Dean’s Professional Services is now hiring for a qualified Social Worker (LMSW, LCSW, LMSW-AP) to work for a hospital in The Woodlands, TX. Pediatric experience required.

The Social Worker is to assist patients and their families in making psychosocial adaptations specific to their diagnosis, while facilitating eligibility determination for social programs and funding resources. Apply optimal utilization of health care services and community resources in accordance with the principles of human growth and development. To provide clinical social work and therapeutic services to patients and families utilizing a collaborative approach. The social worker will assess, plan, implement, deliver, monitor and evaluate the options and services required to address a patient's individualized plan of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to achieve discharge goals.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Conducts a psychosocial assessment, evaluating patient/family psychosocial risk factors. Demonstrates problem solving and
  critical thinking through reassessment of the patient’s plan of care, adjusting goals and interventions as needed.
• Based on clinical assessment, communicates recommendations with the patient, family and team to support a
  collaborative family centered approach. Ensures effective communication through patient handoffs with interdisciplinary
  team as evidenced by documentation in the medical record and/or team observation/feedback.
• Develops an action plan with the patient, family and team taking into consideration variables that impact the patient’s
  plan of care to include social, emotional, physical or environmental factors as evidenced by documentation in the medical
  record and/or team observation/feedback.
• Supports patient/family with resources related to end of life decision making. 
• Provides a supportive presence with patient/families during end of life care as evidenced by documentation in the medical record and/or team observation/feedback. 5: Supports families with complex family dynamics, assessing for barriers to care and discharge.
• Handle crisis and complex psychosocial situations
• Handle grief and bereavement situations
• Demonstrate initiative, critical thinking, good judgment and problem solving skills
• Demonstrate excellent professional listening and communication skills

Job Requirements: 

• Master's Degree in Social Work LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker OR LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker OR  LMSW-AP - Licensed Master Social Worker - Advanced Practice 
• Pediatric experience required

Job Details:

• Schedule: Thursday & Friday 7p-3:30 am and Saturday & Sunday 6p-6:30a

• Salary-starting at $36/hour (based on experience) with benefits

• Temporary assignment

Dean’s Professional Services is a national, award-winning staffing solutions firm. Since 1993, DPS has placed over 45,000 professionals across the nation. We work with our clients to provide placement opportunities that match your skill, experience, and personality. For more information please visitwww.deansprofessionalservices.com.