Medical Social Worker - Operations - Flexi

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• Assist patients and their families in making full use of available national, state, institutional, community and pharmaceutical resources.
• Provide social evaluation which includes placement of evaluation in the medical record.
• Provide counseling to patients/families and/or groups.
• Participate in staffing, clinics, and rounds to enhance team understanding of patients’ psychosocial situation.
• Facilitate discharge planning; arrange for services such as home health, hospice, durable medical equipment and/or skilled nursing facility placement.
• Respond to the unique needs of the patient population as needed.
• Provide anticipatory, permanency and/or bereavement/loss counseling to patients and families and/or make appropriate community referrals.
• Supervise bachelor’s and master’s level students as necessary.
• Act as a liaison to the community through public speaking.

• Master's degree in Social Work required. Work experience cannot substitute for the education requirement.
• If the job is in The Kirklin Clinic (TKC), previous experience in a healthcare environment is preferred.

• Currently licensed or eligible to be licensed as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) by the Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners is required.
• If the job is in The Kirklin Clinic (TKC), the license must be obtained within six months of employment.

• Self‑directed / self‑motivated with excellent communication and outstanding customer service plus interpersonal skills.
• Perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another, with efficiency and composure.
• Accept responsibility for one's own work and work independently.
• Recognize rights and responsibilities of patient confidentiality.
• Convey empathy and compassion to those experiencing pain, physical or emotional distress and/or grief.
• Relate to others, creating a sense of teamwork and cooperation.
• Communicate effectively with people from all socioeconomic, cultural, and educational backgrounds.
• Exhibit flexibility and cope effectively in an ever‑changing, fast‑paced healthcare environment.
• Perform effectively when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations.
• Demonstrate the quality work ethic of doing the right thing the right way.
• Maintain a customer focus and strive to satisfy the customer's perceived needs.

UA Health Services Foundation (UAHSF) is proud to be an AA/EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled employer.