Acute Social Worker-LICSW

Fairview Health Services; Maplewood (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairview Health Services is seeking an Acute Social Worker-BSW to join the team at St. John's Hospital in Maplewood, MN. This 0.9 FTE, on-site role runs 7:30 a.m.

to 4:00 p.m. with one weekend every four weeks and requires collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to support psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, and family support. The ideal candidate possesses a Master of Social Work and healthcare experience, with LICSW licensure upon hire.

Qualifications

• Master of Social Work completed or in process.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in a healthcare or related setting.
• Current or pending Minnesota LICSW licensure upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Attend daily interdisciplinary rounds to coordinate care.
• Conduct psychosocial assessments for patients and families.
• Develop individualized discharge plans with the care team.
• Provide counseling and support for patients facing illness, transition, or bereavement.
• Address social determinants of health and connect to community resources.
• Document all interactions in the patient record.
• Assist with regulatory compliance and quality initiatives.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Education

Master of Social Work

LICSW licensure

Job description

Job Overview

Fairview is looking to hire an Acute Social Worker-BSW to join our team at St. John's Hospital in Maplewood, MN. This is a 0.9 FTE (72 hours per pay period), benefit-eligible position working 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The role requires participation in a one weekend every four weeks rotation and is fully onsite.

The Acute Social Worker partners with an interdisciplinary care team to provide psychosocial assessments, care coordination, discharge planning, and support for patients and their families throughout their hospital stay. The ideal candidate is compassionate, collaborative, and able to thrive in a fast-paced healthcare environment while helping patients navigate complex medical and social needs.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates with prior experience in a healthcare setting, including home care, county human services, child protection, skilled nursing facilities, or acute care hospitals.

The acute social worker works on-site with the interdisciplinary teams including providers, physical therapists, nurses, dieticians, chaplains and pharmacists to assist patients and families in navigating through their hospitalization. The acute social worker completes psychosocial assessments, care planning/ progression and creates comprehensive discharge plans from the hospital. The social worker is patient facing, responds to crisis situations, manages patient and family expectations, creates solutions to identified discharge barriers and aims to reduce length of stay and prevent avoidable hospital readmissions.

Responsibilities

• Attends daily in person interdisciplinary care team rounds
• Conducts thorough psychosocial assessments with patients and/ or their surrogate decision makers
• Helps the care team navigate and mediate complex psychosocial dynamics
• Is well versed in the surrogate decision maker policy and assists care team members with identifying surrogate decision makers according to the policy
• Communicates frequently with the interdisciplinary team to ensure continuity and effective coordination of care
• Provides emotional support and counseling surrounding adjustment to sudden illness, grief/bereavement and end of life planning
• Addresses social determinants of health and assists with connecting patients to needed resources in the community such as chemical dependency treatment, domestic violence resources, housing stabilization services, mental health services, food shelves, transportation, financial assistance etc.
• Arranges and facilitates in person care conferences as needed to support patients and their families surrounding navigating complex medical decision-making processes/ goals of care
• Documents all interactions thoroughly and timely following established department standard work
• Serves as the expert in system adult and child protection reporting policies
• Collaborates with patients, families and interdisciplinary teams in developing an individualized discharge plan based on age, social and cultural considerations, clinical diagnoses, level of functioning and other relevant needs
• Participates in hospital initiatives and projects to reduce length of stay and related barriers which may include collaborating with providers for clinical adjustments in care
• Assists with ensuring the hospital is in regulatory compliance for care management related conditions of participation
• Assists with efforts to improve patient flow in a high-capacity hospital setting
• Works in a fast-paced hospital environment
• Effectively re-prioritizes competing time sensitive job demands
• Demonstrates the ability to advance evidence-based practice by utilizing standards, guidelines and pathways for care delivery
• Incorporates data and information into practice to continually improve care and practice to enhance patient outcomes
• Supports site and system quality initiatives
• Provide age appropriate short- and long-term therapeutic interventions
• If a licensed supervisor, provide clinical supervision as requested (site dependent)
• Potential opportunity to facilitate a support group (site dependent)

Required Qualifications

• Master of Social Work
• 1 year Experience working in a healthcare or related setting
• LICSW Mstrs Deg Clinical or Provisional LICSW State of Minnesota Upon Hire

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years Experience working in a healthcare or related setting

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link foradditional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract

Compensation Disclaimer

The posted pay range is for a 40-hour workweek (1.0 FTE). The actual rate of pay offered within this range may depend on several factors, such as FTE, skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization values pay equity and considers the internal equity of our team when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status