Our team is looking for an experienced PRN Social Worker (MSW) to join our team!

RESPONSIBILITIES

: (Included but not limited to):

• Develops plan of care in coordination with Interdisciplinary Team and provides social services as applicable through the performance of a variety of services, interventions and modalities
• Utilizing a biopsychosocial assessment of the patient and family as the basis for care planning.
• Complete initial comprehensive assessment visit within 5 calendar days of admission unless visit declined by patient.
• Document visit record electronically within 24 hours of the visit.
• Facilitating or co-facilitating family meetings
• Facilitating effective communication between patient/family and the IDT
• Advocating for effective team dynamics, including conflict management, wellness and self-care
• Assisting patients with advanced care directives
• Debriefing difficult cases or deaths within the IDT
• Patient/family psychoeducation regarding coping with illness, normalization of stress, and palliative care options such as hospice services
• Identifying and reporting abuse and neglect as mandated by law
• Resource identification and referrals; practical assistance; insurance coverage; system navigation; funeral planning.
• Documenting assessments, progress, and response to treatment as required by organizational and professional standards.
• Improving care delivery for persons with life-threatening illness
• Individual and family counseling specific to the disease process, coping, and planning
• Educating IDTs about mental health issues, family dynamics, or psychosocial factors impacting care
• Assessing and addressing caregiving resources and needs
• Advising IDT members of the maintenance of appropriate and therapeutic boundaries
• Crisis intervention including suicide assessment and prevention
• Collaborating on discharge planning
• Cultivating community relationships and developing community resources
• Bereavement care and grief counseling, including anticipatory responses to and processing of grief
• Assures that all documentation meets requirements for accuracy and timeliness, and reflects services provided, billing requirements, patient/caregiver needs, and confidentiality.
• Adheres to all Agency, state and federal policies and procedures, laws, and regulations which are relevant to job responsibilities.

Job Type:

Full-time Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Employee assistance program Flexible schedule Mileage reimbursement

Work Location:

On the road