As Needed (Supplemental Staff) Social Service Designee MSW

Company: Deaconess Health System
Location: Evansville
Posted on: June 13, 2021

Job Description:

# Join Our Team We are looking for a compassionate, caring, and dedicated As Needed (Supplemental Staff) Social Service Designee MSW to join our team and help us continue our tradition of excellence. # Benefits We pride ourselves in retaining our top talent by offering work environments that support professional development and personal success. In addition to our robust healthcare and retirement plans, we offer: ### Onsite children#s care centers (Infant through Pre-K) ## #Tuition reimbursement ## #Free access to fitness centers, where health coaches are available to help with workout plans ## #Career advancement opportunities ### Competitive pay, shift and weekend incentives, yearly opportunities for pay increases and bonuses # As a Social Service Designee, you will play a critical role in continuing the healing mission of Deaconess. Job Overview Assists patients and their families with personal and environmental difficulties which predispose illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care by performing the following duties.Works in close collaboration with members of the health care team to provide services and optimize patient functioning in the most efficient and effective manner. #Performs comprehensive evaluation including social, emotional, cultural, mental status, environmental and financial circumstances in conjunction with interdisciplinary assessment, and recommends a plan of intervention based on mutually established patient goals.# # The Social Services Designee must be able to demonstrate knowledge of growth and development to coordinate patient care appropriate to the age of patients served on his/her assigned clinical area. Assessment # Assess the needs of the patient and family, when appropriate and arrange, coordinate, monitor, evaluate, and advocate for multiple services to meet the specific patients# complex needs. Assessment is based on relevant physical, emotional, developmental, social, cultural, spiritual, and sexual data to identify needs and determine real and/ or potential patient risks. #Assessments indicate knowledge and understanding of the medical plan of care including but not limited to treatment goals, orders, pertinent diagnostics and laboratory results, ancillary care plans, interventions, and discharge plans. Intervention # Develops and implements routine and complex discharge planning including nursing home, rehabilitation, long term acute placements and community resource referrals in a timely manner to improve flow and reduce length of stay without compromising safety and quality of the discharge. Facilitates transfers to acute care facilities and psychiatric hospitals. Ensures that each patient receives appropriate assistance by providing accurate and complete information about the extent and nature of available services and by helping the patient/family decides which services will best meet his/her needs. Certifications/Licenses/Education Graduate of a Masters of Social Work Degree required Experience in health care, crisis intervention, counseling and/or social agency preferred. # #No licensure or certification required. # # Keeping you safe We are taking necessary precautions to keep our candidates and staff safe through the pandemic. #Interviews are being conducted in-person while onboarding is being done virtually, both with proper social distancing. #We provide you with proper PPE and do our best to keep you safe. #As a member of the healthcare team, you will have early access to the new COVID vaccine. Why Choose Deaconess? Deaconess is one of the largest, local employers in the tri-state area and has been recognized as the #2 Hospital in Indiana and named Best Place to Work in 2020. # # Compassion for patients and dedication to the community are core values of Deaconess and have been since our founding in 1892. #We truly value our employees. #Come join us and find a CAREER you can love! ## # #

Join Our Team

We are looking for a compassionate, caring, and dedicated As Needed (Supplemental Staff) Social Service Designee MSW to join our team and help us continue our tradition of excellence.

Benefits

We pride ourselves in retaining our top talent by offering work environments that support professional development and personal success. In addition to our robust healthcare and retirement plans, we offer:

• Onsite children's care centers (Infant through Pre-K)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free access to fitness centers, where health coaches are available to help with workout plans
• Career advancement opportunities
• Competitive pay, shift and weekend incentives, yearly opportunities for pay increases and bonuses

As a Social Service Designee, you will play a critical role in continuing the healing mission of Deaconess.

Job Overview

Assists patients and their families with personal and environmental difficulties which predispose illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care by performing the following duties.Works in close collaboration with members of the health care team to provide services and optimize patient functioning in the most efficient and effective manner. Performs comprehensive evaluation including social, emotional, cultural, mental status, environmental and financial circumstances in conjunction with interdisciplinary assessment, and recommends a plan of intervention based on mutually established patient goals.

The Social Services Designee must be able to demonstrate knowledge of growth and development to coordinate patient care appropriate to the age of patients served on his/her assigned clinical area.

Assessment

Assess the needs of the patient and family, when appropriate and arrange, coordinate, monitor, evaluate, and advocate for multiple services to meet the specific patients' complex needs.

Assessment is based on relevant physical, emotional, developmental, social, cultural, spiritual, and sexual data to identify needs and determine real and/ or potential patient risks. Assessments indicate knowledge and understanding of the medical plan of care including but not limited to treatment goals, orders, pertinent diagnostics and laboratory results, ancillary care plans, interventions, and discharge plans.

Intervention

Develops and implements routine and complex discharge planning including nursing home, rehabilitation, long term acute placements and community resource referrals in a timely manner to improve flow and reduce length of stay without compromising safety and quality of the discharge.

Facilitates transfers to acute care facilities and psychiatric hospitals.

Ensures that each patient receives appropriate assistance by providing accurate and complete information about the extent and nature of available services and by helping the patient/family decides which services will best meet his/her needs.

Certifications/Licenses/Education

Graduate of a Masters of Social Work Degree required

Experience in health care, crisis intervention, counseling and/or social agency preferred. No licensure or certification required.

Keeping you safe

We are taking necessary precautions to keep our candidates and staff safe through the pandemic. Interviews are being conducted in-person while onboarding is being done virtually, both with proper social distancing. We provide you with proper PPE and do our best to keep you safe. As a member of the healthcare team, you will have early access to the new COVID vaccine.

Why Choose Deaconess?

Deaconess is one of the largest, local employers in the tri-state area and has been recognized as the #2 Hospital in Indiana and named Best Place to Work in 2020. Compassion for patients and dedication to the community are core values of Deaconess and have been since our founding in 1892. We truly value our employees. Come join us and find a CAREER you can love!

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