Social Worker, Mental Health

Job Description

Coffee Regional Medical Center

Social Worker

POSITION SUMMARY

The social worker is a master’s prepared practitioner who possesses a comprehensive knowledge base established within a sound social work framework. The social worker provides direct and indirect care to a specific patient population using advanced social work assessment and supportive and counseling intervention skills, specialty expertise and age-appropriate interventions to facilitate appropriate use of healthcare resources and adjustment to illness.

The social worker manages patients across the health care continuum to achieve optimal clinical, financial, operational and satisfaction outcomes and facilitates timely discharge planning. The social worker promotes interdisciplinary collaboration in all aspects of work, promotes staff and patient education and supports research. The social worker identifies opportunity for process improvement in all aspects of work.

Member of Ethics Committee.

Manages difficult patient placements for LTAC, nursing homes, transfers, etc.

OVERVIEW

The evaluation is to assure individual performance, departmental goals and organizational goals are aligned. It is designed to support communication between the manager and the employee. Employee perception of their own performance is very important. To maximize the benefit of this process, both the manager and the employee participate in the evaluation process.

RATING SCALE DEFINITION

Needs Improvement – Performance is consistently below requirements/expectations. Immediate improvement is necessary.

There are shortfalls in meeting the standard, criteria or objective.

The employee requires close supervision or step-by-step guidance for this task.

There is room for significant improvement before moving to the “meets expectation” level.

Employee may have work improvement plan in place for this standard or objective.

Meets Expectations – Performance meets all established standards and sometimes exceeds them. Activities contribute to increased unit/department results. Employees consistently complete the work that is required and at times go beyond expectations.

Employee reached the expected level of performance.

Performance is solid, effective and consistently meets the standards as required by the job.

Performance is what can be expected of a fully qualified and experienced person.

Under normal supervision and follow-up, tasks are completed on schedule and in keeping with expected results.

Excels – Outstanding performance.

Performance consistently surpasses all established standards.

Activities often contribute to improved or innovative work practices.

People often seek out the employee for assistance in this area.

Employee rarely requires supervision or follow-up.

Not Applicable – Item does not apply to this job.

QUALIFICATIONS

A. Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

Excellent customer service skills.

Reads and understands the English language.

Ability to think critically and analytically with little or no supervision

Ability to work effectively in situations of high stress and conflict and communicate goals and outcomes.

Ability to process information and prioritize

Possesses exceptional verbal and written communication skills

Possesses independent work habits, is self-reliant and self-directed

Ability to learn, adapt, and change as required by the job functions

Ability to maintain absolute confidentiality of material and information accessed and reviewed

Basic computer literacy

Ability to move freely, reach, bend, and complete light lifting

Ability to use good body mechanics while performing daily job functions and ability to follow specific OSHA guidelines

Ability to maintain attendance to meet standard job practices

B. Education

Master’s degree in social work.

C. Licensure

MSW

D. Experience

Minimum of three years in a broad range of human resources delivery management and practice.

Recent clinical expertise in specific area (required for specialty clinical groups/clusters, preferred for others).

Minimum two years relevant clinical experience preferred.

Proven leadership and organizational skills preferred.

Basic understanding of Medicare/Medicaid, insurance and regulatory guidelines (Rehab,…