Provides social work services to hospital patients and their families. Counsels and provides crisis intervention for patients, including assessment and treatment of emotional and behavioral problems related to hospitalization. Participates as a member of multi-disciplinary team and may assist patients in treatment planning. May contribute to the formulation of discharge plans. Requires a bachelor's degree of social work. Typically reports to a manager. Years of experience may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position's specialty is the main requirement.
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Essential Duties. Provides initial psychosocial needs assessment of patient/family per discipline standard. Develops and provides timely implementation of a plan of care in collaborations with patient, family/significant other caregivers and the interdisciplinary team to address identified problems and to focus on and promote satisfactory patient/family outcomes with regard to emotional, social, legal, financial, spiritual and practical needs. Th...