Social Worker – Care Coordination-Patient Support @ MV

Social Worker – Care Coordination-Patient Support @ MV

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work (MSW) from an accredited school of social work.
• Knowledge of Child Protection Service (CPS) and Adult Protection Service (APS) mandatory reporting laws.
• Two years’ experience in the provision of social services and/or discharge planning in the post-acute care setting preferred.
• Knowledge of basic medical terminology and understanding of chronic and acute disease and how this impacts patients and families functioning.
• Advanced communication skills, models clear communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic medical records license/certification/registration requirements.

Responsibilities

• Completes psychosocial assessments of patients to evaluate patient needs.
• Supports patients and families to cope with hospitalization and/or new diagnosis.
• Provides support with crisis interventions, grief/bereavement counseling, facilitates family meetings and prepares reports and documents concerning patients.
• Collaborates with care providers including substance abuse navigators, psychiatrists and other specialists in developing treatment recommendations.
• Creates and updates a database of home and community-based psychosocial resources for assigned caseload and for use by the multidisciplinary team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years’ experience in the provision of social services and/or discharge planning in the post-acute care setting preferred.