Department/Unit:

Hemophilia Program

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Salary Range:

$70,068.00 - $108,605.00

Medical Social Worker
Department of Pediatrics - Outpatient
Melodies and Hemophilia Treatment Center

Create optimal outcomes for the patient and family by managing complex psychosocial and economic co- morbidities. Through advanced practice skills, mobilizes resources to reduce risk, and serves as ambassador between hospital and community.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Works with the Case Manager and the treatment team to develop a safe and timely Discharge Plan A and B that complies with regulations and laws regarding patient and family wishes

• Identifies the need for and conducts family meetings that result in comfort, decisions, and other important outcomes

• Serves as the lead in obtaining charity and financial resources, legal guardianship, adoptions, psychiatric referrals, and competency determinations.

• Leads or co-leads Care Coordination Rounds

• Help create function and productivity on the many teams to which the SW belongs, facilitating the resolution of conflict to present a united message to patients and families

• Acknowledge issues of diversity and adjust practice accordingly

• Works with people and agencies in the community to improve responsiveness, capabilities, alignment, and evaluation of services to patients and families

• Collaborate with Risk Management, Patient Relations, Utilization Management, and Quality Management about potential problems and preclude outcomes detrimental to AMC

• Base individual practice patterns on a sound knowledge base of social work principles and methodologies, social work policies, and the NASW Code of Ethics

• Demonstrate flexibility in providing department coverage as needed, including possible modification of role, responsibilities, and assigned caseload

• Completes initial screen of patients and families and a comprehensive psychosocial assessment of patients

• Assists patients and families in understanding their illness and treatments options, as well as consequences to various treatments or refusal of treatment

• Assists patients and families in communicating with treatment team

• Provides crisis intervention

• Advocates for patient care and timely discharge plan

• Coordinates patient discharge and continuity of care planning

• Educates hospital staff on patient psychosocial needs

• Educates patients and families on levels of care; acute, sub-acute, community services and resources

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree of Social Work degree from an accredited school of Social Work Program - required

• 1-3 years as graduate student or as a social worker with experience in the field of Clinical Social Work with experience in care transitions. - required

• Ability to create collegial and collaborative relationships internally and externally.

• Knowledge of accreditation standards, health care regulations, performance improvement and patient safety.

• Effective organization, oral and written communication skills, problem solving, program development and computer skills.

• Knowledge of health care law and regulations related to acute care and the immediate post-acute continuum

• Ability to complete a psychosocial assessment, risk factor analysis, treatment planning, and models of intervention

• LMSW - Licensed Medical Social Worker - State Licensure - required