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Under general supervision, the 2920 Medical Social Worker performs routine medical social work duties; evaluates social, emotional and physical needs of clients; interviews clients and their families and significant others; provides supportive counseling or crisis intervention; conducts mandatory reporting activities; advocates on behalf of clients; provides discharge planning, service coordination, psychoeducation and case management; and performs related duties as required.
Job Responsibility:
Evaluates social, emotional, and physical needs of clients by applying social work theories
Provides supportive counseling or crisis intervention
Interviews clients, their families, and significant others to obtain intake information
Conducts mandatory reporting activities
Prepares records to document case activity
Advocates on behalf of clients with agencies, medical practitioners and within the community
Conducts home visits when necessary
Provides discharge planning and/or service coordination and linkage
Requirements:
Possession of a Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
Six (6) months (1,000 hours) of social work experience in a health care setting
Nice to have:
Comfort as Float responding to urgent social work requests in varied hospital outpatient units
Experience in Urgent Care and/or Dialysis setting
Willingness to provide case management services (on-campus only)