Social Worker MSW

The Social Worker MSW will provide comprehensive psychosocial services to patients admitted to Nemours Childrens Hospital. The primary focus will be addressing patients psychosocial needs and enhancing their overall well-being. Additionally youll play a crucial role in facilitating patient and family adjustment to illness ensuring optimal functioning for both individuals and families. We expect excellence in the following areas:

Psychosocial Support:

• Offer compassionate and evidence-based psychosocial support to children with various diagnoses including medical illness ADHD depression anxiety and autism spectrum disorders

Family Assistance:

• Assist families in navigating the healthcare system effectively
• Link families with a range of services tailored to meet their unique needs

Age-Specific Expertise:

• Apply age-specific principles of growth and development to your practice

Collaboration:

• Collaborate seamlessly with all members of the healthcare team fostering effective communication and teamwork

Position Responsibilities

The Social Worker MSW will play a pivotal role in addressing patients psychosocial needs within our healthcare setting. The responsibilities encompass assessment intervention coordination and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams. Here are the key aspects of your role:

Complex Assessment and Goal Setting:

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of patients and their families biopsychosocial situations

• Establish clear goals and periodically re-assess the patient/family situation

• Document thorough psychosocial assessments and histories for patients and families

Crisis Intervention Services:

• Provide timely crisis intervention services including cases involving domestic violence psychiatric emergencies child abuse and family disputes

Referral Triage and Treatment:

• Assess patient mental health needs and refer for counseling and psychiatry as needed (both internally and to external community providers)

Comprehensive Care Management:

• Perform admission screenings and psychosocial assessments

• Offer case management medical crisis counseling patient/family education advocacy residential placement community referral facilitation crisis intervention and mental health evaluation

Child Abuse Investigations and Domestic Violence Management:

• Assist with the assessment and coordination of child abuse investigations within the hospital

• In collaboration with the medical team manage domestic violence situations

Professional Development:

• Continuously update your education and skill level in the field

• Attend in-service presentations and continuing education programs to maintain and enhance your knowledge base

Hospital Discharge Planning:

• Asses social barriers to discharge work collaboratively with case management participate in rounds and escalate complex cases to avoid discharge delays.

On-Call Responsiveness:

• If on-call promptly respond to events and service requests within 5 minutes of receiving a phone call

• Remain within a 30-minute drive of the hospital

• Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time by employees supervisor

Position requirements

• Masters degree in Social Work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is required

• MSW from an institution accredited by the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) is required

• Minimum one year of social work experience is required; 3 years is preferred (in lieu of one year of experience graduate school internship may be applied)