Social Worker MSW Kansas City, MO

Social Worker MSW Kansas
City, MO

SHIFT Full-time
• Days (Rotating Weekends)

2 Positions- Social Worker 2- MUST HAVE LMSW, RPC WILL OFFER CLINICAL SUPERVISION

Social Worker 3- MUST HAVE LCSW LICENSE

Research
Medical Center is a 585+ bed hospital. Our hospital offers an array
of medical and health clinic services. This includes women's services offering
obstetrics and fertility, an emergency room, and a trauma center. We offer a
Stroke Center, a walk-in clinic, and orthopedics across three Kansas City
locations. Our specialty care areas include a Chest Pain Center, Level I Trauma
Center, Breast Care Center, Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Programs, and Primary
Stroke Center. We are one of 10 HCA Midwest Health hospitals in Kansas City and
surrounding areas

Research
Psychiatric Centeris a 95+ bed facility. We offer acute inpatient, day
treatment, and community-based outpatient behavioral healthcare. We treat
adolescents, adults, and senior adults for emotional disorders, mental illness,
and substance abuse. Our professional staff includes psychiatrists,
psychologists, social workers, and licensed professional counselors. We are
committed to delivering our patients skilled compassionate care regardless of
age or circumstance.

Job Summary

The Social Worker (MSW) is responsible for non-clinical, biopsychosocial assessments and
interventions for the inpatient floors and the outpatient emergency department.
The MSW performs crisis intervention, patient/family interventions, high-risk
screening, focused emotional support, and referrals for financial assistance or
other identified resource needs. The MSW assists in post-acute care placement
on all discharges, primarily with those patients identified with post-discharge
behavioral health and patient assistance/resource needs. The MSW is dedicated
to patient and family-centered care that values personal self-determination,
prioritization, and engages in creative and compassionate problem-solving. The
scope of this role includes intensive care units, Trauma, Oncology, NICU,
Transplant, and ED. The MSW responds to physician, non-discharge planning
social work consults throughout the facility.

Job Responsibilities

• You will work collaboratively with RN
  case managers, acute care nurses, physicians, insurance companies, and
  other staff members to proactively identify and address patient needs.
• You will identify and address barriers
  to discharge and recovery. These barriers include financial, emotional,
  psychosocial, medical, and spiritual.
• You will maintain a thorough working
  knowledge of the rules of Medicare, Medicaid, and private payer
  regulations and processes. You will possess a thorough understanding of
  managed-care concepts and length-of-stay management relating to patient
  and organizational fiscal responsibility.
• You will perform thorough assessments
  and develop appropriate discharge plans for high-risk patients with
  discharge planning or psychosocial needs.
• You will coordinate and facilitate
  meetings between the care team and patients/families/caregivers. You will
  assist patients and families in making difficult decisions while honoring
  their preferences and values.
• You will intervene with
  patients/families/caregivers for psychosocial needs, assistance, and
  support in coping with chronic acute terminal illness. You will engage in
  consultation, discharge planning, education, counseling, advocacy, and
  information referrals to meet the emotional, social, and financial aspects
  of care.
• You will provide emotional support to
  patients and family members during complex and/or emotionally charged
  issues, such as end-of-life, terminal illness notifications, death
  notification (with physician), and crisis interventions.

Qualifications

• MUST HAVE Masters Degree in Social Work from an
  accredited school
• State License Eligible
• Minimum
  of 1 year of hospital Social Work experience is preferred