Travel: Social Worker Days

Job Summary:

• Coordinates, facilitates, and executes Social Work functions with the patient population through effective collaboration and communication with the Interdisciplinary Care Transitions (ICT) team members.
• Follows patients throughout the care continuum, identifying and addressing psychosocial needs.
• Provides ongoing support and expertise through specialized application of assessment, individual treatment plans, continuous evaluation of treatment planning, case management, mediation, referral, consultation, education, and advocacy.
• Enhances the quality of patient management and satisfaction to promote continuity of care through the integration of the functions of case management, discharge planning, and the application of social work practices.
• Acts as a patient advocate, investigates and reports adverse occurrences, performs staff education related to discharge planning and psychosocial aspects of healthcare delivery.
• Advocates for the understanding of significant physical, biological, psychological, emotional, and environmental factors underlying patient's health issues.

Facility Requirements:

• Must have BLS certification must be attached to submission packet (Must be through the American Heart Association).
• Must have their Master’s Degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy or Professional Counseling.
• Must have their California State license in Social Worker.
• Minimum 3 years recent experience as a Social Worker in a hospital setting; Experience working in a hospital and knowledge of the following: hospice, palliative, code status, advance directive, FMLA/disability paperwork, IHSS, emergency visas.