Medical Social Worker: Emergency Dept - EVENINGS

Location: City of Albany

## Medical Social Worker:
Emergency Dept - EVENINGS Apply:
43 New Scotland Avenue:
Full time:
Posted Today:
69778

Department/Unit:

Care Management/Social Work

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)
Salary Range:$70,068.00 - $Create optimal outcomes for the patient and family by managing complex psychosocial and economic co-morbidities. Through advanced practice skills, mobilizes resources to reduce risk, and serves as ambassador between hospital and community.
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* Job Description:

*** Works with the Case Manager and the treatment team to develop a safe and timely Discharge Plan A and B that complies with regulations and laws regarding patient and family wishes
* Identifies the need for and conducts family meetings that result in comfort, decisions, and other important outcomes
* Serves as the lead in obtaining charity and financial resources, legal guardianship, adoptions, psychiatric referrals, and competency determinations.
* Leads or co-leads Care Coordination Rounds
* Help create function and productivity on the many teams to which the SW belongs, facilitating the resolution of conflict to present a united message to patients and families
* Acknowledge issues of diversity and adjust practice accordingly
* Works with people and agencies in the community to improve responsiveness, capabilities, alignment, and evaluation of services to patients and families
* Collaborate with Risk Management, Patient Relations, Utilization Management, and Quality Management about potential problems and preclude outcomes detrimental to AMC
* Base individual practice patterns on a sound knowledge base of social work principles and methodologies, social work policies, and the NASW Code of Ethics
* Demonstrate flexibility in providing department coverage as needed, including possible modification of role, responsibilities, and assigned caseload
* Completes initial screen of patients and families and a comprehensive psychosocial assessment of patients
* Assists patients and families in understanding their illness and treatments options, as well as consequences to various treatments or refusal of treatment
* Assists patients and families in communicating with treatment team
* Provides crisis intervention
* Advocates for patient care and timely discharge plan
* Coordinates patient discharge and continuity of care planning
* Educates hospital staff on patient psychosocial needs
* Educates patients and families on levels of care; acute, sub-acute, community services and resources
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* Minimum Qualifications:

*** New York State Licensure (LMSW) required
* Master of Social Work degree from an accredited school of Social Work Program
* One year as graduate student or as a social worker with experience in the field of Clinical Social Work with experience in care transitions.
* Ability to create collegial and collaborative relationships internally and externally.
* Knowledge of accreditation standards, health care regulations, performance improvement and patient safety.
* Effective organization, oral and written communication skills, problem solving, program development and computer skills.
* Knowledge of health care law and regulations related to acute care and the immediate post-acute continuum
* Ability to complete a psychosocial assessment, risk factor analysis, treatment planning, and models of intervention