What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker - MSW position at Dartmouth Health?
Provides assessment, counseling, information and referral, advocacy services, and other resource assistance to patients directly or through consultation.
This position is Every Saturday/Sunday 800 AM - 500 PM in the ED and 3 flexible days a week
Sign on bonus eligible
This position is Every Saturday/Sunday 800 AM - 500 PM in the ED and 3 flexible days a week
Sign on bonus eligible
- Provides complete psychosocial assessments of patients and families.
- Provides counseling to individuals and families to help solve social and emotional problems.
- Coordinates community resources to address/meet identified needs.
- Assists families in adapting to difficult and complicated dispositions involving complex/catastrophic care needs, multiple agencies/providers and linkage to resources outside the community.
- Provides consultation, assessment, referral and coordination in cases of suspected child or dependent adult abuse or neglect, or other forms of domestic violence.
- Organizes support groups.
- Documents objective, concise and pertinent clinical data in the medical record.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) required.
- Social work experience in an acute, home care, or ambulatory setting preferred.
- Strong organizational skills, verbal and written communications skills.
- Sound decision making and judgment.
- Time management skills.
- Negotiation skills.
- Proven ability to deal with conflict resolution.
- Comfortable with basic computer skills.
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