Social Worker​/MSW Relief

Social Worker/MSW Relief (Cherry Hill)### Social Worker/MSW Relief (Cherry Hill)
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* * Job Details
** Provides social work services, assesses and enhances the patient's/family's/significant other's ability to cope with physical, emotional and environmental problems related to illness/convalescence and discharge plan. Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to establish a discharge plan for the patient.
** Job Description*
* ** Summary
* * Provides social work services, assesses and enhances the patient's/family's/significant other's ability to cope with physical, emotional and environmental problems related to illness/convalescence and discharge plan. Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to establish a discharge plan for the patient.

** Job Duties
*** Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.(Do not delete, move or over-write this statement)
* Conducts psychosocial assessment/reassignment of patients/significant others relating to the social, emotional and cognitive capabilities of patients in relationship to their illness and health maintenance needs.
* Develops and implements a plan of intervention that addresses identified needs related to needs/problems identified during assessment.

Collaborated with the multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate discharge planning

Provides counseling for patient/family/significant others to assist with coping with new diagnoses, chronic illness and palliative or terminal care
* Advocates on behalf of the patients/families to enable them to obtain necessary services.  
** Minimum Qualifications
*** Master’s Degree Graduate from an accredited Masters of Social Work program required. Masters of Social Work required.
* 2 years hospital based social work experience.
* Knowledge of:
Medical terminology and disease process;
Community resources;
Insurance regulations and requirements
* Skill in:
Work with multidisciplinary teams, outside resources, patients/families/significant others
* Ability to:
Establish an appropriate plan to safely discharge patients to the next level of care
* Serves as a resource and provides counseling and intervention related to treatment decisions and end of life care issues.
* Refers patient/significant other to community based services/resources to meet patient’s continuum of care needs.
* Coordinates team and/or family conferences when necessary to facilitate patient’s care progression.
* Provides psychosocial counseling and crisis interventions to patients/significant others with needs. Provides interventions in cases involving child abuse/neglect, domestic violence, elder abuse and institutional abuse. Provides intervention in cases involving guardianship, foster care, adoption, psychiatric assessment and placement, Advance Directives (Center City), trauma and substance abuse.
* Facilitates completion of all placement related documentation in nursing home grants, applications, etc. Completes referrals to options programs where appropriate.
* Documents in accordance with hospital and departmental requirements.
* Works with Case Managers in providing discharge planning services per departmental policies and procedures in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and patient/family.
* Identifies patients and locates family and/or next of kin.
* Educates patients/significant others on the process for obtaining health insurance. Provides appropriate documents/information to apply for welfare insurance.
* When necessary, initiates medical assistance application in a timely manner (Center City) or ensure medical…