Social Worker, 24 hrs/wk, Pediatric Unit

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical social work assessments are completed within the timeframe established and include each assessment element established in the Clinical Social Work Scope of Practice guidelines.
• Patient and family psychosocial needs are met by developing a plan of care and interventions that are consistent with individual patient/family goals and within the context of their environment, age, and cultural background.
• Patient and family adjustment and coping skills are facilitated through effective counseling.
• Style of interaction and communication facilitates a neutrality and objectivity that advances a patient’s progress toward achieving their goals.
• Community and social service agency relationships provide access to community resources that benefits patients and families.
• New staff and other healthcare students are taught and mentored to achieve identified performance expectations.
• Colleagues are educated and supported through the development and delivery of educational in-services and case conference presentations to integrate best practices into service.
• Professional consultation is provided to health care professionals and hospital personnel to effectively manage complex patient/family or interpersonal situations.
• Assessments of suspected abuse, neglect, and domestic violence are completed and reports are filed in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Documentation is completed according to department, hospital, and regulatory standards.
• Performance improvement opportunities are identified, discussed with stakeholders, action plans are created and implemented as appropriate.
• Facilitation of care and progression toward discharge is achieved by effective alignment with hospital length of stay and financial reimbursement goals and initiatives.
• Appropriate documentation is completed to support third party payer requirements.
• Collaboration with key program leadership results in improved program design, structure, and resources to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Research is conducted, supported or applied to the workplace to advance best practices.
• Additional department, organization, or network activities are completed per established objectives.