Social Work Coordinator I - Per Diem

tuftsmedicine; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Tufts Medicine is seeking a Social Work professional to serve as a liaison between the hospital and community agencies, helping patients and families access healthcare services and resources.

The role involves identifying needs, coordinating cases, and supporting guardianship and financial relief programs, while working within a multidisciplinary team in a hands-on environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Counseling or related field is required.
• One year of experience in social work or social support services.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains relationships with area hotels, restaurants and extended housing to match patient needs.
• Cultivates relationships with community agencies offering programs to support patients and families.
• Coordinates programs offering financial relief; assists with applications and navigating funding resources.
• Provides transportation solutions to enable access to care and services.
• Maintains collaborative team relationships to achieve group goals.
• Works with medical teams to identify patients needing resources for rehabilitation facilities and guardianship processes.
• Educates patients and families on guardianship, prepares paperwork, and attends court sessions.
• Maintains collaborative relationships to foster a positive work environment.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Computer experience

Hospital setting familiarity

English communication

Busy environment adaptability

Reliability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field

Job description

Job Profile Summary

This role focuses on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of patients and can provide services if necessary. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Social Work duties: Provides social work assistance to patients and families relating to illness, disease, hospitalization and life events in all areas of service as a member of multi-disciplinary team and in liaison with community resources. Responsibilities also include identification, assessment, and coordination of cases and anticipation of needs related to illness, hospitalization, finances, education, and home/community service. An organizational related support or service (administrative or clerical) role or a role that focuses on support of daily business activities (e.g., technical, clinical, non-clinical) operating in a "hands on" environment. The majority of time is spent in the delivery of support services or activities, typically under supervision. An experienced level role that requires basic knowledge of job procedures and tools obtained through work experience and may require vocational or technical education. Works under moderate supervision, problems are typically of a routine nature, but may at times require interpretation or deviation from standard procedures, and communicates information that requires some explanation or interpretation.

Job Overview

This position serves as a liaison between hospital and community agencies . The goal of the position is to provide patients and families with assistance to enable them to have access to healthcare. More specifically, assistance in the form of community options, agencies and concrete resources.

Minimum Qualifications :

• 1. Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Counseling or related field.
• 2. One (1) year of experience in a position related to social work services or social support services .

Preferred Qualifications :

• 1. Bilingual.

Duties and Responsibilities : The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list . Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

• 1 . E stablishes and maintains relationships with area hotels, restaurants, and extended housing . Works with patients and families to match accommodations to patient needs .
• 2. Establishes and maintains relationships with community agencies which offer programs targeted to support patients and families.
• 3. Responsible for key programs designed to offer patients and families financial relief . Completing specific applications for these programs, working with patients and families to navigate complicated systems in order to gain access to funding and concrete community services.
• 4. Provides transportation solutions to the medical center in order to allow patients and families access to their care providers and/or procedures.
• 5. Maintains collaborative team relationships with peers and colleagues in order to effectively contribute to the working group's achievement of goals, and to help foster a positive work environment.
• 6. Work s with medical team to identify patients and families who require assistance with obtaining resources to enter rehabilitation facilities . Most specifically, Guardianship applications.
• 7. A ssists the team to help educate patients and families on guardianship, prepare paperwork, work with outside counsel to organize paperwork, attend court sessions with family.
• 8 . Maintains collaborative team relationships with peers and colleagues in order to effectively contribute to the working group's achievement of goals, and to help foster a positive work environment.

Physical Requirements:

• 1. Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing/walking .
• 2. Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients and equipment .
• 3. Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching .
• 4. Frequent exposure to hazardous chemicals, sick patients, bodily substances, noise and possible exposure to radiation, lasers, electric shock, etc.
• 5. Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases and other transmissible infections .
• 6. Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances .
• 7. Subject to varying and unpredictable situations .
• 8. Handle emergency and crisis situations .
• 9. Subjected to irregular hours .
• 10. May have contact with hazardous materials .
• 11. Subjected to varying and unpredictable situations .
• 11. Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances .
• 10 . May have contact with hazardous materials .
• 11 . Subjected to varying and unpredictable situations .
• 11 . Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances .
• 12 . Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases and other transmissible infections .
• 12 . Physical

Skills & Abilities:

• 1. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills .
• 2. Able to work with detailed, confidential material .
• 3. Computer experience .
• 4. Familiarity with a hospital setting .
• 5. Ability to read/write and communicate in English.
• 6. Ability to function well in very busy situations.
• 7. Responsible and reliable.

At Tufts Medicine, we want every individual to feel valued for the skills and experience they bring. Our compensation philosophy is designed to offer fair, competitive pay that attracts, retains, and motivates highly talented individuals, while rewarding the impo