MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER

UAB Medicine; University (FL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Alabama at Birmingham seeks a Medical Social Worker to support patients with hepatitis C by identifying psychosocial barriers, conducting social assessments, providing counseling, and connecting patients and families with resources. The role includes discharge planning, coordination with clinics, and public speaking to engage community resources; participation in teams and rounds is expected.

A Master's in Social Work and LMSW eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work required.
• LMSW licensure or eligibility required.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients and families in accessing resources and navigate care.
• Provide social evaluation and counseling; document in medical records.
• Participate in staffing, clinics and rounds to support psychosocial care.
• Facilitate discharge planning and coordinate home health, hospice, and equipment as needed.
• Coordinate community referrals and public speaking to engage community resources.

Skills

Counseling

Discharge planning

Team collaboration

Public speaking

Resource linkage

Education

Master's in Social Work

Job description

MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER (T239786)

MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER

University of Alabama at Birmingham

The proposed Medical Social Worker (SW) will support patients with hepatitis C (HCV) in accessing and navigating care by identifying psychosocial and practical barriers, conducting social assessments, providing counseling, and connecting patients and families with available national, state, institutional, community, and pharmaceutical resources.

General Responsibilities

• To assist patients and their families in making full use of available national, state, institutional, community and pharmaceutical resources.


• To provide social evaluation which includes placement of evaluation in medical record.


• To provide counseling to patients/families and/or groups.


• To participate in staffing, clinics and rounds in order to enhance team understanding of patient’s psychosocial situation.


• To facilitate discharge planning; arranges for services such as home health, hospice, durable medical equipment and/or skilled nursing facility placement.


• To respond to the unique needs of the patient population as needed.


• May provide anticipatory, permanency and/or bereavement/loss counseling to patients and families and/or makes appropriate community referrals.


• May supervise both bachelors and masters level students.


• To act as a liaison to the community through public speaking.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintains a working knowledge of national, state, institutional, community and pharmaceutical resources needed to provide patients with continuity of care.


• Provides direct social work service, evaluation and counseling to patients and families and/or groups. Provides assistance with social and practical environmental problems (e.g. handling financial matters, assisting with discharge planning, etc.).


• Participates in staffing, clinics and rounds as needed to enhance team understanding of patient.


• Participates in in-service and staff development activities.


• May serve on committees and/or offer topics for educational programs.


• Acts as a liaison to the community through public speaking


• Discharge planning: arranges for home health, hospice, durable medical equipment and/or skilled nursing facility placement.


• May provide bereavement/loss counseling to patients and families; makes appropriate community referrals as needed.


• Performs other duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities

• Coordinating referrals and appointments, completing Medication Assistance Program (MAP) and prior authorization (PA) paperwork, facilitating insurance and medication access, assisting with financial and social needs, and conducting follow-up outreach to promote treatment initiation, completion, and confirmation of sustained virologic response (SVR).


• Collaborates with healthcare providers through clinics, team staffing, and rounds to support continuity of care, and if our patients were admitted, would help with coordinating discharge planning and community referrals as needed.


• Participate in patient and staff education and community outreach to improve engagement in HCV care.

Salary Range: $50,050 -$81,330

Qualifications

Education

• Master's degree in Social Work required.


• Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement.

Licenses/Certifications/Registrations

• Currently licensed or eligible to be licensed as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) by the Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners required.

UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, and veteran's status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB's Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located at uab.edu/titleix.

Primary Location: University

Job Category: Social Work

Organization: 311402400 Med - Infectious Diseases

Employee Status: Regular

Shift: Day/1st Shift

Work Arrangement (final schedule to be determined by the department/hiring manager): Onsite