Description

• Purpose of Job
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    Provides intensive social work services.
    
     
• Job Requirements
  • Education
    • Master's
      degree from an accredited school of social work.
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    Experience
    • Thorough knowledge of social work principles, techniques and practices and their application to complex casework, group work and community problems.
    • Considerable knowledge of a wide range of behavior and psychosocial problems and their diagnosis and treatment.
    • Considerable knowledge of family and group dynamics, a range of intervention techniques, governmental and private organizations, resources in the community, laws, regulations and policies which govern the program, methods and principles of casework supervision and training.
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    License/Certifications
    • Maintain current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification preferred.
    • Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) preferred.
    • Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) required.
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    Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
    • Strong interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate and interact with patients, family members, hospital personnel, and co-workers.
    • Ability to multi-task and prioritize work assignments.
    • Ability to learn, retain and utilize computer skills that are required for department and hospital information system.
• Physical Requirements
  • Weight Demands
    • Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force.
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    Physical Activity
    • Not neccessary for the position (0%):
      • Climbing
      • Crawling
      • Kneeling
    • Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
      • Balancing
      • Carrying
      • Crouching
      • Distinguish colors
      • Grasping
      • Lifting
      • Pulling/Pushing
      • Standing
      • Stooping/bending
      • Twisting
      • Walking
    • Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
      • Fingering/Touching
      • Keyboarding/typing
      • Reaching
      • Repetitive Motions
      • Sitting
      • Speaking/talking
    • Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
      • Hearing
      • Seeing/Visual
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    Job Hazards
    • Not Related:
      • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
      • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
      • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
      • Explosives (pressurized gas)
      • Electrical Shock/Static
      • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
      • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
      • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
    • Rare (1-33%):
      • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
• Essential Job Functions
  • Essential Functions I

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      Promotes positive relations when interacting with patients, visitors, families, physicians, customers and co-workers.
      • Greet, smiles and makes eye contact.
      • Introduces self by name.
      • Volunteers to help co-workers and other employees.
      • Addresses patient and others by surname.
      • Responds quickly to patients and/or other peoples' needs.

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      Provides intensive social work services in serious and complicated cases.
      • Effectively diffuses crisis and refers to appropriate counseling services as needed.

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      Complete in-depth assessment of family dynamics and needs, assessment and treatment of patients and/or families with acute or sever emotional disorders, developmental disabilities and mental illnesses; or advanced social work intervention.
      • Services provided are consistent with the patient's identified needs and communicated timely to the interdisciplinary team.

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      Supervise and train lower level social workers, students or medical interns.
      • Ensure appropriate hospital and department training is reviewed as appropriate.

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      Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with members of caseload and their families as well as civic, legal, medical, social and religious organizations.

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      Expresses ideas clearly and concisely and plans and executive work effectively.
      • Promotes interdisciplinary communication and problem solving.

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      Attends standard staff meetings as needed.
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    Essential Functions II

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      Participates in mandatory in-services and/or CE programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies and as directed by management.

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      Follows and understands the mission, vision, core values, Employee Standards of Compassionate Care/AIDET and company policies/procedures.

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      Other duties as assigned.