Social Worker, MSW - Critical Care Long Stay Program

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Job Description The Social Worker, Critical Care will practice within the interprofessional team model and be responsible for providing psychosocial assessment and support discharge planning, counseling, financial planning assistance, and patient/family education to assist individuals and their families to achieve optimal psychosocial functioning throughout the continuum of care. Contribute to safe, quality care by: - Discerning relevant information to make effective judgments and decisions. - Making appropriate social work decisions to facilitate patient care and quality outcomes. - Providing psychosocial assessment, consultation, treatment and discharge planning within a systems perspective. - Facilitating the team’s ability to handle the psychosocial aspects of patient care. - Participating in the formulation of the interdisciplinary plan of care. - Advocating for the patient and family regarding decision affecting care when appropriate. - Acting as a resource to patients, families and team regarding available community resources such as financial assistance. - Providing teaching and support to healthcare team regarding patients and families with complex needs, bereavement, pall...