Social Worker- LCSW​/LSW- Autism Medical

Position: Social Worker- LCSW/LSW- Autism Medical Home
Location: Northern

## Social Worker- LCSW/LSW
- Autism Medical Home Apply:
Camden County, NJ:
Full time:
Posted Today:
REQ-0035410
** Number of Positions in

Requisition
** 1
* * Job Details
** The Social Worker will provide psychosocial support, behavioral  health coordination, care management, and resource navigation services for autistic individuals and families participating in the Autism Medical Home Center of Excellence initiative. The SW will support integrated behavioral healthcare delivery through interdisciplinary collaboration, crisis  intervention, family support, and care coordination activities.  The SW will assist patients and caregivers in addressing psychosocial barriers impacting healthcare access, continuity of care, behavioral health needs, transition planning, and social determinants of health
** Job Description
**** Job 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.

** Essential Functions*
* • Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.  
• 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.
Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):  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    
** Minimum

Education and Experience Requirements:

*
* Education:

Graduate from an accredited Masters of Social Work program required. Masters of Social Work  required.  AND

Experience:

Minimum of 2 years hospital based social work experience.
Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements:  Active LSW or LCSW required for New Jersey positions and preferred for Pennsylvania positions.

Other Functions (in addition to Essential Functions)  
• 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…