Social Worker MSW PRN
HCA Healthcare - Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67202
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Join Wesley Woodlawn Hospital & ER, part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare. We are looking for a dedicated Social Worker MSW PRN to join our team where your passion for creating positive patient interactions is valued. The Social Worker (MSW) is responsible for non-clinical, biopsychosocial assessments and interventions for the inpatient floors and the outpatient emergency department. The MSW performs crisis intervention, patient/family interventions, high-risk screening, focused emotional support, and referrals for financial assistance or other identified resource needs. The MSW assists in post-acute care placement on all discharges, primarily with those patients identified with post-discharge behavioral health and patient assistance/resource needs. The MSW is dedicated to patient and family-centered care that values personal self-determination, prioritization, and engages in creative and compassionate problem-solving. The scope of this role includes intensive care units, Trauma, Oncology, NICU, Transplant, and ED. The MSW responds to physician, non-discharge planning social work consults throughout the facility. Here is some of what you can expect from being a Social Worker with us: In partnership with RN Case Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the post-acute medical needs and level of care are appropriate. You will be responsible for responding timely to referrals from RN Case Manager or other staff when risk factors for social determinants of health are identified. You will perform thorough assessments and develop appropriate plans of care for high risk patients with discharge planning or psychosocial needs. Your role will identify and address barriers to discharge and recovery including financial, emotional, psychosocial, medical, and spiritual. You will provide education to patients and caregivers regarding community resources and post-acute level of care criteria, benefits, and coverage. You will engage in community outreach and program development. Your role will assist patients and caregivers with end of life issues, from advance directives to grief support. You will provide psychosocial support to patients and caregivers for adjustment to patients' chronic and/or terminal illness/death. Qualifications you will need: Current state licensure as a social worker by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) verification course through American Heart Assoc. and American Red Cross - Healthcare Provider CPR. Knowledge about internal, community and post-acute care resources. Certification in social work or case management preferred. Acute care social work or case management experience within the hospital preferred. Master's degree in social work from accredited institution. For more than 100 years, Wesley Healthcare has provided exceptional care to thousands of families in Wichita and throughout Kansas and Northern Oklahoma. Wesley Woodlawn Hospital & ER is a member of the Wesley Healthcare network within Greater Wichita and is an affiliate of HCA Healthcare. From door side parking to a convenient one-story campus where state-of-the-art treatments and technologies are always only a few steps away, Wesley Woodlawn Hospital & ER delivers more than you might expect from a community hospital in Wichita, Kansas. You'll find a place that offers world-class emergency care, a wide range of specialized medical services and all the resources of Wesley Healthcare. If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Social Worker MSW PRN opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.