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Job description
Department: Social Work
Schedule: Full time
Hours: 40
Job Details:
The Medical Social Worker is responsible for working in a team structure with the RN Case Manager and other Integrated Care department staff, to effect overall care coordination for the transition of care and complex discharge planning process. Through psychosocial assessment and intervention strategies, is responsible for assisting patients and their families in understanding and learning to cope with illness and disability. Assists families in resolving complex personal and environmental difficulties which interfere with effective social functioning and obtaining maximum benefit from medical care.
Participates as a professional team member in patient care planning along with the hospital and community agency personnel. Provides education and consultation to health care professionals and the community regarding the impact of psychosocial factors. Responsible for the delivery of social work services which are available to the patient, the patient’s family, and other persons significant to the patient, are well organized and directed, and integrated with other units and departments of the hospital and community. This position will collaborate interdepartmentally with all divisions of the hospital, inpatient, ambulatory, and Emergency.
Social Workers assume additional leadership duties to help with onboarding, training, coaching and job shadowing for newer staff, participate in the department’s peer mentoring program for new staff around developing social work skills and completed additional special projects as requested. LISW Social Workers are eligible to volunteer work time to provide group supervision for independent licensure preparation for dependent licensed social workers and students, as well as attend other leadership opportunities as able.
Department Specific Job Details:
full time, 40 hours
M - F, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
serving the Child Advocacy dept
holiday and on call coverage requirements
LSW required, LISW preferred
Education Requirements:
Masters: Social Work (Required)
Certification/License Requirements:
LISW - Licensed Independent Social Worker - Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board, LSW Ohio - Ohio Licensed Social Worker - Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board
Worksite address
palm springs, CA, 92292, US
Who can apply
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