Social Worker
Core
Provide assessment, intervention, and discharge planning for patients and families in an acute care hospital setting, connecting them with necessary services and resources.
Role type
Clinical social worker (acute care)
Builds
Psychosocial support services and discharge pathways for hospital patients
Domain
Healthcare / Acute Care
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Clinical assessment, discharge planning, multidisciplinary collaboration, conflict resolution, resource coordination
Preferred skills
Experience with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, research and development contribution
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Conduct early patient assessments within a multidisciplinary team, develop and deliver services for psychosocial needs, facilitate patient and family participation in discharge planning, provide specialist advice on professional discipline and multidisciplinary services
Seniority
Mid-level, clinical practitioner