At Steward Health Care System, we are committed to improving the health of our communities by delivering exceptional, personalized health care with dignity, compassion and respect. Our continued focus on the patient experience informs our caregivers in how to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient and family preferences, needs and values.

We dedicate ourselves in the communities we serve to delivering affordable health care to all and being responsible partners. No matter what your role, as a member of the Steward family, you are a specialist in the making every patient and family feel right at home, every co-worker a key to our success, and every referring practice, a team of prized colleagues.

In support of this, we commit ourselves to the following values:

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Excellence

Stewardship

If you are seeking a fast-paced, challenging position in an organization committed to achieving and maintaining a standard of excellence in all we do, our organization may be a good fit for you.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Social Worker is responsible for the social, emotional, and financial wellbeing of patients on the Behavioral Health Unit. The Social Worker will participate in interdisciplinary treatment team planning; is responsible for discharge planning, running treatment groups as assigned, and performing appropriate psychosocial assessments and interventions. The Social Worker will assist with referrals to the unit and make referrals to appropriate community agencies as indicated.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop an individualized plan of care with interdisciplinary treatment team
• Coordinate discharge/follow-up activities
• Discuss with patients/families the financial implications of placement decisions and provide guidance
• Provide individualized psychotherapy, supportive counseling, and group therapy as indicated
• Make referrals to community agencies as appropriate
• Identify potential legal/risk management issues and review with Program Director
• Participate in continuing education programs that are relevant to job function
• Document, in timely fashion, initial assessment, proposed plan, treatment updates, and final discharge in electronic medical record
• Communicate, in a timely manner, with staff, nursing facilities, agencies, and outpatient providers
• Educate patients/families, staff and providers regarding managed care and Medicare processes/regulations
• Maintain current knowledge of DMH and applicable mental health legal status/advance directive regulatory requirements
• Provide disease state teaching to patients/families
• Provide education/consultation to other healthcare team members as needed
• Collects statistical data as requested by supervisory personnel
• Regularly attends/participates in team/departmental meetings and activities
• Abides by and upholds the hospital’s service excellence standards

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Completion of a Master’s Social Work Program