What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker, MSW,GSW, LCSW position at Lake Charles Memorial Health System?
Description Of Position
Responsibilities And Duties
Education And Work Experience
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- The Clinical Case Management Social Worker performs Social Service assessment and addresses counseling needs.
Responsibilities And Duties
- Develops and maintains thorough knowledge of referral resources throughout the service area.
- Facilitates home health and nursing home placements and transfers.
- Provides positive customer relations in dealing with patients, families, physicians, fellow department employees, other hospital departments, referral resources, service agencies and others.
- Practices proactive discharge planning and coordination of care.
- Maintains accurate and timely records, including clinical and progress notes, according to department policy.
Education And Work Experience
- Master's in Social Work, Case Management certification preferred.
- One (1) year of social work experience in a health care setting.
- Computer skills at data entry level.
- Must maintain required hours of in-service per year to meet requirements for CEU's as stipulated by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners (20 hours).
- Ability to communicate with patient, family peers and medical personnel and community referral agencies.
- Work requires a variety of physical activities, including moving about within and outside of all hospital properties for long periods of time.
- Must be able to respond quickly and effectively to emergency and non-emergent situations.
- May be required to assist in controlling disorderly conduct or combative patients.
- Must be able to exchange accurate information with patient, family, peers and medical personnel.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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