Posted in Other 8 days ago.
Location: Hollywood, Florida
At Memorial, we are dedicated to improving the health, well-being and, most of all, quality of life for the people entrusted to our care. An unwavering commitment to our service vision is what makes the difference. It is the foundation of The Memorial Experience.
Summary:
Provides assessment, planning, counseling and education to patients.
Responsibilities:
Interviews and assesses patients and/or patient's family, caregivers, and/or legal representatives. Determines, prioritizes, provides and/or arranges for needed internal and external services/interventions.Participates in case reviews to evaluate case management and progress. Consults with healthcare team members to promote, monitor, and evaluate compliance with patient's treatment plan.Supervises and/or trains new staff, students, and interns.Assists with discharge planning and processes. Identifies appropriate resources, including transportation, housing, healthcare, and social/spiritual services, and provides referrals as part of the discharge plan.
Competencies:
ACCOUNTABILITY, ANALYSIS AND DECISION MAKING, CRISIS INTERVENTION - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CUSTOMER SERVICE, PATIENT AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE, PROBLEM SOLVING, RESPONDING TO CHANGE, STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR
Education and Certification Requirements:
Masters: Social Work - SW (Required)
Additional Job Information:
Complexity of Work: Must display a high level of flexibility, adaptability and organizational skills. Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to prioritize and organize time and functions. Must communicate effectively and respectfully with patients, families, and all levels of staff and management. Required to provide conscientious commitment to assigned work, work schedule, honesty, teamwork, assisting others to bring about positive outcomes. Must be able to recognize and manages risks, resolve issues and problems as soon as they arise, report and document adverse events and reportable conditions. In all respects, verbally and behaviorally, must support Memorial Healthcare System's mission and values.Must demonstrate the ability to provide social work services to patient, family members and significant others in four areas: 1) psychological functioning, 2) adaptation to illness, injury, disability or life event, 3) psychosocial assessment/evaluation and 4) facilitation services such as referral community agencies financial planning, and provision of information and resource knowledge. Required to identify and intervene for suspected abuse including sensitivity to age specific concerns; physical/emotional/sexual abuse of children and adolescents; domestic abuse for adults; and caretaker/institutional abuse for senior adults. Must be able to manage crisis situations, demonstrating ability to quickly appraise the crisis situation and select appropriate intervention. Able to document direct service in patient's medical record after each significant encounter. Must demonstrate proficiency in use of the electronic medical record. Must be able to demonstrate good problem-solving skills, root-cause analysis, and principles of clinical performance improvement. Required Work Experience: One (1) year social work experience in a health care setting.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:
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