Social Worker

Ridgeview; Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridgeview seeks a social worker to join an interdisciplinary team providing in-patient and out-patient services. You will assess biopsychosocial needs of patients and families, document care plans, and coordinate discharge planning with community resources.

The role emphasizes counseling for adjustment to illness, loss, and disability, with continuation of care through strong collaboration with medical staff and case managers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work required.
• Licensed by the Minnesota Board of Social Work (LSW/LGSW/LISW or LICSW) or eligible for licensure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English; ability to work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Provide biopsychosocial assessments for patients and families.
• Document assessments and care plans in the medical record; track outcomes.
• Support care conferences and discharge planning with community resources.
• Offer counseling to assist adjustment to illness, loss, or disability.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to coordinate patient care.
• Maintain professional development and adhere to documentation standards.

Skills

Clinical skills

Assessment skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

English proficiency

Independence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work

Job description

Purpose of Job

This position is responsible for serving as a member of an interdisciplinary team providing in-patient and out-patient social work services to patients and their families who present with losses related to illness, injury, or hospitalization. Interventions with patients include biopsychosocial assessments, group work and care conference facilitation, crisis/brief work counseling, and discharge planning through coordination of community resources.

Brief Description

This position is responsible for serving as a member of an interdisciplinary team providing in-patient and out-patient social work services to patients and their families who present with losses related to illness, injury, or hospitalization. Interventions with patients include biopsychosocial assessments, group work and care conference facilitation, crisis/brief work counseling, and discharge planning through coordination of community resources.

Job Functions

• Provides biopsychosocial assessments of patient/family situations including physical, psychological, emotional, financial, functions, and other related factors.
• Documents assessment and interventions in the patient’s medical record to ensure continuity of care. Develops written care plans and evaluates outcomes for home health and hospice patients.
• Assists the health care team in understanding the significance of cultural diversity, economic, emotional, and family factors in relation to the patient’s illness, treatment, recovery, or dying process.
• Performs supportive counseling to assist patients/families in adjusting to disabilities, illness, loss, and bereavement.
• Assists patient/family ion utilizing relevant community resources based on identified needs.
• Maintains service excellence by building customer relations with patients, clients, visitors, physicians, co-workers, and community referral sources through positive relationship and consultation.
• Responsible for personal and professional development to ensure current knowledge and performance in the profession/position.
• Manages and performs assigned duties and departmental responsibilities in an efficient, effective, and professional manner.
• Employees with a master’s degree are also required to apply clinical social work interventions to in-patient and out-patient areas.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education/Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in social work

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Clinical, organizational, assessment, and communication skills
• Ability to meet and maintain the necessary background checks as aligned with position functions
• Ability to communicate in the English language for effective written and verbal correspondence in order to complete job functions as mentioned above
• Knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care (based on physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs) appropriate to the age of the patient(s) services in the assigned service area
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to provide effective individual, departmental, organizational, verbal, and written communications
• Ability to communicate in the English language for effective written and verbal correspondence in order to complete job functions as mentioned above

License/Certifications

• Licensed by the Minnesota Board of Social Work as an LSW, LGSW, LISW or LICSW

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work
• Practical experience in a health care setting

Cognitive and Mental Demands

Time Awareness - Continuous

Writing - Continuous

Initiation of Work - Continuous

Memory - Continuous

Receptiveness to Change - Frequent

Reasoning - Continuous

Required Sequences in Work - Occasional

Problem Solving - Continuous

Attentiveness Duration - Continuous

Social Interactions - Continuous

Mathematical Aptitude - Frequent

Conflict Management - Continuous

Reading - Continuous

Detail Oriented - Continuous

Link to Employee Health Physical Demands