Social Worker

Ridgeview Medical Center; Waconia (MN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a compassionate social worker to join their interdisciplinary team. This role involves providing essential support to patients and families facing challenges related to illness and hospitalization. You will conduct comprehensive assessments, facilitate care planning, and offer counseling to help individuals navigate their emotional and practical needs. With a focus on cultural sensitivity and community resource coordination, this position is perfect for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and is dedicated to improving patient outcomes. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social work is required.
• Master's degree preferred for clinical interventions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct biopsychosocial assessments of patients and families.
• Provide supportive counseling for illness and bereavement.
• Document assessments and develop care plans.

Skills

Clinical skills

Organizational skills

Assessment skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work

Master'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.

Job Functions

1. Provides biopsychosocial assessments of patient/family situations including physical, psychological, emotional, financial, functions, and other related factors.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Performs supportive counseling to assist patients/families in adjusting to disabilities, illness, loss, and bereavement.
5. Assists patient/family in utilizing relevant community resources based on identified needs.
6. Maintains service excellence by building customer relations with patients, clients, visitors, physicians, co-workers, and community referral sources through positive relationships and consultation.
7. Responsible for personal and professional development to ensure current knowledge and performance in the profession/position.
8. Manages and performs assigned duties and departmental responsibilities in an efficient, effective, and professional manner.
9. Employees with a master's degree are also required to apply clinical social work interventions to in-patient and out-patient areas.
10. 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
• Knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care appropriate to the age of the patient(s) served in the assigned service area
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to provide effective individual, departmental, organizational, verbal, and written communications

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