patients, families, physicians and health care team colleagues.

Strong analytical skills.

Working knowledge and/or experience in utilization management, managed care, and payer issues.

Exposure and/or experience in pre-acute and post-acute care, as well as, community resources.

Ability to work independently, as well as, to develop collaborative relations with physicians, families, patients, interdisciplinary team and other community agencies.

Effective oral and written communication skills.

Demonstrates commitment to the Partners-in-Caring process by integrating our culture in all internal and external customer interactions; delivers on our brand promise of "we advance health" through innovation, accountability, empowerment, collaboration, compassion and results while ensuring one Memorial Hermann.

Principal Accountabilities

Assesses patient's and family's psychosocial risk factors through evaluation of prior functioning levels, appropriateness and adequacy of support systems, reaction to illness and ability to cope.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, develop and carry out a treatment plan by the use of a clinical social work diagnoses, assessments, and treatment interventions.

Intervenes with patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial consequences of illness and/or disability; accesses and mobilizes family/community resources to meet identified needs. Under supervision this may include short term individual, marital and family therapies as well as crisis intervention.

Provides intervention in cases involving child abuse/neglect, domestic violence, guardianship (temporary/ permanent), institutional abuse, foster care, adoption, mental health placement, advance directives, adult/elderly abuse, child protection and sexual assault.