Masters Social Worker

Job Title Masters Social Worker
Location: Tulsa, OK
Duration: Permanent 
 
Shift: Days, 40 hrs/ week


General Description:
Under general supervision, provides nursing care in a hospital to a variety of patients with health problems ranging from simple to complex.


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 *** 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 of 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 in-service 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 only.

 
Working 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

 
 
Required Education:

• Completion of Master of Social Work or closely related degree from an accredited program.

 
Required Certifications & Licensure:

• LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), or LPC (Licensed Practical Counselor).

 
Required Skills & Experience:

• Prior experience with assigned patient population.
• Must be computer literate.