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| Job ID: 14047238 |
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| Job Title: | Social Worker |
| Work Type: | Work Days: Work Vary: Yes , Shift: Other, Hours Per Week: 40, Work Type: Regular |
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| Salary Offered: | Unspecified |
| Benefits: | Unspecified. |
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| Physical Required: | Unspecified |
| Drug Testing Required: | Unspecified |
| Education Required: | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Experience Required: | Unspecified |
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| Required Skills: | Please see the job description for information about required job skills. |
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| Job Description: |
Purpose of Job
This position is responsible for serving as a member of an interdisciplinary team providing in-patient and out-patient social work services to patients and their families who present with losses related to illness, injury, or hospitalization. Interventions with patients include biopsychosocial assessments, group work and care conference facilitation, crisis/brief work counseling, and discharge planning through coordination of community resources.
Job Functions
Provides biopsychosocial assessments of patient/family situations including physical, psychological, emotional, financial, functions, and other related factors.
Documents assessment and interventions in the patient's medical record to ensure continuity of care. Develops written care plans and evaluates outcomes for home health and hospice patients.
Assists the health care team in understanding the significance of cultural diversity, economic, emotional, and family factors in relation to the patient's illness, treatment, recovery, or dying process.
Performs supportive counseling to assist patients/families in adjusting to disabilities, illness, loss, and bereavement.
Assists patient/family ion utilizing relevant community resources based on identified needs.
Maintains service excellence by building customer relations with patients, clients, visitors, physicians, co-workers, and community referral sources through positive relationship and consultation.
Responsible for personal and professional development to ensure current knowledge and performance in the profession/position.
Manages and performs assigned duties and departmental responsibilities in an efficient, effective, and professional manner.
Employees with a master's degree are also required to apply clinical social work interventions to in-patient and out-patient areas.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Education/Work Experience
Bachelor's degree in social work
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Clinical, organizational, assessment, and communication skills
Ability to meet and maintain the necessary background checks as aligned with position functions
Ability to communicate in the English language for effective written and verbal correspondence in order to complete job functions as mentioned above
Knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care (based on physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs) appropriate to the age of the patient(s) services in the assigned service area
Ability to work independently
Ability to provide effective individual, departmental, organizational, verbal, and written communications
Ability to communicate in the English language for effective written and verbal correspondence in order to complete job functions as mentioned above
License/Certifications
Licensed by the Minnesota Board of Social Work as an LSW, LGSW, LISW or LICSW
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree in social work
Practical experience in a health care setting
Cognitive and Mental Demands
Time Awareness - Continuous
Writing - Continuous
Initiation of Work - Continuous
Memory - Continuous
Receptiveness to Change - Frequent
Reasoning - Continuous
Required Sequences in Work - Occasional
Problem Solving - Continuous
Attentiveness Duration - Continuous
Social Interactions - Continuous
Mathematical Aptitude - Frequent
Conflict Management - Continuous
Reading - Continuous
Detail Oriented - Continuous
Ridgeview Medical Center will not discriminate against or harass any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, military service, veteran status, genetic information, union membership, creed, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status with regards to public assistance, membership in a local human rights commission, or any other category that may be protected by law.
Refer to ID 72836034_5 when applying |
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