Medical Social Worker

Job description

Silver Cross Hospital is an extraordinary place to work. We’re known for our culture of excellence and delivery of unrivaled experiences for our patients, their families, the communities we serve…and for each other. Come join us! It’s the way you want to be treated. Position Summary: Serves as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to provide information, resources and choices for post-acute services to patients and families through assessments and care coordination efforts to effectively link them to the appropriate level of care to meet the patients emotional, medical and psychosocial needs. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Complex discharge planning based on Continuity of Care assessment and anticipated post-acute care needs in direct consultation with patient, family and multidisciplinary team which incorporates choice Provides counseling services to patients and their families to assist with adjustment to illness and /or disability with regards to the patients cultural, religious and ethnic background and needs Provides consultation to the Health Care team to establish and implement appropriate treatment goals and discharge plans with regards to the patients cultural, rel...