ED Social Worker II Shift Diff Elig

Job Requirements **This position comes with a $15,000 Sign-On Bonus**

General Summary Under general oversight, functions as a member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team to provide case management, crisis intervention, biopsychosocial assessments, counseling, referral, treatment/discharge planning, and other general social work services to target the diverse psychosocial and emotional needs of patients, families, and groups in their practice area.

• Principal Responsibilities and Tasks The following statements describe the general work performed in this role.
• It is not an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed.
• Interviews patients to assess functional level according to professional standards.
• Completes psychosocial & screening tools with direct supervision.
• Assesses safety risks as a means of determining appropriate disposition for patients.
• Develops a plan of care and treatment/discharge plans that are reviewed with the interdisciplinary team or supervisor.
• Provides timely and appropriate crisis intervention services & proactively utilizes de-escalation strategies with patients.
• Evaluates patient’s social determinants of health and methods used within the practice settings to improve quality of care.
• Seeks feedback to assess their individual work and assure ethical standards.
• Evaluates patient’s progress toward established goals.
• Provides preventive, protective, or supportive services to patients and/or families.
• Completes mandatory reporting for patients who are in or who are threatened by situations detrimental to their well-being.
• Maintains working knowledge of relevant medical/legal issues that impact on patient care.
• Coordinates and documents appropriate referrals/linkages and keeps the patient, family, and care team informed of referrals made.
• Provides patients and family members with counseling regarding coping techniques for illness and care planning.
• Creates a theoretically grounded therapeutic framework for effective problem solving with patient and family.
• Receives clinical feedback of assessments, planning, interventions, and overall plan of care.
• Conducts individual and/or group education sessions to assist patients/families in addressing and managing healthcare conditions.