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Travel Social Worker II, Care Management
Job in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, 73116, USA
Listed on 2026-01-13
Listing for:
OU Health - 700 NE 13th
Contract
position Listed on 2026-01-13
Job specializations:
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Healthcare
Mental Health, Community Health, Patient/Health Advocate, Family Advocacy & Support Services -
Social Work
Mental Health, Community Health, Patient/Health Advocate, Family Advocacy & Support Services
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- BLS
Certification Details
- Provide social services to patients and their families at OU Health.
- Conduct discharge planning evaluations of patients and/or family members.
- Make psychosocial assessments and communicate findings to hospital staff.
- Counsel patients and others regarding diseases, treatments, social or financial situations, emotional stress, and other problems.
- Conduct high social risk case findings and provide crisis counseling regarding child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, etc.
- Provide crisis intervention services for patients and families.
- Act as a liaison between patients/families and hospital staff and other agencies.
- Evaluate effectiveness of services and adjust patient care as needed.
- Assist in discharge planning and referrals to community services.
- Assist with post hospital placement or transfer to post-acute care facilities.
- Assist patients and families with adjustments to illness, treatment, or changes in functional status.
- Utilize specialized interviewing and communication skills with children.
- Advocate for patients on issues related to informed decision making, end-of-life care, goal setting, and ethical dilemmas.
- May prepare statistics concerning referrals and extended stays.
- May supervise students or newly hired employees.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Job Details
- Hospital experience preferred.
- Knowledge of principles and practices of social and psychological casework.
- Knowledge of social and welfare resources available in the community and hospital.
- Knowledge of current social and economic conditions, trends, and problems.
- Strong analytical skills to interpret situations and determine appropriate actions.
- Ability to explain technical data in understandable terms to patients, families, and hospital staff.
- Good interpersonal skills.
Job Requirements
- Experience:
Hospital experience preferred. - Knowledge of social and psychological casework principles and practices.
- Analytical skills to interpret situations and determine appropriate actions.
- Ability to explain technical data understandably.
- Good interpersonal skills.
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