Avera St Mary's Hospital
healthcare
SocialWorker
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“Social Worker at Avera St Mary's Hospital. Skills: medical social casework, psychosocial/continuum of care needs assessment, patient and family assistance. Providing medical social casework to a wide array of patients ranging from newborns to geriatrics. Assist in meeting the psychosocial/continuum of care needs of the patient and family to ensure optimum functioning”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure optimum functioning for the patient and family
Industry & Context.
Primarily days with rotating weekends and holidays
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's in Social Work, Social Worker - Licensing Board An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire, visual acuity adequate to perform position duties, ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds
Nice to Have
1-3 years Healthcare social work experience
What You'll Do.
Providing medical social casework to a wide array of patients ranging from newborns to geriatrics
Assist in meeting the psychosocial/continuum of care needs of the patient and family to ensure optimum functioning
Duties of consultation
policy and program planning
performance improvement tasks
advocacy and liaison with the community
Cross-trained to other areas to assist colleagues as needed
Interviews patient and family members to obtain information about home environment
and the patient’s personality traits
Evaluates data gathered in terms of the medical plan of treatment
available social service programs
and plan a pertinent therapy program that will provide maximum benefits and safety for each patient
Assists patients and families to understand
and follow medical recommendations with emphasis on assisting patients to be compliant with clinical care plan
Performs a variety of services such as advising on social problems
arranging for transportation to clinic appointments and treatments as appropriate
arranging for durable medical equipment as appropriate
and alleviation of patient/family anxieties and fears
Utilizes resources to assist patient to resume life in the community while learning to live with a chronic illness
Prepares and updates records for each prepare required documentation of each maintain records and reports as required
Serves as the social work representative on multi-disciplinary team approach to patient care
Works collaboratively with clinical coordinators
and other members of the care team in providing coordinated services
which facilitates continuity of care for the patient
Provides education to families regarding advance directives and assists patients and families with questions regarding advance directives for healthcare
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion; Serves as the social work representative on multi-disciplinary team approach to patient care; Works collaboratively with clinical coordinators, physicians, and other members of the care team in providing coordinated services, which facilitates continuity of care for the patient; Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment
Communication Scope
ability to communicate effectively with others; hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds
Full Job Description
**Location:** Avera St Mary's Hospital **Worker Type:** Regular **Work Shift:** Primarily days with rotating weekends and holidays (United States of America) **Pay Range:** _The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience._ $25.50 - $38.25 **Position Highlights** _***Position is located in Pierre, SD***_ BSW - May be eligible for a $5,000 sign on bonus! MSW - May be eligible for a $7,500 sign on bonus! May be eligible for a relocation bonus!! **You Belong at Avera** **Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.** **A Brief Overview** Accountable for providing medical social casework to a wide array of patients ranging from newborns to geriatrics. The main focus of the Social Worker is to assist in meeting the psychosocial/continuum of care needs of the patient and family to ensure optimum functioning. In addition to direct care services, the Social Worker shall have duties of consultation, education, policy and program planning, performance improvement tasks, advocacy and liaison with the community. Each social worker has a "home" department(s) they primarily work out of but will also be cross-trained to other areas to assist colleagues as needed. **What you will do ** * Interviews patient and family members to obtain information about home environment, family systems, health history, and the patient’s personality traits. * Evaluates data gathered in terms of the medical plan of treatment, available social service programs, financial counseling, and plan a pertinent therapy program that will provide maximum benefits and safety for each patient. * Assists patients and families to understand, accept, and follow medical recommendations with emphasis on assisting patients to be compliant with clinical care plan. * Performs a variety of services such as advising on social problems, arranging for transportation to clinic appointme
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