Social Work Jobs In Houston

Description

The Social Worker functions as a member of the interdisciplinary team and aids patients/families as they transition from the hospital to the community through safe and effective discharge planning.

The Social Worker facilities a relationship with family members, identifying stressors interfering with their perception of the hospital stay and communicating the needs, perceptions, concerns, & family goals to the team. The Social Worker facilitates effective communication between the team and the family as the patient moves through the process of admission to discharge.

• Performs social service screening, psychosocial assessment, and discharge planning assessment on each patient admitted or readmitted to the hospital within 72 hours of admission.
• Includes all elements in the assessment per policy.
• Writes assessment in the medical record clearly and succinctly.
• Develops a plan of care for social services as part of the psychosocial assessment.
• Incorporates plan of care into the interdisciplinary care plan.
• Updates care plan in a timely manner (weekly as part of the team conference report).
• Identifies those patients and family members who need counseling.
• Interacts with patients and significant others in a warm, empathetic, and accepting manner.
• Helps patients and significant others to focus on and resolve issues of importance.
• Coordinates with the case manager and physician to facilitate family conferences upon admission and for discharge planning.
• Works closely with clinical disciplines on mandatory family education (care by a parent) before discharge.
• Documents progress in the medical record.
• Documents discharge barriers in the medical record.
• Locates appropriate community resources.
• Informs patient and/or significant others about referrals both verbally and in writing.
• Assists the team in the development of the appropriate level of care needed for the patient upon discharge.
• Communicates to the patient/family the team recommendation of the level of care after each team conference.
• Communicates pertinent information regarding patient care to other staff members.
• Reviews interdisciplinary care plans and acts as a patient/family advocate when patients/families are unable to attend.
• Coordinates family conferences, per hospital policy, for those parents that request a verbal update after treatment conferences.
• Communicate discharge barriers to the team to ensure early intervention towards CPS referrals.
• Initiate early intervention to CPS should discharge barriers be too significant to resolve.
• Maintains care provider relationships for discharge planning and referral sources.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Experience

• Minimum two years experience as a Social Worker / Case Manager.
• Prefer in a medical setting

Education Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work.
• Masters preferred.

Additional Information

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

• Current license in social work from the state of Texas.