Clinical Social Worker MSW
Roanoke, VA - USA
Job Summary
Employment Status:
Full timeShift:
Day (United States of America)Facility:
1906 Belleview Ave SE - RoanokeRequisition Number:
R158478 Clinical Social Worker - MSW (Open)How Youll Help Transform Healthcare:
**Sign On Bonus and Relocation Assistance Available**The clinical social worker provides psychosocial assessments interviews and/or treatments and discharge planning to patients and families to assist them in coping with hospitalization illness diagnosis and/or life situation. The social worker works collaboratively with other members of the health care team community resources regulatory agencies and third-party payers in order to facilitate the transition of the patient through the organization while maintaining the highest quality of services possible.
- Conduct psychosocial assessments to evaluate emotional social and environmental factors affecting patients and families.
- Develop and coordinate comprehensive care transition plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team ensuring appropriate resource utilization.
- Regularly reassess care plans and adjust as needed with face-to-face coordination whenever possible.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of benefit plans regulatory guidelines and resources for cost-effective care.
- Ensure timely accurate and confidential documentation meeting professional standards and federally regulated timelines for assessments and discharge plans.
- Stay current with social work and healthcare developments attending department training and educational sessions as required.
- Provide supervision teaching and training for staff and students as needed.
- Actively participate in interdisciplinary meetings and maintain effective communication with all care team members to ensure timely and appropriate care transitions.
- Advocate for patients and provide therapeutic interventions to support their adaptation to illness or life changes.
- Support patients and families by addressing emotional and coping challenges and providing education related to their condition.
- Participate in performance improvement initiatives adhering to productivity measures and utilizing data to monitor and enhance patient care.
- Comply with departmental policies and procedures while identifying and escalating avoidable delays in care transitions.
What We Require:
Education: Masters degree from an accredited school of Social Work or 12 years of equivalent experience required.
Experience: Minimum of two years social work experience in health care setting preferred.
Other Minimum Qualifications: Effective interpersonal communication and team working skills required. Must successfully complete orientation and competency validation for position. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of social work theory and practice: proven expertise as a clinical social worker; crisis intervention skills; critical thinking and creative problem solving. Satisfactory completion of orientation; positive interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; analytical skills; cultural competence; integrity; team player; courteous; ability/willingness to work as an integral member of a multi skilled team.
Recruiter:
DANA JOHNSONRecruiter Email:
For more information contact the HR Service Center at 1-.
Carilion Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer: We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race color religion sex national origin age (40 or older) disability genetic information or veterans status. Carilion is a Drug-Free Workplace. For more information or for individuals with disabilities needing special assistance with our online application process contact Carilion HR Service Center at 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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About Company
Carilion Clinic is a not–for–profit health care organization based in Roanoke, Va. Through our comprehensive network of hospitals, primary and specialty physician practices and other complementary services, we work together to provide quality care