Social Services Assistant

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA at Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA, seeks a medical social worker. Under general supervision, you advise clinic staff, review case documentation for compliance and quality, and manage routine individual cases by developing and implementing appropriate assistance plans.

US Citizens may apply. Requires one year of specialized experience in medical social services, including patient and family assessments, counseling, and accurate clinical

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience providing medical social services
• Ability to review case documentation for compliance and quality
• Experience delivering brief counseling to patients under medical stress

Responsibilities

• Advise clinic staff on psychosocial matters
• Review case documentation for compliance and quality
• Manage routine individual cases by developing and implementing assistance plans

Skills

Medical social services

Patient assessments

Counseling

Care coordination

Education

Graduate-level education

Job description

About the Position

This position is located within the Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon, Georgia. The purpose of the position is under general supervision, the role advises clinic staff, reviews case documentation for compliance and quality, and manages routine individual cases by developing and implementing appropriate assistance plans. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Who May Apply

US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience

• One year of specialized experience which includes experience providing medical social services by supporting hospitalized patients and families in a clinical inpatient setting; and performing patient assessments by collecting and interpreting psychosocial data to determine care needs; and delivering brief counseling by applying social work techniques to assist patients experiencing medical-related stress; and preparing clinical documentation by recording accurate, timely progress notes to support interdisciplinary care coordination.
• OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as [insert applicable field(s) of study].
• OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages.