Social Worker MSW (Full-Time/Day) Center City

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and AD&D

Short- and long-term disability

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Voluntary benefits

Tuition discounts

Job summary

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc. is seeking a social work professional to provide psychosocial services and assess coping related to illness and discharge planning.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to create and implement interventions addressing identified needs and facilitate smooth transitions for patients and families. The role requires an MSW and hospital-based social work experience, with responsibilities including counseling, advocacy, and collaboration to ensure

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate from an accredited Masters of Social Work program required.
• Masters of Social Work required.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years hospital based social work experience.

Responsibilities

• Interact with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Conduct psychosocial assessment/reassignment of patients/significant others relating to the social, emotional and cognitive capabilities of patients in relationship to their illness and health maintenance needs.
• Develops and implements a plan of intervention that addresses identified needs related to needs/problems identified during assessment.
• Collaborated with the multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate discharge planning
• Provides counseling for patient/family/significant others to assist with coping with new diagnoses, chronic illness and palliative or terminal care
• Advocates on behalf of the patients/families to enable them to obtain necessary services.

Skills

Social work

Psychosocial assessment

Intervention planning

Team collaboration

Counseling

Advocacy

Education

MSW degree

LCSW/LSW license

Job description

Number of Positions In Requisition 1

Job Details

Provides social work services, assesses and enhances the patient’s/family’s/significant other’s ability to cope with physical, emotional and environmental problems related to illness/convalescence and discharge plan. Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to establish a discharge plan for the patient.

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Conducts psychosocial assessment/reassignment of patients/significant others relating to the social, emotional and cognitive capabilities of patients in relationship to their illness and health maintenance needs.
• Develops and implements a plan of intervention that addresses identified needs related to needs/problems identified during assessment.
• Collaborated with the multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate discharge planning
• Provides counseling for patient/family/significant others to assist with coping with new diagnoses, chronic illness and palliative or terminal care
• Advocates on behalf of the patients/families to enable them to obtain necessary services.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• Education: Graduate from an accredited Masters of Social Work program required. Masters of Social Work required.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years hospital based social work experience.

Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements

• Active LSW or LCSW required for New Jersey positions and preferred for Pennsylvania positions.

Work Shift Rotating (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type Regular Employee

Entity Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.

Primary Location Address 111 S 11th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.

Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.

All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years. Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

In keeping with Jefferson's Mission, We Improve Lives, it is our goal to recruit, retain, develop and reward highly-qualified employees.

Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education. With a long standing history, Jefferson has been advancing the medical field from the heart of Center City Philadelphia for nearly 200 years. Our Mission, We Improve Lives, expands to every corner of the organization. From our weekly farmer’s market, to our new Jefferson Accelerator Zone for innovation, our employees’ passion for the community is evident by the daily gestures towards our patients, students and each other.