Social Worker - MSW, Evenings and Weekends
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Description: Nemours is currently interviewing Social Worker - MSW, Evenings and Weekends right now, this career will be situated in Delaware. For detail informations about this career opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Nemours is seeking a Social Worker - MSW to join our Social Services team in Delaware.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health care systems, Nemours provides world-class clinical care in four states â€" Delaware, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Located in Wilmington, Delaware, the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children offers intensive and acute inpatient and outpatient services covering more than 30 pediatric specialties. Ranked among the nation's best in pediatric specialty care by U.S. News & World Report , this world-renowned teaching hospital has served children from 42 states and 14 nations. Extending the world-class care of the duPont Hospital for Children, the Nemours Children's Clinic provides expert care for even more children across the Delaware Valley through community-based physician services and collaborative partnerships with health and hospital systems. To keep pace with the changing health care environment and build a healthier future for our children, Nemours has embarked on a multi-phase expansion to create a children's hospital like no other in the region. Upon completion in June 2014, the hospital will include private, family-centered, technologically advanced patient rooms, a new Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and a new expanded Emergency Department.
Providing comprehensive Social Work services to patients and their families in accordance with the job responsibilities described in this document. Coordinate the discharge planning needs of patients and their families interfacing with insurance providers, community agencies and the multidisciplinary health care team. Provide such services in accordance to the policies, procedures and guidelines established within the Department and organization..
1. Attend patient care unit and/or Medical division rounds in accordance to team expectations and provide inpatient admission screening on assigned patient care unit.
2. Manage complex assessments of the pt/family's biopsychosocial situation establishes goals and periodically re-assesses the pt/family situation.
3. Provide crisis intervention services were indicated for the management of domestic violence, psychiatric emergency cases, child abuse and family disputes.
4. Provide therapeutic, goal directed counseling. Exhibit necessary clinical skills to provide problem focused goal directed intervention.
5. Interface with insurance providers, case managers and others involved in the authorization of needed patient services. Identifies and negotiates differing needs within the family system.
6. Coordinate discharge planning needs of patients and their families in an efficient, effective and timely manner while including the family in the process.
7. Establish and maintain effective working relationships across disciplines and coordinate family meetings. Coordinate recommendations of team meetings.
8. Document social work notes in the patient medical record within the guidelines of the Department policy.
9. Keep appraised of community resources and provide resource specific information to the assessed needs
10. Maintain a professional manner at all times with staff and family. Work hours: 36 hours per two week pay period. Work hours will include every other week-end and evenings.
Masters degree in Social Work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
Graduate school internship may be applied to the job related experience at the discretion of the Senior Director.
Strong clinical skills required. Nemours, an equal opportunity employer, is committed to focusing on the best-qualified applicants for our openings.
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This career will be opened on: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:13:37 GMT
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