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Social Worker-MSW, Hospice, Per Diem, Variable Shift - SJ (21645)

Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: LAKEWOOD, WA
Salary: $-
Job Type: Part Time

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 <td align="left">Title: Social Worker-MSW, Hospice, Per Diem, Variable Shift - SJ (21645) Location: WA-Tacoma-St Joseph Medical Center Job Number:_1200021571 Job Summary: As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, responsible for assessing and providing support and intervention for the social and emotional needs of patients and their families to promote continuity of care and services. Work involves professional activities such as psycho-social assessment, mental health evaluation and referral, crisis intervention, environmental assistance, patient advocacy, after-care planning and others of similar scope and complexity, depending on the assigned work unit. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> This job exists in multiple locations, assignments may include coverage at multiple locations and settings, and while there may be minor differences in job content, they are not significant for classification purposes. Overall, the nature of the work and job requirements are consistent between locations. Essential Job Functions: * Performs assessments, evaluation, and referrals, focusing on the psychosocial needs of the patient and family; facilitates family conferences as appropriate. Identifies and communicates social, emotional and patient/family stressors to members of the care team as it relates to patient?s problems and plan of care. * Plans and coordinates interventions, provides counseling services and evaluates effectiveness of interventions for identified patients and families based on specific department standards. * Actively communicates with patient/family and all members of the health care team regarding the plan of care and progress toward goals. * Based on assessment and identified needs, provides information and education to patients and families. * Integrates internal and external resources in the plan of care. * Identifies and facilitates safe discharge planning along the continuum. Communicates and documents plan to interdisciplinary patient care team. * Promotes safety, quality and appropriate resource utilization. Advocates on behalf of patients and caregivers for service access and for safety and rights. Examples could include victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, disability access or community based services. * Assists the health care team?s understanding of and respect of the patient?s decisions. * Educates patients/families on the economic impact of their health care choices. * Recognizes situations that require internal referral, to include but not limited to Risk Management, Ethics, Palliative Services and service line administration/management. * Ensures compliance with state reporting requirements and appropriate documentation as identified by department policy and regulatory requirements/agencies. Provides consultation to staff and physicians regarding reporting requirements. * Provides timely documentation according to department standards. * Documents findings from evaluation in a </td>
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