LMSW Social Worker

Job Description

Performs psychosocial assessments of and on-going direct social work services to patients and families; participates in formulating and implementing discharge plans; identifies unmet psychosocial needs and develops programs to address those needs; and participates in educational activities.

Job Responsibility

• Performs psychosocial assessment of patients and families.
• Provides introduction and orientation to newly admitted patients/ families.
• Evaluates new admissions by interviewing patients and families, contacting other agencies, if indicated, and reviewing available information.
• Prepares psychosocial assessments of patients and families using knowledge and understanding of the needs of the patient population.
• Prepares comprehensive care plans.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Maintains documentation of initial contacts with patient/families and of psychosocial assessments.
• Formulates and implements psychosocial treatment plans.
• Employs clinical skills in counseling individuals and families regarding coping/adjusting to illness and placement and discharge planning.
• Formulates and implements discharge plans.
• Establishes and maintains professional relationship with patients and families.
• Incorporates knowledge of community resources and entitlement programs in planning.
• Negotiates community systems and programs.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team.
• Implements and continuously evaluates treatment plans.
• Provides social work services in accordance with required standards.
• Utilizes knowledge of financial/reimbursement/regulatory systems and requirements in providing services to patients and families.
• Completes required related forms, as required.
• Anticipates needs/problems in case management.
• Maintains documentation of case activity/data.
• Identifies unmet psychosocial needs and develops programs to address them.
• Collaborates with staff to identify unmet needs.
• Participates with staff in group functioning - Patient Council and other patient/family groups.
• Coordinates family groups.
• Utilizes knowledge of Social Work treatment modalities in assessing program needs.
• Represents hospital department when meeting with community agencies.
• Performs related duties, as required.

Job Qualification

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, required.  
• Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), required.
• Minimum of three (3) years social work experience, including experience in an acute care hospital, required.
• Specialized experience may be required, depending on area of assignment.  

*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).