What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker (Please Read Requirements Carefully) position at Froedtert Health?
Company Description
The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin regional health care network is composed of an academic medical center, two community hospitals and more than 25 primary and specialty care health centers and clinics. The Froedtert & MCW health network offers exceptional care in the community and streamlined, coordinated access to specialty expertise, clinical trials and the full range of tertiary care capabilities of eastern Wisconsin’s only academic medical center when the need for more complex treatment arises.
Froedtert Health has been widely recognized for our dedication to our staff, providing a work environment full of encouragement, innovation, collaboration, and respect.
We are honored to be recognized in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as a Top Workplace by WorkplaceDynamics for five consecutive years. Our best-in-class wellness program has earned us recognition in the Milwaukee Business Journal as a Healthiest Employer and a Gold Well Workplace award from the Wellness Council of America
Job Description
Job Description
- This job is a 1.0, Full-Time position
- 2nd Shift - Monday-Friday 11 am-7:30 pm
Responsibilities:
- Ability to assess and plan for interventions related to patient and family Psychosocial needs and appropriate community resources.
- Integrates assessment using information related to cultural clinical ethnic age and other factors into the plan of care in order to implement discharge plans and interventions.
- Acts as an active team member in the discharge planning process and primary responsibility for the assessment of complicated social and financial factors and barriers to appropriate discharge and transitions to needed placements and resources.
- Assures that patient is referred to appropriate social and financial resources post-discharge in order to transition patient efficiently and achieve the desired outcome.
- Refers patients/ families and caregivers to appropriate resources regarding abuse/ neglect domestic violence alcohol and substance abuse and behavioral health needs.
- Performs appropriate clinical interventions related to grief counseling bereavement adjustment crisis intervention in order to support the process of transition planning.
- Acts as a resource for staff and other members of the interdisciplinary team in relation to crisis intervention bereavement regulatory updates related to social work issues and complex case planning.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- One to five years of experience is required.
- One to three years experience in a medical/clinical setting is required.
- Five years of Medical social work including discharge planning experience is preferred. Master's degree in Social Work from a CSWE accredited college or university is required.
- Current State of Wisconsin Social Worker Certification (CSW) or completion of State of Wisconsin Social Worker certification within 6 months of hire date is required.
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
