Job Description
Job Description
Job Details :
Title : Masters Social Worker
Location : Muskogee, OK 74401
Job Type : Full time Permanent
Shift : Day / M-F / 8 : 00 am - 4 : 30 pm
Salary : $29 to $40 an hour (Depends on the years of experience) + Full-time Benefits + Up to $5,000 Sign On Bonus
Job Summary :
- Provides skilled interventions for :
- The support and / or resolution of patient and family crises.
- Problem-solving and decision-making.
- Advocacy and facilitation necessitated by life-changing events (adoption, guardianship, abuse, placement, bereavement).
- Mediation of risk factors and coping with disease or disability.
- Other psychosocial and / or socioeconomic issues while adhering to Saint Francis Health System and departmental policies / procedures including those on Infection Control, Confidentiality, Patient's Rights, Advance Directives, Disaster Protocol, Safety and Fire Prevention, Attendance, and Punctuality.
Job Responsibilities :
Receives referrals and assesses in a timely manner those patients and families / significant others who are referred to social work service.Integrates social work plan into overall patient care through interdisciplinary collaboration.Provides skilled Social Work services in the areas of comprehensive case management, discharge planning, continuing care services, advocacy, clinical social work services, including crisis intervention, and patient / family education utilizing individual and family modalities.Provides skilled social work services in the areas of abuse and neglect, advanced directives, psychiatric placements / issues, end of life issues pertinent to the assigned patient population.Understands and utilizes hospital and community-based resources and entitlements.Refers patients, families / significant others, and hospital staff to appropriate services to ensure continuity and quality of care.Develops and utilizes specialized knowledge of resources related to the needs of specific patient populations.Facilitates efforts to obtain insurance coverage for hospital and community-based services.Documents the patient care plan, staff interventions and outcomes promptly and completely in the patient's medical record.Completes statistical reports as required by the department and other programs.Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to develop complex discharge plans prospectively and conduct transitional planning for patients moving to nursing home and other facilities.Continues and encourages professional development through supervision, attendance at hospital and community conferences and mandatory inservice training with the intent of enhancing knowledge, sensitivity, and self-awareness about special issues related to culture, race, gender, religion or sexual orientation.Participate in community education and support group activities as approved.Decision Making :
Independent judgment in making decisions from many diversified alternatives that are subject to general review in final stages onlyWorking Relationships :
Coordinates activities of others (does not supervise).Works directly with patients and / or customers.Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction.Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction.Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.Works frequently with individuals at Director level or above.Qualifications :
Required Skills & Experience :
Prior experience with assigned patient population.Must be computer literate.Must have Hospice (Hospital, community, and in office)Ability to have additional language fluency in addition to English.Required Education & Licenses :
Completion of Master of Social Work or closely related degree from an accredited program.LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) or LPC (Licensed Practical Counselor).Company Description
LanceSoft is rated as one of the largest staffing firms in the US by SIA. Our mission is to establish global cross-culture human connections that further the careers of our employees and strengthen the businesses of our clients. We are driven to use the power of our global network to connect businesses with the right people, and people with the right businesses without bias. We provide Global Workforce Solutions with a human touch.
Company Description
LanceSoft is rated as one of the largest staffing firms in the US by SIA. Our mission is to establish global cross-culture human connections that further the careers of our employees and strengthen the businesses of our clients. We are driven to use the power of our global network to connect businesses with the right people, and people with the right businesses without bias. We provide Global Workforce Solutions with a human touch.