Social Worker
Core
Provides social work services to a patient care unit, covering for absent assigned social workers, including psychosocial assessments, service plans, child abuse/neglect/IPV management, discharge planning, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Role type
Licensed Medical Social Worker (IC)
Builds
Patient care unit coverage and discharge planning
Domain
Healthcare / Social Work
Required skills
Psychosocial assessment, Service plan development, Child abuse and neglect identification, IPV management, Discharge planning, Interdisciplinary collaboration, Trauma-informed care, Documentation, Referral and resource provision, Grief and loss support
Preferred skills
Maternal/child health knowledge, Welfare expertise
Technologies
Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Responsibilities
Perform psychosocial assessments and develop service plans; Identify and manage cases of suspected child abuse, neglect, and intimate partner violence; Provide discharge planning and participate in interdisciplinary rounds; Collaborate with medical and nursing teams; Document all interventions in patient medical records; Provide handoffs to outpatient social workers.
Seniority
Mid-level, Licensed Professional