Social Worker MSW PRN

Medical City Healthcare; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work programs

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Medical City Fort Worth is seeking a Social Worker (MSW) PRN to support inpatient floors and the ED with psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, and family-centered care. You will collaborate with RNs and physicians, help navigate barriers to discharge, and provide emotional support in complex situations.

Training occurs on weekdays during orientation, with weekend coverage as needed. The role involves working in areas such as ICU, Trauma, Oncology, NICU, Transplant, and ED, and entails

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Social Work is required.
• License as LCSW or LMSW/RCSW-I (or eligibility) is preferred.
• Certification in Social Work is preferred.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker is preferred.
• Minimum of 1+ years medical social work experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with care team to proactively identify and address patient needs.
• Identify and address barriers to discharge and recovery across financial, emotional, psychosocial, medical, and spiritual factors.
• Maintain knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid/private payer regulations and length-of-stay concepts.
• Perform thorough assessments and develop discharge plans for high-risk patients.
• Coordinate meetings with care team, patients, and families to support informed decisions.
• Provide psychosocial support and crisis intervention as needed.

Education

Masters Degree in Social Work

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or LMSW/RCSW-I

Certification in Social Work

Job description

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Social Worker MSW PRN

Job Summary and Qualifications

* This is a PRN position to help cover mainly weekends and weekday shifts as needed. Hours are 8:00am - 4:30pm . Please note that training/orientation for the position will take place during weekdays for the first few weeks *

The Social Worker (MSW) is responsible for non-clinical, biopsychosocial assessments and interventions for the inpatient floors and the outpatient emergency department. The MSW performs crisis intervention, patient/family interventions, high-risk screening, focused emotional support, and referrals for financial assistance or other identified resource needs. The MSW assists in post-acute care placement on all discharges, primarily with those patients identified with post-discharge behavioral health and patient assistance/resource needs. The MSW is dedicated to patient and family-centered care that values personal self-determination, prioritization, and engages in creative and compassionate problem-solving. The scope of this role may include intensive care units, Trauma, Oncology, NICU, Transplant, and ED. The MSW responds to physician, non-discharge planning social work consults throughout the facility.

What you will do in this role:

• You will work collaboratively with RN case managers, acute care nurses, physicians, insurance companies, and other staff members to proactively identify and address patient needs.
• You will identify and address barriers to discharge and recovery. These barriers include financial, emotional, psychosocial, medical, and spiritual.
• You will maintain a thorough working knowledge of the rules of Medicare, Medicaid, and private payer regulations and processes. You will possess a thorough understanding of managed-care concepts and length-of-stay management relating to patient and organizational fiscal responsibility.
• You will perform thorough assessments and develop appropriate discharge plans for high-risk patients with discharge planning or psychosocial needs.
• You will coordinate and facilitate meetings between the care team and patients/families/caregivers. You will assist patients and families in making difficult decisions while honoring their preferences and values.
• You will intervene with patients/families/caregivers for psychosocial needs, assistance, and support in coping with chronic acute terminal illness. You will engage in consultation, discharge planning, education, counseling, advocacy, and information referrals to meet the emotional, social, and financial aspects of care.
• You will provide emotional support to patients and family members during complex and/or emotionally charged issues, such as end-of-life, terminal illness notifications, death notification (with physician), and crisis interventions.

What qualifications you will need:

• Masters Degree in Social Work required
• (LCSW) Clinical Social Worker, or (LMSW/RCSW-I) Lic Master Social Worker/Reg Clin SW-Intern
• Certification in Social Work preferred
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker preferred
• Minimum of 1+ years medical social work experience

Benefits

Medical City Fort Worth, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Medical City Fort Worth is a 350+ bed full-service Magnet Designated hospital. It is located in the heart of the medical district. Medical City Fort Worth serves as a tertiary referral center for Tarrant County and many counties within a 90 mile radius. We offer comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services. Our specialties include cardiac care, neurosciences and oncology. We have surgical services, orthopedics, kidney transplants and emergency care. We offer three ER locations, including two off campus ER located in Burleson and White Settlement. Medical City Fort Worth is a designated comprehensive stroke center. We are a Joint Commission chest pain center. We are a part of the Medical City network of hospitals. Patients are ensured access to medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations across the network.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

We promptly review all applications.

Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.