Job Description
Description
Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.
Summary:
The Social Worker (MSW) is responsible for performing a wide range of patient care activities for assigned patients. The Social Worker conducts patient assessments, contributes to the patient plan of care, and participates in discharge planning in collaboration with the care team. The Social Worker also provides patient, family, and caregiver education and support services as indicated. Adheres to the National Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics.
Responsibilities:
Assesses the medical, cognitive, psychosocial, and financial status of patients and their families as indicated.
Identifies problems and needs of the patient, their strengths and barriers for care, and their available resources for ongoing care needs.
Develops a patient plan of care and discharge plan in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team, patients, and their families.
Provides patient, family, caregiver education and support.
Coordinates referrals to community services and resources and provides linkage to enhance carryover of recommendations.
Provides clinical documentation and communicates with the physician and the interdisciplinary care team as appropriate for information related to the plan of care.
Develops and maintains good working relationships with community providers and social agencies and participates in community outreach and education efforts as appropriate.
Prioritizes caseload according to need and available resources.
Other information:
Required
Master of Social Work required.
Active driver’s license and access to transportation.
Cultural competency and/or experience working with individuals with a wide range of backgrounds.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Job Details
Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC
Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care
Organization Unit: Acute Care Case Management
Work Type: Part Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 20.00
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
Description
Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.
Summary:
The Social Worker (MSW) is responsible for performing a wide range of patient care activities for assigned patients. The Social Worker conducts patient assessments, contributes to the patient plan of care, and participates in discharge planning in collaboration with the care team. The Social Worker also provides patient, family, and caregiver education and support services as indicated. Adheres to the National Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics.
Responsibilities:
Assesses the medical, cognitive, psychosocial, and financial status of patients and their families as indicated.
Identifies problems and needs of the patient, their strengths and barriers for care, and their available resources for ongoing care needs.
Develops a patient plan of care and discharge plan in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team, patients, and their families.
Provides patient, family, caregiver education and support.
Coordinates referrals to community services and resources and provides linkage to enhance carryover of recommendations.
Provides clinical documentation and communicates with the physician and the interdisciplinary care team as appropriate for information related to the plan of care.
Develops and maintains good working relationships with community providers and social agencies and participates in community outreach and education efforts as appropriate.
Prioritizes caseload according to need and available resources.
Other information:
Required
Master of Social Work required.
Active driver’s license and access to transportation.
Cultural competency and/or experience working with individuals with a wide range of backgrounds.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Job Details
Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC
Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care
Organization Unit: Acute Care Case Management
Work Type: Part Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 20.00
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
About UNC Health
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.
UNC Health and its 33,000 employees, continue to serve as North Carolina’s Health Care System, caring for patients from all 100 counties and beyond our borders. We continue to leverage the world class research conducted in the UNC School of Medicine, translating that innovation to life-saving and life-changing therapies, procedures, and techniques for the patients who rely on us.
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