Usual Work Day:8 Hours

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Documents clinical record, comprehensive assessment of patient needs including barriers to timely discharge, clinical interventions, support and appropriate community resources according to policy and utilizing recognized format, such as, assessment, intervention, and plan. Documents clinical record appropriate interventions including assessment, plans, and referrals in the discharge planning process.
• Uses culturally competent skills to assess individual patient needs and refers to appropriate professional staff when necessary. Identifies barriers and plans for intervention to overcome or lessen barriers to achieve outcome as evidenced by treatment plan.
• Collaborates, educates and assists health care team to identify social and financial barriers that delay appropriate transitions through multidisciplinary rounds, length of stay meetings, and medical record documentation.
• Documents in clinical record all referrals and clinical interventions related to abuse, neglect, domestic violence, alcohol and substance abuse, crisis intervention. Performs educational sessions for health care team related to abuse/neglect issues and reporting of same. Documents staff interventions in clinical record.
• Counsels staff and patient/family on conflict management in health care setting and monitors reaction and need for ongoing intervention. Completes mental health /psych assessments when appropriate. Advocates for appropriate services for all patients with payor and providers of post-acute care service, community service and other services in order to optimize patient outcome.
• Participates in staff development and performance improvement program activities to increase self knowledge, staff and colleague awareness of bio-psycho-social issues and functioning, improve departmental and systems design and functioning, and meet regulatory requirements
• Attends and participates in regular departmental performance programs, staff meetings, and hospital wide committees to analyze and respond to issues significant to social work services and to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Assists in data collection and information gathering on patient care issues, program and systems analysis in order to comply with plan, do, check, act performance improvement standards of JCAHO.
• If applicable, may participate and develop inpatient and community programs that benefit patient, families and staff. Implements support groups for specified disease processes or bio-psycho-social issues to assist community outreach and development. May perform follow up service as needed to measure clinical outcomes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

Frequent physical demands include: Standing , Walking , Carry objects , Keyboard use/repetitive motion

Occasional physical demands include: Sitting , Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders) , Push/Pull , Twisting , Bending , Reaching forward , Reaching overhead , Squat/kneel/crawl , Wrist position deviation , Pinching/fine motor activities

Continuous physical demands include:

Lifting Floor to Waist 15 lbs. Lifting Waist Level and Above 10 lbs.

Sensory Requirements include: Accurate Near Vision, Accurate Far Vision, Color Discrimination, Minimal Depth Perception, Accurate Hearing

Anticipated Occupational Exposure Risks Include the following: Bloodborne Pathogens , Airborne Communicable Disease

This position is eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical Plan

• Prescription drug coverage & In-House Employee Pharmacy

• Dental Plan

• Vision Plan

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• Healthcare FSA

• Dependent Care FSA

• Retirement Savings and Investment Plan

• Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance

• Supplemental Group Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance

• Disability Benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD)

• Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD)

• Employee Assistance Program

• Commuter Transit

• Commuter Parking

• Supplemental Life Insurance

• Voluntary Life Spouse

• Voluntary Life Employee

• Voluntary Life Child

• Voluntary Legal Services

• Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance

• Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance

• Voluntary Pet Insurance

• Paid Time-Off Program

The pay range 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 base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered including, but not limited to location, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget, market data, and internal equity. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level.

The salary applies specifically to the position being advertised and does not include potential bonuses, incentive compensation, differential pay or other forms of compensation, compensation allowance, or benefits health or welfare. Actual total compensation may vary based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and other relevant criteria.