Social Worker/MSW Adult Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit, Cherry Hill

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Social Worker/MSW Adult Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit, Cherry Hill

Provides social work services, assesses and enhances the patient’s/family’s/significant other’s ability to cope with physical, emotional and environmental problems related to illness/convalescence and discharge plan. Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to establish a discharge plan for the patient.

Schedule: M-F, 8am-4:30pm

Job Description

Provides social work services, assesses and enhances the patient’s/family’s/significant other’s ability to cope with physical, emotional and environmental problems related to illness/convalescence and discharge plan.  Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to establish a discharge plan for the patient.

Conducts psychosocial assessment/reassignment of patients/significant others relating to the social, emotional and cognitive capabilities of patients in relationship to their illness and health maintenance needs.

Provides counseling for patient/family/significant others to assist with coping with new diagnoses, chronic illness and palliative or terminal care

Essential Functions
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Conducts psychosocial assessment/reassignment of patients/significant others relating to the social, emotional and cognitive capabilities of patients in relationship to their illness and health maintenance needs.
• Develops and implements a plan of intervention that addresses identified needs related to needs/problems identified during assessment.
• Collaborated with the multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate discharge planning
• Provides counseling for patient/family/significant others to assist with coping with new diagnoses, chronic illness and palliative or terminal care
• Advocates on behalf of the patients/families to enable them to obtain necessary services.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):
Knowledge of: Medical terminology and disease process; Community resources; Insurance regulations and requirements
Skill in: Work with multidisciplinary teams, outside resources, patients/families/significant others
Ability to: Establish an appropriate plan to safely discharge patients to the next level of care

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Education:
Graduate from an accredited Masters of Social Work program required. Masters of Social Work required.

AND

Experience:
Minimum of 2 years hospital based social work experience.
Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements:
Active LSW or LCSW required for New Jersey positions and preferred for Pennsylvania positions.

Additional Information
Other Functions (in addition to Essential Functions)
• Serves as a resource and provides counseling and intervention related to treatment decisions and end of life care issues.
• Refers patient/significant other to community based services/resources to meet patient’s continuum of care needs.
• Coordinates team and/or family conferences when necessary to facilitate patient’s care progression.
• Provides psychosocial counseling and crisis interventions to patients/significant others with needs.
Provides interventions in cases involving child abuse/neglect, domestic violence, elder abuse and institutional abuse. Provides intervention in cases involving guardianship, foster care, adoption, psychiatric assessment and placement, Advance Directives (Center City), trauma and substance abuse.
• Facilitates completion of all placement related documentation in nursing home grants, applications, etc.
Completes referrals to options programs where appropriate.
• Documents in accordance with hospital and departmental requirements.
• Works with Case Managers in providing discharge planning services per departmental policies and procedures in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and patient/family.
• Identifies patients and locates family and/or next of kin.
• Educates patients/significant others on the process for obtaining health insurance. Provides appropriate documents/information to apply for welfare insurance.
• When necessary, initiates medical assistance application in a timely manner (Center City) or ensure medical assistance application has been initiated by identified external agencies (excludes Center City). Follows up with identified external service regarding application.
• Provides psychosocial assessment and intervention as well as documents in the electronic medical record updates t