Social Worker I
Company: Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital
Location: Sugar Land
Posted on: September 26, 2024
Job Description:
At Houston Methodist, the Social Worker I (SW I) position
provides comprehensive, compassionate, clinical social work and
discharge planning to patients and their families of a targeted
patient population on a designated unit(s). In collaboration with
physicians and the interprofessional health care team, this
position sensitizes other health care providers to the social and
emotional aspects of a patient's illness to facilitate efficient,
quality care and achievement of desired treatment outcomes. The SW
I position holds joint accountability with Case Manager for
discharge planning and continuity of care, assuring that
psychosocial issues are addressed and treated as needed across the
continuum of care.
PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Communicates in an active, positive and effective manner to all
health care team members and reports pertinent patient care and
family data in a comprehensive and unbiased manner; listens and
responds to the ideas of others. Uses therapeutic communication to
establish a relationship with patients and families and
communicates the discharge plan, facilitating transitions and
hand-offs. Supports patients and families in clinical or ethical
issues.
- Uses patient and family-centered approach in collaboration with
interprofessional health care team. Facilitates discharge planning
activities for assigned patients and collaborates with the case
manager and other members of the interprofessional health care
team, as well as patient and family. Maintains ownership of the
psychosocial component, assessments, diagnosis and treatment, of
the discharge planning process on assigned units.
SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Serves as a unit-based participant for comprehensive case
management activities including assessing patients and
collaborating with team to identify at-risk patients, participating
in daily Care Coordination Rounds, and identifying any barrier(s)
of efficient patient throughput.
- Develops and implements a comprehensive psychosocial treatment
plan utilizing appropriate clinical social work diagnoses,
treatments and interventions, including crisis intervention, brief
individual, marital and family therapies, and patient, family and
caregiver groups. Assists with screening, identification,
diagnosis, management and treatment of victims of abuse, neglect,
and domestic violence and of mental health and/or substance abuse
problems in patients and family members.
- Completes a full assessment based on the social work
assessment, identifying social determinants of health. Completes
screening by patient/family interview, review of the medical record
including previous episodes of care, H&P, lab and other test
results/findings, plan of care, physician orders, nursing and
progress notes. Uses clinical knowledge and screening tools to
identify need for case management and/or social work intervention.
- Establishes mutual educational goals with patient and family,
provides appropriate resources, incorporating planning for care
after discharge.
- Uses knowledge of levels of care, working with patient and
family, to ensure discharge disposition is to the appropriate level
and facilitates transfers. Provides brief, goal-directed counseling
services to assist patients/families to cope more effectively with
the transition.
QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Modifies care based on continuous evaluation of the patient's
condition, using problem-solving and critical thinking, and makes
decisions using evidence-based analytical approach. Documentation
reflects completed patient screening/assessment and reassessment
upon admission and concurrently, as needed. Considers variables
that impact treatment plans including diagnosis of emotional,
social, and environmental strengths and problems related to their
illness, treatment and/or life situation.
- Continuously reviews the patient for opportunities for care
facilitation and needs for discharge planning. Works with case
manager for routine discharge and anticipates/prevents and
manages/elevates emergent situations with specific focus given to
discharge plan and elimination of psychosocial barriers.
- Collaborates with staff from the interprofessional health care
team concerning safety data to improve outcomes and the safe
transition of care through effective patient handoffs
FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Completes timely and thorough assessment on all unfunded
patients to identify community resources required for effective
transition and able to utilize alternative resources to fill gaps
in established community resources.
- Establishes an effective community resource knowledge base and
the judgment/ability to effectively select and coordinate available
resources, including referrals to regulatory agencies, i.e.
CPS/APS.
- Provides timely, efficient pertinent patient information to
healthcare team when coordination with significant or intensive
resources is necessary for effective discharge planning outcomes
and decreased length of stay.
GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Provides education to unit-based physicians, nurses, and other
healthcare providers on community resources and psychosocial impact
on care needs.
- Identifies areas for improvement based on understanding of
evidence-based practice literature. Assists in evidence-based
practice/performance improvement projects based on observations by
offering solutions and participating in unit projects and
activities.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the
employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job
duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise
job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
EDUCATION
- Master Degree in Social Work
WORK EXPERIENCE
- 0 years of experience
- New graduate with hospital internship preferred
- One year hospital social work experience preferred
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED
- LMSW - Licensed Medical Social Worker - State Licensure -- or
higher license in the State of Texas OR
- LCSW- License Clinical Social Worker - State Licensure
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely
perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills,
competency assessments, and performance evaluations.
- Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the
English language necessary to perform the essential functions of
this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or
employee safety or security.
- Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians,
family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a
customer service focus and application of positive language
principles.
- Knowledge of community resources and health care financial and
payer issues, and eligibility for state, local and federal programs
(acquired within 6 months of hire)
- Collaboration, negotiation, and mediation skills
- Progressive time management and prioritization skills
- Demonstrates critical thinking skills at all times
- Well versed in computer skills of the entire Microsoft Office
Suite (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word)
- Maintains individual competencies around critical Social Work
functions including payor rules and regulations, psycho-social
assessments and discharge planning methods.
- Maintains level of professional contributions as defined in
Career Path programSUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
WORK ATTIRE
- Uniform No
- Scrubs No
- Business professional Yes
- Other (department approved) NoON-CALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during
emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless
of selection below.
- On Call* YesTRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**
- May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area
Yes
- May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area YesCompany
Profile:Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital, scheduled to open in
the first quarter of 2025, will be Houston Methodist's ninth
hospital and will incorporate the most advanced technology
available from the day the doors open. With 100 beds (at our
opening; licensed for 276) and a prime location in the heart of the
rapidly growing U.S. 290 corridor, the hospital will be equipped
with technologically advanced innovations implemented during COVID,
many of them designed to make patient communication with
physicians, staff and families the very best and most effective in
any health care facility. Even though the hospital won't be fully
operational until 2025, we have several services and specialties
opening in 2024.Houston Methodist is an equal opportunity employer
inclusive of women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.Equal
Employment OpportunityHouston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity
Employer.Equal employment opportunity is a sound and just concept
to which Houston Methodist is firmly bound. Houston Methodist will
not engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person
employed or seeking employment with Houston Methodist on the basis
of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or
other characteristics protected by law. VEVRAA Federal Contractor -
priority referral Protected Veterans requested.
Keywords: Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital, Sugar Land , Social Worker I, Healthcare , Sugar Land, Texas
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