Social Services Professional

3 weeks ago


Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States UPMC Full time
Job Summary:

UPMC is seeking a skilled Social Worker to join our team at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. As a Social Worker, you will provide comprehensive psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, and counseling services to patients and their families. You will work closely with the healthcare team to develop and implement individualized plans of care, ensuring that patients receive the best possible support and resources.

Responsibilities:

Provide complete psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, and counseling services to patients and their families.

Develop and implement individualized plans of care, working closely with the healthcare team to ensure that patients receive the best possible support and resources.

Demonstrate expertise in accessing social systems, providing resource-specific information to patients and families, and facilitating referrals to appropriate resources.

Maintain extensive knowledge of federal, state, and local assistance programs and community resources that affect patient needs.

Act as a mentor to social work students and/or serve as a field instructor to MSW students.

Successfully utilize therapeutic counseling methods, such as crisis intervention, psychosocial support, brief goal-directed therapy, CISM, and other appropriate methods.

Provide accurate, timely, and appropriate documentation of all social work interventions in the medical record, per regulatory policies and procedures.

Demonstrate a knowledge of reimbursement systems, educate patients and families regarding payer requirements/coverage for post-acute care services, and effectively advocate on behalf of the patient to obtain authorizations for continued care as appropriate.

Demonstrate the ability to identify, assess, counsel, and effectively intervene with medically and psychosocially complex patients, understanding complex dynamics related to the clinical situation.

Collaborate effectively with the healthcare team, patients, and families, and relevant community resources to develop and implement individualized plans of care.

Educate and advocate for patients and families to enhance their ability to make informed decisions regarding medical care, discharge planning, advance directives, and end-of-life care, including actively participating in the guardianship process when appropriate.

Complete a psychosocial assessment that includes social, economic, cultural, age-related, and behavioral factors, history of child, elder, or domestic abuse, prior psychiatric or substance abuse treatment, family and social support systems, and all other available resources as appropriate to the clinical situation.

Requirements:

MSW degree from a CSWE-accredited School of Social Work required.

Current/active Social Work License required or successful pass of the social work licensing exam within 9 months of employment.

Clinical Social Worker (CSW) or Licensed Social Worker (LSW)

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