ON-CALL SOCIAL WORKER / PER DIEM / ROTATING / BWH - CARE COORDINATION
Location: Boston Massachusetts
Description: Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is currently seeking to employ ON-CALL SOCIAL WORKER / PER DIEM / ROTATING / BWH - CARE COORDINATION right now, this job will be placed in Massachusetts. More complete informations about this job opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Responsibilities: GENERAL SUMMARY / OVERVIEW STATEMENT: 1. Reports to! the Director of Social Work and Clinical Services. Helps to resolve personal, psychological, financial and environmental difficulties for patients in the Emergency Department, medical-surgical and ob-gyn areas during evening, night, weekend and holiday hours. Collaborates with other health providers, and refers to community resources as appropriate.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Interviews patient and family to evaluate patient’s psychosocial situation which is determined by social, emotional, financial, familial and cultural parameters. This includes referring to community agencies.
2. Provides crisis intervention counseling for domestic violence, sexual assault, trauma, etc., early identification of discharge needs, extended care facilities and referral to community resources and governmental agencies. Contacts appropriate PCP and outpatient care coordinator for capitated patients.
3. Helps to maximize medical treatment by addressing emot! ional, social, financial situation and utilization management.!
4. Arranges personal, hospital and community resources to optimize patient care. This includes obtaining medical insurance, housing, public assistance, child care, and rehabilitation care.
5. Formulates, coordinates and implements patient care plan with multidisciplinary team and makes referrals for follow-up counseling, home visiting nurse, aide or homemaker services.
6. Collaborates, communicates and consults with a wide range of social, governmental and legal agencies, e.g. courts, schools, clinics, other hospitals, welfare agencies, private physicians and other referral sources.
7. Provides clinical documentation including psychosocial assessment, and progress notes. Performs administrative record-keeping, including statistical reports, billing forms, et al.
Requirements: QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Master of Social Work degree from an accredited program
2. Licensure at LCSW, or LICSW â€" current Massachusetts license required
3. Must have a l! evel of knowledge of casework process, organizational systems, and community resources in relation to health, illness and disability, generally acquired through one to two years related experience in a health care setting.
4. Prior experience in health care preferred.
5. Staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his/her assigned unit.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED: 1. Must have a solid understanding of current social work theory, practice and treatment methods, and familiarity with community issues and resources and with relevant social legislation since up to 80% of job is direct or indirect patient care.
2. Must have a high level of analytical abilities to quickly and independently assess patient needs and psychosocial situations, understand medical records, understand and assess medical-ethical-legal issues, and assess and understand interrelationship! s between medical team and patient or family; to formulate appropriate ! intervention or treatment methods, and provide effective interventions with patient, family, staff and institution in resolving complex cases; and to manage and prioritize large caseload under intense pressure.
3. Must have solid understanding of organizational theory and practice in large systems and knowledge of social and health care policies and systems in order to carry out patient care responsibilities effectively.
4. Excellent diagnostic, treatment, interpersonal, organizational and communications skills are necessary to assess patient needs, develop associated treatment plans, provide effective treatment and counseling, mobilize community resources, advise and train staff.
5. Tremendous emotional stamina is needed to manage a heavy caseload of a complex and crisis-laden nature; to think and perform rapidly; to respond professionally to the needs of patients, families and staff; to provide intense concentration when counseling and advising patients in tim! es of emotional stress and in ambiguous situations; and to provide the constant monitoring needed for follow-up care. Dealing on a daily basis with emotionally draining issues, e.g. death, disfigurement, threats from disturbed patients is extremely stressful.
6. It is essential to be able to perform autonomously, with flexibility and excellent judgment. The highest level of interpersonal skills are necessary to negotiate with an unlimited variety of personalities in a professional manner.
7. Cultural sensitivity and age-specific competency required.
WORKING CONDITIONS: • Worker is exposed to disease, malpractice liability and threats of violence. The highest standards of social work practice are essential because the autonomous, independent judgments made by social workers, if made carelessly, can result in serious consequences to others, e.g. child abuse, suicide, deterioration of patient’s mental state.
Shift: Day Shift
EEO Stateme! nt: An EEO, AA, VEVRAA Employer
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