Social Worker, CSW or LCSW, Jewish Hospital
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Job Location:
Louisville, KY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Primary Location:
JHHS - Jewish Hospital - UMCAddress:
200 Abraham Flexner Way Louisville KY 40202Shift:
Salary Shift (United States of America)Job Description Summary:
About UofL HealthUofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with eight hospitals four medical centers Brown Cancer Center Eye Institute nearly 200 physician practice locations and more than 1000 providers in Louisville and the surrounding counties including southern Indiana. Additional access to UofL Health is provided through a partnership with Carroll County Memorial Hospital.
With more than 13000 team members physicians surgeons nurses pharmacists and other highly-skilled health care professionals UofL Health is focused on one mission: to transform the health of communities we serve through compassionate innovative patient-centered care.
Job Description:
About Jewish Hospital
Jewish Hospital part of UofL Health is an internationally renowned high-tech tertiary referral center developing leading-edge advancements in hand and microsurgery heart and lung care orthopedics and sports medicine neuroscience organ transplantation and outpatient care. The hospital is the site of the worlds first successful hand transplant and AbioCor implantable replacement heart procedures in addition to the first trial of adult cardiac stem cells in chronic heart failure. Jewish Hospital continues to be recognized for its specialized heart care procedures including the implantation of ventricular assist devices (VAD) and transcatheter aortic valve replacement. The UofL Health Trager Transplant Center is in a select group of hospitals nationwide that perform heart lung liver kidney pancreas and hand transplantation. The center also includes a Pancreas Disease Center a GI Motility Clinic and Advanced Heart Failure and VAD programs.
Additional Job Description:
Under the direction of the Manager and/or Director of Care Coordination the Social Worker performs activities which support the Care Coordination Department. The Social Worker promotes optimal health care outcomes in accordance with the policies procedures applicable laws and contracts philosophy mission vision and values of University of Louisville Hospital; assumes responsibility and accountability for the appropriate utilization of facilities and services and serves as a resource to physicians nurses and ancillary staff. The social worker provides psychosocial assessment discharge planning information and referral services counseling and the coordination of services which meet the health-related needs of patients of all ages including infant (birth to one year) pediatric (1-11 years) adolescent (12-18 years) adult (19-65 years) and geriatric (66-older) in an acute care setting. The major functions include assessing planning coordinating implementing monitoring educating and evaluating care. The social worker interacts with physicians advanced providers residents medical students nursing staff staff from other departments/services involved in patient care as well as with providers and community agency representatives. Must be able to adjust priorities quickly organize multiple tasks simultaneously and work interdependently with many levels of staff. Attention to detail; strong organizational interpersonal and communication skills; and innovative problem-solving skills required. Must be able to adjust work hours depending upon departmental and organizational needs as determined by the director or manager.
Key Skills
- Motivational Interviewing
- Acute Care
- Crisis Intervention
- Behavioral Health
- Intake Experience
- Hospice Care
- Case Management
- Home Care
- Child Welfare
- Experience with Children
- Social Work
- Addiction Counseling
About Company
UofL Health provides comprehensive care at our UofL Health – UofL Hospital location in Louisville Ky. Learn more about UofL Health – UofL Hospital and the various services we provide.
