LMSW-Social Worker (LJ)

Responsibilities:

Provides case and group work services to patients and/or their families during patient's Hospital stay. Ensures continuity of medical care by referral to appropriate follow-up services.

 

• Provides direct service to patients and their families using a variety of social work modalities in order to help clients maximize their functioning.  Travel to patient homes, community resources, community meetings may be required.
• Advocates on behalf of the client to ensure maximum access to health care.
• Maintains appropriate professional patient care documentation as defined by hospital policies and procedures.
• Functions in a consultative and educative capacity with all pertinent individuals or agencies that impact on patients.
• Prepares materials for supervisory conferences.
• May direct the activities of paraprofessional staff, social work interns and volunteers.
• May participate in appropriate research, staff development programs and community liaison activities.
• Performs related duties, as required.

Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited school of social work. LMSW required within one (1) year of employment.

• Pre-masters work experience with an adult population, required
• Pre-masters work experience with an adolescent population, required
• One year work experience in an alcoholism setting, required
• One year work experience in an substance-abuse setting, required
• Pre-masters work experience in an abuse/neglect/domestic violence setting, preferred
• Pre-masters work experience in an AIDS/HIV setting, preferred
• Pre-masters work experience in a developmental/behavior disorder setting, preferred
• Pre-masters work experience in a psychiatric setting, preferred
• Experience in case management, cognitive/behavioral, group work, individual, preferred.

*Additional Salary Detail 
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).