Social Worker - Inpatient

Overview

The Social Worker creates 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. Provides social work services to patients and families to optimize their ability to benefit from treatment, cope with the realities of their medical condition, and participate in their care.

Coordinates transitions of care for patients with high psychosocial needs. Develops and maintains current knowledge of and liaisons with local, state, and federal services that may provide education and resources to patients and families.

• Supports the efforts of HIM and Patient Accounts by ensuring timely, accurate, and complete data entry in multiple information systems/databases.
• Ensures understanding through collaboration with Care Manager and other interdisciplinary team members for review of multidisciplinary plan of care in patient chart (estimated LOS, tentative discharge date, assessed needs for discharge, and plan discussed with patient/family).
• Ensures attendance at Multidisciplinary Rounds or Huddles and reports on psychosocial status and its implication for transitions of care.
• Monitors progress toward the goals of the social work plan of care and revises it in response to changes in patient needs and condition.
• Assesses potential obstacles to successful reintegration into the community (clinical, social, support, home environment) and escalates through appropriate channels to resolution.
• Performs duties in accordance with the mission, vision, and values of Tampa General Hospital.
• Communicates and collaborates with all members of the health care team to facilitate the episode of care, ensuring timely services and providing resources and education to patients and families.
• Interprets and communicates complex patient/family needs and models caring practices to other caregivers.
• Assesses patients' and families' psychosocial risk factors through evaluation of prior functioning, support systems, reaction to illness, and coping abilities.
• Counsels patients and families regarding emotional, social, and financial consequences of illness and/or disability; accesses and mobilizes family/community resources to meet identified needs.
• Provides brief crisis counseling and therapeutic intervention, with focus on frequent healthcare system utilizers. Post-discharge follow-up calls to high-needs utilizers of the ED to prevent readmission.
• Sees all patients for whom their team is consulted and rounds daily with the multidisciplinary team.
• Completes processes to facilitate patients' movement through levels of care.
• Provides specialized mental health services including crisis intervention and addiction assessments and recommendations for psychiatric referral or community resources; uses de-escalation techniques as needed to avoid violence.

• MSW degree from a CSWE-accredited college or university Social Work program.
• At least 2 years' experience in a health care facility or program. Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern (RCSWI) required within 6 months of employment;
  Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) preferred.

Primary Location:
Tampa

Work Locations: TGH Main Campus, 1 Tampa General Circle, Tampa 33601

Eligible for Remote Work:
On Site

Job:
Social Work

Organization

Schedule:
Full-time

Scheduled Days:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday