Medical Social Worker - Social Services - Full Time 8 Hours Days (7:30AM to 4:00PM ) (Non-Union, Non-Exempt)

Job description

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND CORE RESPONSIBILITIES: - Advocates for patient and family empowerment and independence to make autonomous health care decisions and access needed services within the health care system. - Attendance at discharge planning meetings when appropriate. Assists the patient and family in understanding and coping with the psychosocial aspects of illness. - Communicates with other medical personnel regarding the patient’s psychosocial status, needs and progress. - Document psychosocial assessment and interventions in the medical chart, including information regarding the discharge plan. - Incorporates Performance Improvement findings into clinical practice as indicated through review. - Intervenes with patients and families regarding emotional, social and financial consequences of illness and/or disability; accesses and mobilizes family/community resources to meet identified needs. - On the basis of preliminary risk screening, assesses patients and family’s psychosocial risk factors through evaluation of prior functioning levels, appropriateness and adequacy of support systems, reaction to illness, and ability to cope. - On units designated which includes NICU, c...