Social Worker I - Continuum of Care - Full-Time

Job description

Work Shift Day Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Summary: This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by providing our patients and their families support and resources to manage the many psychosocial aspects of illness. A social worker works with patients and their identified support system to access the needed resources to cope with illness and life changes triggered by illness. This may include referral to needed community resources, assistance in applying for financial assistance programs or the provision of supportive counseling in coping with illness and the life changes resulting from illness. Job Description: Job Duties/Essential Functions: - Job Duties - Ensure that all accurate and clinically relevant information is communicated with patients, their families and co-workers at hand offs and other times as needed. Take all measures necessary to ensure that the appropriate and involved parties have communicated necessary information in order to allow for the best possible patient outcome. - Assesses patient/family social, emotional and economic factors through initial assessment and ongoing evaluation/assessment and reassessment. - Serves as a resource to the...