Social Worker, Licensed Master
Description
Minimum Qualifications
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; ACM certification from American Case Management Association (ACMA) preferred
Experience / Knowledge / Skills :
- 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.
- Serves as a resource person and provides counseling and intervention related to treatment decisions and end-of-life issues.
- Advocates for patient and family empowerment and independence to make autonomous health care decisions and access needed services within the health care system.
- Participates in discharge planning activities for complex patients, in order to ensure a timely discharge and to provide appropriate linkage with post-discharge care providers.
- Deals with families exhibiting complex family dynamics that impact directly on patient care and discharge.
- Communicates with clinical care team members regarding the discharge planning status of all patients referred by them.
- Provides consultation to case managers when coordination with significant or intensive community resources is necessary to achieve desired treatment outcomes.
- Receives referrals for complex patient problem resolution from case managers or clinical care team members.
- Works in collaboration with the clinical and case management team members on transition planning and referrals to post acute care providers.
Keeps clinical and case management team members up-to-date on the status of the post-acute provider acceptance and clearance for discharge.
- Validates discharge criteria for patient and families and notifies clinical and case management team members of newly-identified resources or change in previously-identified resources.
- Educates patient / family and physician regarding post-acute options and addresses issues of choice.
- Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors; adheres to all Memorial Hermann policies, procedures, and standards within budgetary specifications including time management, supply management, productivity and quality of service.
- Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory / continuing education and skills competency;
supports department-based goals which contribute to the success of the organization; serves as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff.
- Other duties as assigned.
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