Social Worker
1 week ago
Tact Staff is seeking a Social Work Social Worker for a travel job in Long Island City, New York.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: Social Worker
- Discipline: Social Work
- Start Date: 01/06/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
- 2
Job Summary:
The Social Worker, under general supervision, assists patients and their families in understanding illness and disabilities and resolving personal, financial and environmental difficulties which interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care. Specific duties may vary by area assigned.
Develop collaborative relationships with other disciplines to assure effective patient care. After appropriate training, demonstrates competency for specific patient population. In specific program areas (e.g. Renal and Transplant), more detailed job descriptions specific to the program area have been developed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Interview patients and families to assess and evaluate patients‘ social, psychological and environmental situations. Review information obtained from patient care staff and medical records, to determine patient needs.
• Provide social work services in accordance with social work assessment and conducts individual and/or group treatment sessions for patients and families with personal and environmental difficulties which may interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical or psychiatric care.
• Direct patients/families to appropriate community agencies and resources for financial assistance, counseling, rehabilitation, auxiliary care, or to aid in location of, e.g., medical supplies, adaptive devices.
• Conduct discharge planning for patients with disabilities or illnesses, assessing needs for more specialized care, and arrange placement in other health care facilities, rehabilitation institutions, or extended care facilities as appropriate. Participate in placement of children.
• Participate as a team member in conferences with other health care professionals, and communicate to patient care staffs the social, emotional and environmental problems which may affect patients‘ response to treatment.
• Work with other staff to develop quality improvement initiatives.
• Participate in educational programs, related to social work theories and practices, of medical students and residents, and allied health professionals within and outside the Hospital through such activities as formal precepting, participating on committees, consultations, developing and presenting lectures, and so forth.
• Develop and maintains contacts with various community agencies to gather information on available resources, to relay appropriate patient information, and to improve services provided.
• Record concise narrative of assessment plan and interventions in patients‘ medical record.
• Engage in educational development and field work experience of advanced social work students.
• Participate in educational programs of medical students, residents and allied health professionals within and outside the Hospital.
• Maintain current knowledge about government and community social service programs and regulations.
• Participate in appropriate educational activities and department meetings.
• In some program areas, supervise less experienced social workers.
• After appropriate training, demonstrates competency for specific patient population.
• Performs other related duties.
•Knowledge of social work services theories and techniques.
•Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW); some positions may require the LCSW.
•Level of knowledge of social work process and community resources and agencies in relation to health, illness and disability, generally acquired through six months to one year related experience in a medical or health care setting.
• High level of interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with Hospital and agency health care professionals, and to interact with patients and families during periods of emotional stress.
• Analytical abilities necessary to assess patient needs, to develop associated treatment modalities, and to provide effective counseling.
• Ability to develop understanding of the specific patient population with regard to socio demographic characteristics, behavior patterns, and service needs.
• Basic MS Office Suite
Master‘s degree in social work from an accredited institution
Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #496825. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Therapist - Social Worker
About Tact StaffOur nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level.
Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses and allied professionals with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide. Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you.
Be Adventurous, Make a Difference, Travel with Tact.
Be Adventurous - Becoming a travel nurse or allied professional is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourself, to explore a new place, and try amazing food...
Make a Difference - Nurses and allied professionals make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unnoticed. We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses and allied professionals in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do.
Travel with Tact - From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter. Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want... and don‘t want in a travel assignment.
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