I. General Summary

Under general supervision provides leadership and expertise in social work interventions for patients and their families to enhance comprehensive, integrated and uninterrupted care in the hospital and to have continuity of care in the community. Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations with patients, families, visitors, and co-workers in accordance with UMMC and departmental policies and procedures. Through advanced practice skills mobilizes resources to reduce risk, and serves as ambassador between hospital and community.

II. Principal Responsibilities and Tasks

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

• Serves as a content-area expert for the manager and staff and serves as a resource regarding best practices.
• Identifies gaps in knowledge, skills or abilities and develops and provides educational resources for the department and other staff as needed.
• Provides consultation and clinical supervision staff in their practice area on difficult cases.
• Develops relationships with community resources and interprets services available at those programs to clients, families and unit/department staff.
• Develops and leads performance improvement activities.

When we say “our community” we mean it.
UMMC Midtown Campus, one of two campuses of the University of Maryland Medical Center, has had a long history of working to keep our community healthy and has grown to become a trusted teaching hospital for medical and surgical care in Baltimore City.
Located in Baltimore’s cultural center near the historic Mount Vernon neighborhood, UMMC Midtown Campus is a 180-bed, community teaching hospital with a focus on helping people manage chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, pulmonary conditions, and infectious diseases.

III. Education and Experience

• Master’s degree in Social Work required. Maryland state LCSW-C licensure and credentials is commensurate with clinical assignment.
• Has obtained the Approved Supervisor designation for the Board of Social Work Examiners.
• Five years post-master’s social work experience in acute hospital setting is preferred. This may include internships and paid work experience.

IV. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of social work practices, individual, family and group counseling, case recording, chart documentation, community referrals, and effective networking techniques to coordinate services for patients outside of the hospital is required. Familiarity with general medicine, psychiatry, psychology and sociology and how social, familial, economic and individual factors affect how an individual functions is required.
• Advanced knowledge of child protection laws, state Medicaid guidelines, NASW code of ethics (professional standards), and confidentiality and privacy, as applicable to the particular area of specialty is required.
• Ability to demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population(s) served. Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and ability to assess data reflective of the patient's requirements relative to his or her population-specific and age-specific needs.
• Demonstrates expertise in an area of Social Work practice.
• Ability to make independent decisions regarding, psycho-social patient care and to provide input regarding the organization and functioning of the hospital unit is required.
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills are necessary in order to conduct successful counseling, social services, supervision of students, consultation with colleagues and documentation of patient counseling sessions

V. Patient Safety

Ensures patient safety in the performance of job functions and through participation in hospital, department or unit patient safety initiatives

• Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety.
• Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
• Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.

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