Social Worker, MSW - Cottonwood, AZ

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

The Clinical Social Worker is responsible for participating in interdisciplinary care of patients and their families with complex medical and social needs. The Social Worker provides supportive counseling, crisis intervention, case management and community resource referrals. S / he functions as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to facilitate the delivery of services to patient and families. The social worker collaborates with the rest of the team to identify, assess, plan, implement, coordinate, monitor and evaluate options and services to meet the complex needs of patients.

This role lends emotional and social support during the active treatment and recovery period. This includes assisting patients in meeting their emotional, psychosocial needs, performing diagnostic assessments, crisis interventions, social and financial concerns, and coordinating a plan of care to address patient / family needs and providing information and referrals as needed. This position in the Palliative Care Clinic and Radiation Oncology Clinic also includes performing short-term individual and family psychotherapy.

This position facilitates support groups and education activities for patients, families and the general public. Provides case management services including referrals to homecare, hospice and supportive care with a multitude of community agencies and other agencies. Assists patients with housing and transportation needs.

Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Utilizes knowledge of clinically appropriate treatment theories in the patient and family assessment process.
• Conducts comprehensive individual and family assessments to identify and prioritize needs to be addressed. Performs psychosocial assessments with patient / family involvement, utilizing an interdisciplinary approach.
• Elicit information about patient and family strengths and culture so the plan of care can be individualized. Provide patient and family with assistance to resolve any conflicts or issues they encounter while navigating their healthcare needs.
• Assists in the development of individualized plans of care, including interventions and treatment plans, with clear and measurable goals and objectives. Supports patients and families as they transition through the continuum of care.
• Provides patients and family members appropriate psycho-education based on identified needs. Provides patient and their family with education regarding management of health care needs. Facilitates support groups and preventive care education for patients, families and the community.
• Provides supportive counseling and emotional support to patients and family members. Stabilizes patients who are in crisis. Emotionally supports patient and family during time of loss.
• Participates in quality improvement efforts. Assists with the mitigation of risk for readmission when patients have multiple and complex needs.
• Communicate information clearly and in a manner appropriate to the level of patient and family understanding.
• In the Palliative Care Clinic and Radiation Oncology Clinic, provides psychotherapy for patients / families. Develops individualized family psychosocial plans that are responsive to patient / family concerns, age specific problems, and clinical impressions. In Radiation Oncology Clinic, completes NCCN distress thermometer for all patients.

Coordination of Care

Communication and Documentation

Community Resources and Care Management

Compliance / Safety

Qualifications

Education

Certificatiosn

Experience

Healthcare is a rapidly changing environment and technology is integrated into almost all aspects of patient care. Computers and other electronic devices are utilized across the organization and throughout each department. Colleagues must have an understanding of computers, and competence in using computers and basic software programs.