MG Pediatric Social Worker EX

SUMMARY

Responsible for providing social work services to patients and families. Performs in accordance with the facility’s policies and procedures. Follows ethical business conduct and acts as a positive role model and team member. Participates in facility committees, meetings, in‑services, and activities. Brown University Health employees are expected to embody the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, which guide everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.

In addition to these values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors:
Instill Trust and Value Differences;
Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate.

• Assesses patient and family psychosocial needs and develops a plan of care in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and therapists.
• Links patient/family to appropriate community resources, including information/referral to financial assistance, transportation, food, housing, and support groups.
• Provides short‑term counseling to identify problems and facilitate needed referrals.
• Serves as patient advocate and liaison with physicians, families, and the community to ensure continuity of care.
• Documents patient/family status and history, diagnosis, treatment plan, evaluation results, observations, and progress in the medical record.
• Serves as a resource to other staff on community resources and in the area of specialty.

• Education: Master’s degree in social work. Additional coursework in the area of specialty (e.g., psychiatric, pediatric) as required.
• Experience: Two years’ experience in social work with a broad background with diverse patient populations, preferably in a medical setting. Additional one year of experience in the area of specialty.
• Requirements: Eligible for licensure if required by state or position. Knowledge of social work principles and practices; knowledge of diagnostic tools, including DSM IV‑R; knowledge of the development and maintenance of information/referral systems.
• Skills: Skill in assessment, diagnosis, treatment, counseling, and care management; skill in proper use of tools such as the DSM IV‑R for identifying clinical symptoms; skill in building and maintaining a community resource database by establishing effective liaisons with key sources of assistance for patients and families.
• Abilities: Ability to interact effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary health care team; ability to use community resource database computer software effectively; ability to communicate appropriately with diverse patient populations and conduct effective community outreach activities.

• Pay Range: $49,528.75 – $81,703.44
• Location: Hawthorn Medical Associates – North Dartmouth, Massachusetts 02747
• Work Type: Monday‑Friday
• Shift: Day
• Daily
  
  Hours:
  
  8 hours
• Driving
  
  Required:
  
  No

EEO Statement: Brown University Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetics, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran, or marital status. Brown University Health is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.