Social Worker I _ E

KDMC Ashland Hospital Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

KDMC Ashland Hospital Corporation in Ashland, KY seeks a Social Worker to assist patients and families with illness, recovery, and rehabilitation, developing psychosocial assessments and discharge plans to support care.

The role involves individual, group, and family therapy, collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, advocacy for patient rights, and helping patients access community resources to facilitate transitions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work; MSW preferred.
• 0–2 years of social work experience in related field.
• Licensed Social Worker (LSW) license required.

Responsibilities

• Completes psychosocial and discharge planning assessments to identify emotional and environmental factors affecting patient care.
• Provides crisis intervention, counseling, advocacy, and mediation based on assessments.
• Screens for abuse, neglect, IPV, exploitation and refers to appropriate agencies.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to develop and update care and discharge plans.
• Monitors progress and documents outcomes toward measurable goals.
• Assesses financial needs and connects patients with community resources for care transitions.
• Advocates for patient rights and assists with advance directives.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Counseling

Advocacy

Discharge planning

Assessment

Mediation

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work

Master's degree in social work preferred

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for assisting patients and families with issues related to illness, recovery, and rehabilitation. Develops individualized psychosocial and discharge planning assessments to analyze social, emotional, and environmental factors affecting patient care. Provides medically related social services to support patients’ physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. Guides staff in advocacy, protection, and promotion of patient rights. Performs psychosocial assessments and delivers individual, group, and family therapy in accordance with professional standards and regulations.

Essential Functions

• Completes individualized psychosocial and discharge planning assessments to identify emotional, social, and environmental factors impacting patient care.
• Provides interventions based on assessment findings, including crisis intervention, counseling, education, advocacy, referral management, and mediation.
• Assists with screening, identification, and intervention in cases of suspected abuse, neglect, intimate partner violence, exploitation, and sexual assault, and coordinates with appropriate agencies.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary treatment team to develop, revise, and implement care and discharge plans, representing the social work perspective.
• Monitors, evaluates, and documents patient progress toward measurable goals, updating care plans as needed.
• Assesses financial needs and connects patients with community, state, and national resources to support care transitions.
• Maintains and utilizes resource guides for area agencies, community resources, and post-discharge services.
• Advocates for patient rights, assists with advance directives, and mediates conflicts or ethical dilemmas involving patients, families, or facilities.
• Participates in quality and performance improvement activities and maintains compliance with documentation and third-party payer requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education Requirement

Bachelor’s degree in social work, or a related field. Master’s degree in social work is preferred.

Experience Requirement

0-2 years of experience in social work, or a relevant area. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. All experience must be paid and in the same related field. Part-time and PRN experience will be prorated based on hours worked per week. Volunteer work and internships for academic credit are not counted.

Certifications & Licensures

Licensed Social Worker (LSW) license

Working Conditions

• A. Lifting, pushing, and/or pulling objects up to 50lbs: 2. Occasional (< 10% of the time)
• B. Lifting, pushing, and/or pulling objects over 50lbs: 1. Never
• C. Standing or walking with objects up to 10lbs: 3. Intermittent (10% - 50% of the time)
• D. Standing or walking with objects up to 25lbs: 2. Occasional (< 10% of the time)
• E. Sitting at computer workstation for extended periods: 3. Intermittent (10% - 50% of the time)
• F. Risk of back injury from moving, lifting or positioning patients, equipment, or materials: 2. Occasional (< 10% of the time)
• G. Repetitive motion: 3. Intermittent (10% - 50% of the time)
• H. Working at heights above 4 feet: 1. Never
• I. Working in confined spaces: 1. Never
• J. Risk of injuries from use of equipment on the job: 2. Occasional (< 10% of the time)
• K. Job-related travel: 2. Occasional (< 10% of the time)
• L. Loud noises: 1. Never
• M. Temperature extremes: 1. Never
• N. Hazardous chemicals and fumes including waste: 1. Never
• O. Radiation: 1. Never
• P. Burns: 1. Never
• Q. Cuts/Punctures: 2. Occasional (< 10% of the time)
• R. Bloodborne/airborne pathogens: 2. Occasional (< 10% of the time)
• S. Recombinant DNA or viral vectors: 1. Never
• T. Combative/violent people: 2. Occasional (< 10% of the time)
• U. Animal handling (including carcasses): 1. Never
• V. Please specify other(s) and amount of exposure (i.e. Occasional, Intermittent or Regular): N/A

Physical Demands

This position requires intermittent sitting at a computer workstation for extended periods of time; performing tasks with repetitive motions (such as typing); and intermittent standing or walking with objects weighing up to 10 pounds. It also occasionally requires lifting, pushing, and/or pulling objects weighing up to 50 pounds, standing or walking with objects up to 25 pounds, and some exposure to risk of back injury from moving, lifting, or positioning patients, equipment, or materials.

Additional Job Descriptions

N/A

Department: Social Work

Shift: Days (United States of America)

Time Type: Full time

Address: 2201 Lexington Avenue City, State: Ashland, Kentucky

Our growth is creating opportunities! Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it! Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that’s unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it’s our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful.