Pediatric Social Worker: Empower Families & Care Coordination

Shriners Children's; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Shriners Children's in Springfield, MA, is seeking a Social Worker to provide comprehensive psychosocial assessment, intervention, and support to patients and families facing complex medical conditions and hospitalizations. This role focuses on empowering families, advocating for patient needs, and facilitating access to community resources to promote well-being and successful reintegration.

The position emphasizes collaboration with the care team to coordinate plans of care, arrange services,

Qualifications

• Experience conducting and documenting psychosocial assessments and interventions to meet patient/family needs.
• Social Work license in state of practice
• Demonstrated competency in Microsoft Office Suite

Responsibilities

• Documents assessments, interventions, plans and evaluations in accordance with regulatory agency requirements and SHC policy.
• Coordinates the plan of care to achieve desired outcomes and integrates the work of the health care team by coordinating resources and services necessary to accomplish agreed-upon goals.
• Advocates by supporting or recommending services for the protection of the patient's health, safety and rights.
• Collaborates with patients, families, caregivers and the health care team to communicate, problem solve and share accountability for outcomes.
• Arranges services among community agencies, physicians, patients, family, caregivers and others involved in the plan of care.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Advocacy

Team collaboration

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Social Work license in state of practice

Bachelor's or MSW degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Shriners Children's in Springfield, MA, is seeking a Social Worker to provide comprehensive psychosocial assessment, intervention, and support to patients and families facing complex medical conditions and hospitalizations. This role focuses on empowering families, advocating for patient needs, and facilitating access to community resources to promote well-being and successful reintegration.

The position emphasizes collaboration with the care team to coordinate plans of care, arrange services,