Medical Social Worker

Duties/Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload comprised of medically and culturally diverse inpatient and outpatient families.
• Assist families and patients by completing comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, identifying appropriate resources and referrals, providing supportive counseling, assisting with discharge and transition planning, and serving as a liaison and an advocate between the patient and various systems
• Demonstrate knowledge of child development related to diagnosis, assessment, intervention, and referral of infants, toddlers, pre-school and school age children, and adolescents to appropriate community agencies
• Meet the needs of the families as identified, presented, or requested by the interdisciplinary team or physician
• Communicate with interdisciplinary team and provide valuable input relative to intervention and assistance
• Document information in the medical record consistent with departmental standards
• Maintain a working knowledge of a variety of referral sources and community resources appropriate for the patient population within the state of Texas
• Assist with onboarding of new employees and providing ongoing support.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Master's degree in social work from an accredited (CSWE) Social Work Program required
• Demonstrate Care Rite Values
• Minimum 3 years of experience as a social worker and has the ability to perform job responsibilities independently.
• Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners (TSBSWE) licensure LMSW or LCSW
• Experience with developmentally delayed or neurologically impaired children beneficial
• Proven performance record that displays zero disciplinary actions within 12 months.
• Position requires frequent use of telephone, fax, copy machine and computer

Working Environment

• Working conditions: Inside
• Working Position: Sitting & Walking
• Physical Demands: Light
• Physical Requirements: Lifting/Carrying & Pushing/Pulling
• An Individual in this position will be required to list or carry weight in this group: Up to 10lbs
• Sensory/Communicative activities essential to the performance of this position: Hearing, Seeing, Speaking
• An Individual in this position will be exposed to: Inside environment