Social Worker- PRN - EJGH -Post Acute Services

JOB DESCRIPTION

YOUR JOB IS MORE THAN A JOB

Why a Great Place to Work :

You’re more than your job. Everyone is. And that’s what makes you great at your job all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you.

At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we’ve built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary.

You’ll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result.

Join LCMC Health, and you’ll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary.

Essential Functions :

The Social Worker LCSW provides clinical social work services for patients and their families. Responsible for psychosocial assessments and discharge planning for patients with complex psychosocial and medical problems.

Assists patients and their families in coping with difficulties related to hospital admission, illness, treatment, and discharge.

Provides assessment, planning intervention, and evaluation of patient / family needs throughout the hospital stay.

Completes psychosocial assessment, develops plans and carries out interventions for patients identified through referral and case finding to have psychosocial risk factors.

Conducts assessment of patient’s psychosocial needs through intensive interviewing of patient and family members, conferring with interdisciplinary team, and reviewing medical record.

Evaluates coping skills, cognitive and intellectual functioning, support systems, resources, and other factors, that could affect responses to illness, treatment and discharge plan.

Identifies barriers and plans for intervention to overcome or lessen barriers to achieve outcome as evidenced by treatment plan.

Communicates findings and plan to interdisciplinary team. Documents assessment, plan and interventions in medical record.

Provides short term supportive counseling for individuals experiencing a temporary or situational problem. Performs assessment for cases of suspected elder, child, sexual or domestic abuse or neglect.

Complies with required reporting, according to state law and hospital policy. Utilizes crisis intervention skills to assist victims / families of child abuse, elder abuse, domestic violence, sexual / criminal assault and traumatic injury.

Acts as active team member in the discharge planning process with primary responsibility for identifying complicating social and financial factors and barriers to appropriate discharge.

Facilitates family meetings when there is disagreement or lack of clarity around goals of care and plan of care. Collaborates with the health care team to help resolve family conflict around care decisions.

Maintains a working knowledge of available community resources by establishing a relationship with liaisons and admissions staff at agencies and facilities in the region.

Job Qualifications : Preferred :

Preferred :

• Graduate from a school of Social Work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education with M.S.W.
• A minimum of three (3) years in a healthcare setting of similar size and scope

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work.

This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

WORK SHIFT :

Variable Hours (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way.

Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little come on in attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

About East Jefferson General Hospital

East Jefferson General Hospital, a landmark of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in East Jefferson Parish for over years.

And we’re only beginning to realize our greatest potential. Learn more about East Jefferson General Hospital and our legacy, our future, and our national recognition as a Nurse Magnet Hospital.

Your extras (Our Core Values)

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Simple things make the difference.

1.To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information.

2.To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.

3.To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.

4.To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.

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