Social Work Assistant

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Job Location (Full Address):

601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

500136 Psychiatry SMH Social Work

Work Shift:

UR - Rotating (United States of America)

Range:

UR URCC 208 H

Compensation Range:

$24.22 - $33.91

Responsibilities:

GENERAL PURPOSE
Under general direction provided by a licensed Social Worker, serves at the entry, trainee-professional level. Works on specific social work goals for an assigned patient unit to facilitate federal and state discharge planning requirements and/or adjustment of patient/families. Collaborates with hospital staff and mobilizes community resources relative to the adjustment and/or discharge planning in continuing care of individual patients.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Under general direction provided by a Social Worker or Senior Social Worker, serves at the entry, trainee-professional level.
• Works on specific social work goals for an assigned patient unit to facilitate federal and state discharge planning requirements and/or adjustment of patient/families.
• As a member of a multidiscipline team, carries out the social work activity essential to patient care.
• Establishes a casework relationship with patient family. Interviews patients/family members to obtain psycho-social history, discuss treatment plans, patient's adjustment and assist coping with home, health system and community problems or dynamics influencing patient's health.
• Reviews clinical and psycho-social information for patients/families referred or those receiving care within assigned units with other professional staff.
• Collaborates with other staff in developing and carrying out the health care plan for patients and families.
• Seeks further clarification of services required.
• Develops a plan for providing required services to meet psycho-social needs, including new approaches in situations without existing standard provisions for needs.
• Provides casework counseling and direct services to individuals and families.
• Records all patient care activity in medical chart according to established policies.
• Evaluates patient/family psycho-social status relative to discharge planning and/or adjustment needs.
• Recommends and carries out discharge plans or other plans for continued ancillary care.
• Interprets patient/family needs and service recommendations to hospital staff.
• Consults with and reviews assignments regularly with supervisor
• Refers more difficult assignments to senior staff.
• Represents the division in assigned health team rounds.
• Develops a thorough knowledge of hospital and community resources.
• Corresponds with other institutions and community agencies.
• Meets on a mutual orientation basis with other agencies to review program information, procedures, techniques, etc.
• Acts as the hospital and patient/family liaison with other community services.
• For specific patients, interprets hospital services and facilitates psycho-social plans with other agencies.
• Maintains cooperative working relationship with community agencies and other resources.
• Reviews and discusses social work and other health related literature with supervisor to expand knowledge of social work techniques, procedures, and innovations.
• Participates in workshops and symposia and shares in formulating policies and procedures for the division.
• Serves on various division committees.
• Participates in in-service training, departmental, hospital and special meetings to remain current on clinical, organizational and community developments.

Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work required
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Clinical or Community Social Work experience in health setting preferred

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