Social Worker- Per Diem (Temple Faculty Practice)

Temple Health – Temple University Health System; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Temple Health – Temple University Health System in Philadelphia seeks a Social Worker II to assess patients' psychological status and collaborate with medical staff to optimize care and ensure timely discharges.

This grant-funded role focuses on pregnant women and parents of young children, aiming to raise awareness of childhood trauma and its impact on parenting and child development. It includes supervising student interns.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience as a Medical Social Worker preferred.
• Grant funded position focusing on trauma-informed care.
• Supervise student interns and oversee clinical learning.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' psychological status and make recommendations to medical staff.
• Provide direct services to optimize use of health care services and ensure safe, timely discharges.
• Coordinate with maternal health programs for pregnant women and parenting young children.

Skills

Social work experience

Education

Master's Degree Accredited School of Social Work

Job description

The Social Worker II assesses the patient's psychological situation in order to make recommendations to medical personnel, and provides direct services that ensure the patient's best use of health care services including safe and timely discharges.

This grant funded position will support pregnant women and individuals parenting young children. The position will focus on increasing awareness of and response to childhood trauma and impact on parenting and child development to reduce transmission of intergenerational trauma. This role will include supervision of student interns so applicants must have 3 or more years of experience.

Education

• Master's Degree Accredited School of Social Work Required

Experience

• 2 years experience as a Medical Social Worker Preferred

Licenses

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Preferred
• PA Social Worker License Preferred