Social Worker - MSW First Shift
Social Worker - MSW First Shift
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Job Description
Overview
The Trauma Program social worker provides information and referral services counseling needs assessments screenings discharge planning for special populations and the coordination of outpatient services which meet the health related needs of the traumatically injured patient of all ages adolescent 1218 years) adult 1965 years) and geriatric 66older) in an acute care setting. The major functions include assessing planning coordinating implementing monitoring educating and evaluating care. The trauma program social worker will be responsible for keeping vital data to reflect intervention impacts and will present at interdisciplinary monthly meetings as requested. The trauma program social worker identifies tools resources skills and education to support trauma patients with mental illness transitional needs and substance abuse disorders with the ultimate goal of providing support and intervention to improve mental health and stability. The trauma program social worker interacts with physicians residents medical students nursing staff staff from other departments/services involved in patient care as well as with providers and community agency representatives. This position is in conjunction with a multifaceted social support program for trauma patients at UofL Hospital and will be essential to our holistic care approach
Responsibilities
- Provides crisis intervention supportive individual and group counseling and patient advocacy to enhance patient and family ability to cope with psychosocial effects of traumatic injuries/hospitalization.
- Meets with patients and/or family members at the bedside to provide psychosocial support during various stages of disease processes including death and dying.
- Utilizes social work methods to help patient and family cope with very emotionally demanding issues (i.e. loss of patients limb substance abuse loss of functional abilities grief and loss financial stressors).
- Evaluates trauma departmental products procedures and services systematically to ensure continuing effectiveness and to identify needed improvements. Part of this evaluation includes data collection to evaluate effectiveness of brief intervention and identify gaps or opportunities for growth.
- Provides substance abuse and traumaspecific education/outreach/resources to coworkers hospital and medical staff and the community to provide information about Trauma Program functions social servicesrelated concepts and services and community resources.
- Pursues continuing education by participation in departmental or hospitalwide inservice programs or in classes workshops or conferences.
- Identifies risk issues with trauma patients accurately and implements procedures which appropriately address risk concerns. (APS CPS MIW duty to warn etc. Utilizes proper methods to assess whether presence of domestic violence is related to patients admission to the hospital and intervenes accordingly.
- Supervises undergraduate and graduate students as assigned and collaborative programs affiliated with University of Louisville Hospital and surrounding educational institutions.
- With trauma MD guidance conducts family conferences routinely especially for complex family situations or patients with complex or special needs. Utilizes social work tools and skills to participate in the resolution and mediation of disagreements and conflicts within family/social systems as they arise in the hospital setting.
- In collaboration with the Trauma Program Director and Trauma Injury Prevention Manager will establish coordinate and maintain the Trauma Survivor network and other patient support services included in the American Trauma Society.
- In collaboration with Trauma Injury Prevention Manager will establish coordinate and maintain Youth AntiViolence Program and other community Injury Prevention programs.
- Performs required assessments for pediatric patients
- For special population trauma patients will work in collaboration with Care Coordination to assist with needs assessment to develop appropriate discharge/care management plan that will result in best possible outcomes. Uses social work screening tools and information from multiple interdisciplinary sources to develop an appropriate plan.
- Participates in trauma interdisciplinary rounds. Offers information attained from psychosocial assessment to overcome barriers to treatment in the patients social environment and emotional wellbeing to support the treatment efficacy provided in the hospital.
- In collaboration with Addiction Program SW per the American College of Surgeons criteria (ACS) will conduct brief interventions for trauma patients identified as being admitted for illness/injury related to drug/alcohol abuse and referral/transition to substance abuse treatment agencies when patients agree to treatment.
- Will develop and maintain monthly Trauma Support Group
- Will develop and maintain Trauma Peer Support
- Is an active participant in Trauma Clinic followup mental health screenings for patients that meet criteria
- Per the American College of Surgeons will develop and maintain mental health screenings as required for Level I verification.
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Maintains compliance with all company policies procedures and standards of conduct
- Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all timesPerforms other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Education: Master of Social Work (MSW or MSSW) is required.
Experience: Hospital or Healthcare social work preferred
Licensure: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) preferred if not LCSW will be required to begin supervision within 12 months of hire
Certification: Certified Social Worker (CSW) for Kentucky is required
Employment Type
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