About this opportunity
Fairview Health Services lists this Acute Social Worker - BSW opportunity in burnsville, Minnesota. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Casual Acute Care Social Worker
Fairview is looking to hire a Casual Acute Care Social Worker to join our team at Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville, MN. This casual position requires availability to work at least every fourth weekend.
The ideal candidate will have previous hospital or nursing home social work experience and be comfortable supporting patients and families in an acute care setting. While the primary need is for weekend coverage, candidates must also have some weekday availability during standard business hours to complete required training, onboarding, and appointments before independently working weekend shifts.
The acute social worker works on-site with the interdisciplinary teams including providers, physical therapists, nurses, dieticians, chaplains and pharmacists to assist patients and families in navigating through their hospitalization. The acute social worker completes psychosocial assessments, care planning/progression and creates comprehensive discharge plans from the hospital. The social worker is patient facing, responds to crisis situations, manages patient and family expectations, creates solutions to identified discharge barriers and aims to reduce length of stay and prevent avoidable hospital readmissions.
Responsibilities:
Attends daily in person interdisciplinary care team rounds
Conducts thorough psychosocial assessments with patients and/or their surrogate decision makers
Helps the care team navigate and mediate complex psychosocial dynamics
Is well versed in the surrogate decision maker policy and assists care team members with identifying surrogate decision makers according to the policy
Communicates frequently with the interdisciplinary team to ensure continuity and effective coordination of care
Provides emotional support surrounding adjustment to sudden illness, grief/bereavement and end of life planning
Addresses social determinants of health and assists with connecting patients to needed resources in the community such as chemical dependency treatment, domestic violence resources, housing stabilization services, mental health services, food shelves, transportation, financial assistance etc.
Arranges and facilitates in person care conferences as needed to support patients and their families surrounding navigating complex medical decision-making processes/goals of care
Documents all interactions thoroughly and timely following established department standard work
Serves as the expert in system adult and child protection reporting policies
Collaborates with patients, families and interdisciplinary teams in developing an individualized discharge plan based on age, social and cultural considerations, clinical diagnoses, level of functioning and other relevant needs
Participates in hospital initiatives and projects to reduce length of stay and related barriers which may include collaborating with providers for clinical adjustments in care
Required Qualifications:
B.S./B.A. Bachelor's degree in social work
Less than 1 year experience working in a healthcare or related setting
Licensed Social Work State of MN upon hire
Preferred Qualifications:
3 years experience working in a healthcare or related setting
Benefit Overview:
Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information:
Compensation Disclaimer:
An individual's pay rate within the posted range may be determined by various factors, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization prioritizes pay equity and considers internal team equity when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.
EEO Statement:
EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status
Worksite address
burnsville, MN, 55337, US
Who can apply
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