Medical Social Worker - Night Pediatric Psychiatric and Emergency Department
Medical Social Worker - Night Pediatric Psychiatric and Emergency Department
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Job Description
Department Overview
The Medical Social Worker as a member of a multi-disciplinary team providesbiopsychosocial assessment brief counseling care coordination information/referral crisisintervention patient advocacy and associated services to patients families significant others andother community agencies who may be involved in the patients care.
The Medical Social Worker directs efforts towards assisting patients and theirfamilies with adjusting to new diagnoses changes in physical functioning challenges ofhospitalization and eventual readjustment to the community. The Social Work Department hascorresponding teaching and research functions related to health and healthcare delivery practices.
The Medical Social Worker provides direct intervention on an as-needed basis with infants children adolescents adults and elderly patients and/or families. The Medical Social Worker will practice inaccordance with performance standards ethical principles and core values with a commitment toservice excellence. This position may provide social work services to patients admitted anywhere in the hospital including Adult units Pediatric units and the Emergency Department depending on department need or assist with coverage needs for other care management social work services.
Function/Duties of Position
Conducts psychosocial evaluations of patients/families and significantothers including but not limited to the following: adjustment to medical orhealth condition; care coordination; mental health status;
adjustment/compliance to treatment process; substance usage; child andelder abuse/neglect assessments; domestic violence issues; cognitive status(including potential guardian issues); and patient/family resources.
Provides crisis intervention and supportive short-term counseling topatients/families and significant others as necessary to meet immediatepsycho-social needs including but not limited to: Trauma/Emergency Department/ On Call/ Family Notification CODE Response (familyintervention); unanticipated change in health conditions/suicidal ideation; teenage pregnancy; single parent pregnancy/parenthood domestic violence child and elder abuse/neglect.
Provides grief/loss counseling and education regarding: fetal demise;actual/pending death of patient/family member; complicated pregnancies;pregnancy termination support postpartum depression; chronic/acutestress associated with life circumstances; divorce/separation; loss of
independence associated with illness or disability.
Provides brief psychotherapy including: individual short-termpsychotherapy; group work including information/support groups familysupport patient therapy); regarding but not limited to issues of adoptionabortion domestic violence family of origin sexual/gender substanceabuse parenting relationship adjustment to disabilities and chronic oracute illness.
Required Qualifications
A Masters Social Work (MSW) required. Health care experience preferred.
Effective January 1 2011 Certificate of Clinical Social Work Associate (CSWA) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required for employees who practice clinical social work.
Preferred Qualifications
- 1 year hospital experience
- Bilingual language skill are strongly preferred
Additional Details
Frequent interruptions in an environment of frequent change and fluctuations.
For inpatient units accepts accountability and responsibility.
May be exposed to body fluids tissue possible radiation exposure and infectious processes.
Subject to computer work for several hours as needed.
Able to utilize office equipment within work area.
Posted 6/6/2025 12:00pm
All are welcome
Employment Type
Part-Time
