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POSITION SUMMARY
The Social Worker MSW is fully engaged in providing quality/no harm, customer service and stewardship by utilizing advanced psychosocial skills to facilitate the coordination of patient care through assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation. The Social Worker MSW uses current knowledge to effectively evaluate, promote and utilize hospital and community resources and services to achieve optimal outcomes, serving as a role model for coordination of psychosocial services for assigned patients in collaboration with the patient, family, physician, patient care team, and payers.
PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES
1. Assists with coordination of referrals for post?acute services as appropriate in a timely manner.
2. Effectively communicates with the patient/caregiver and physician on payer or other financial issues.
3. Coordinates and documents complex discharge plans.
4. Collaboratively determines desired discharge goals and communicates all discharge plans and options to patient/family, physicians and staff.
5. Participates in patient care conferences/ethics consults as indicated.
6. Provides counseling and researches placement alternatives for substance abuse, mental health, homeless and indigent patients.
7. Facilitates and participates in transfer of Baker Act and Marchman placements to mental health facilities. Provides therapeutic interventions with patients and families as needed.
8. Completes mandatory reporting processes.
9. Faci...
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