Social Worker-LCSW/MSW *$5,000 Sign-on Bonus*
Company: North Arkansas Regional Medical Center
Location: Harrison
Posted on: August 6, 2022
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Job Description:
Overview:
Provides social case work services to hospital and clinical
patients
Plans and participates in programs and interprets social and
environmental factors to the patient, medical staff and the patient
s family
Helps coordinate health resources in the community
Requires Bachelor s Degree
Responsibilities:
Demonstrates understanding and complies with the Code of
Ethics/Standards for Practice as described in the "Regulations of
the Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board".
Demonstrates knowledge of and complies with all hospital and
department policies.
Demonstrates an awareness of responsibility and accountability for
own actions and assigned responsibilities.
Demonstrates ability to work with minimal supervision.
Demonstrates consistent ability to listen effectively.
Makes constructive use of resources.
Establishes and updates resource files as needed.
Prioritizes cases appropriately and demonstrates ability to
prioritize multiple cases appropriately to meet patient needs,
emergencies and departmental needs and deadlines.
Able to handle multiple interruptions and distractions due to
volume of work, details and deadlines.
Uses time productively.
Demonstrates ability to perform effectively in emergency situations
following established protocols, informing appropriate persons, and
documenting events as required.
Demonstrates the knowledge and ability to assess patients
psychosocial status and needs.
Demonstrates respect for the rights and autonomy of the
patient.
Promotes patient and family involvement in all aspects of their
care.
Demonstrates ability to provide information as needed to patients
regarding Advance Directives.
Demonstrates ability to verify Advance Directives and to ensure
that the patient's wishes are recorded in the medical record in the
event that the Advance Directive is not immediately available.
Serves as a social work informational resource for other members of
the healthcare team.
Assists the healthcare team in developing and maintaining
structures to ensure patient and family involvement in care.
Aids the healthcare team, the patient, and the patient s family to
understand the social, economic, and emotional factors that affect
the patient s illness, treatment, and recovery.
Assists the healthcare team in understanding and meeting the needs
of the dying patient and family members.
Communicates pertinent patient information, both in writing and
verbally, to appropriate members of the healthcare team in a timely
manner (as prescribed by policy).
Medical Record entries include date, time and signature and name,
relationship to patient, and telephone number (if applicable) on
all contacts.
Maintains accurate, complete, and timely social service records
including patient assessment, care, response, planning.
Demonstrates understanding and complies with the Code of
Ethics/Standards for Practice as described in the "Regulations of
the Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board".
Demonstrates knowledge of and complies with all hospital and
department policies.
Demonstrates an awareness of responsibility and accountability for
own actions and assigned responsibilities.
Demonstrates ability to work with minimal supervision.
Demonstrates consistent ability to listen effectively.
Makes constructive use of resources.
Establishes and updates resource files as needed.
Prioritizes cases appropriately and demonstrates ability to
prioritize multiple cases appropriately to meet patient needs,
emergencies and departmental needs and deadlines.
Able to handle multiple interruptions and distractions due to
volume of work, details and deadlines.
Uses time productively.
Demonstrates ability to perform effectively in emergency situations
following established protocols, informing appropriate persons, and
documenting events as required.
Demonstrates the knowledge and ability to assess patients
psychosocial status and needs.
Demonstrates respect for the rights and autonomy of the
patient.
Promotes patient and family involvement in all aspects of their
care.
Demonstrates ability to provide information as needed to patients
regarding Advance Directives.
Demonstrates ability to verify Advance Directives and to ensure
that the patient's wishes are recorded in the medical record in the
event that the Advance Directive is not immediately available.
Serves as a social work informational resource for other members of
the healthcare team.
Assists the healthcare team in developing and maintaining
structures to ensure patient and family involvement in care.
Aids the healthcare team, the patient, and the patient s family to
understand the social, economic, and emotional factors that affect
the patient s illness, treatment, and recovery.
Assists the healthcare team in understanding and meeting the needs
of the dying patient and family members.
Communicates pertinent patient information, both in writing and
verbally, to appropriate members of the healthcare team in a timely
manner (as prescribed by policy).
Medical Record entries include date, time and signature and name,
relationship to patient, and telephone number (if applicable) on
all contacts.
Maintains accurate, complete, and timely social service records
including patient assessment, care, response, planning.
Informs other members of the healthcare team the patient plan of
action so they can reinforce, support and be a part of the plan as
indicated.
Provides assistance to other Social Workers/Case Managers as
needed. Assumes the duties of the Social Worker as needed.
Serves on standing hospital committees and ad hoc committees and
performance improvement teams as needed. Actively participates by
presenting suggestions, problems, and concerns relevant to overall
improvement of services.
Participates in hospital-sponsored social service educational
activities with the hospital staff and members of the outside
community.
Refers possible quality of care, risk management, or utilization
management problems promptly and appropriately. Communicates with
superiors regarding situations that differ from the usual.
Evaluates the effectiveness of the patient resources program on an
ongoing basis, identifies opportunities for improvement and
implements processes to improve the program.
Develops systems to ensure timely and efficient identification of
hospitalized patients who have social service needs.
Ensures that an assessment and reassessment, as indicated, of
psychological, social, environmental, and financial impact of
illness on all patient referrals and on those identified as having
a potential need is conducted in a timely manner (as prescribed by
policy) to determine the patient s and family s capabilities in
relation to the patient s anticipated needs.
Consistently looks beyond the identified reason for referral to
assess physical or emotional needs that may impact planning.
Contributes to the multidisciplinary plan of care as indicated
according to the needs of the patient/family.
Ensures that visits, including problem identification, plan of
action and resolution are documented appropriately and in a timely
manner (as prescribed by policy).
Documents all patient/family education provided on the Education
Record.
Ensures that social service attends care conferences as indicated
to provide social information/input to the primary nurse and the
health care team.
Demonstrates the ability to effectively assist patients with
pharmaceutical subsidies as indicated (chemotherapy and
thrombolytics)
Ensures that all regulatory requirements for social services in the
hospital are met.
Acts as a resource to members of the healthcare team in meeting the
social work needs of ER patients, Clinic Patients, and other
Outpatients.
Ensures that the social work needs of dialysis unit patients and
their families are met.
Meets all regulatory requirements for social services in the
Dialysis Unit.
Ensures that a care plan is developed according to the
patient/family needs and contributes to the multidisciplinary plan
of care as indicated according to the needs of the
patient/family.
Ensures that social service attends care conference to provide
social information/input to the primary nurse and the health care
team.
Ensures that initial visits with new patients are conducted in a
timely manner (as prescribed by policy).
Ensures that follow-up visits are conducted in a timely manner (as
prescribed by policy).
Ensures that visits, including problem identification, plan of
action and resolution are documented appropriately and in a timely
manner (as prescribed by policy).
Documents all patient/family education provided on the Education
Record.
Ensures that patients at high risk for suicide are identified and
appropriate actions are implemented.
Ensures that patients at risk for being physically or mentally
abused and/or neglected are identified and appropriate actions
taken.
Ensures that assistance is provided as needed to dialysis support
groups.
Ensures that goal-oriented interventions are directed toward
management of a terminal illness.
Assists with strengthening the family support system.
Assists with resolution of conflict related to the chronicity of
illness.
Ensures that the social work needs of Home Health and Hospice
patients and their families are met.
Meets all regulatory requirements for social services in Home
Health and Hospice.
Ensures that a care plan is developed according to the
patient/family needs and contributes to the multidisciplinary plan
of care as indicated according to the needs of the
patient/family.
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