Social Worker - MSW at Nemours in Wilmington, Delaware

Job Description:

Provides comprehensive Social Work services for pediatric patients in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and Cardiac Step-down unit. This positions interfaces with some of the most vulnerable patients and their families, and collaborates with community agencies and the multidisciplinary health care team to support positive health outcomes.

Provide services in accordance with the policies, procedures and guidelines established within the department, organization, and regulatory bodies.

Responsibilities:

• Manage complex assessments of the patient/family's biopsychosocial situation establishes goals and periodically re-assesses.
• Provide crisis intervention services when indicated for the management of domestic violence, psychiatric emergency cases, child abuse and family disputes.
• Provide therapeutic, goal directed counseling. Exhibit necessary clinical skills to provide problem focused goal directed intervention.
• Keep appraised of community resources and provide resource specific information to the assessed needs.
• Provide end of life support when indicated.
• Interface with insurance providers, case managers and others involved in the authorization of needed patient services. Identifies and negotiates differing needs within the family system.
• Document social work notes in the patient medical record within the guidelines of the Department policy.
• Keep appraised of community resources and provide resource specific information to the assessed needs.
• Maintain a professional manner at all times with staff and family.

Requirements:

• Master's degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
• LMSW/LCSW licensure in the state of Delaware required.
• 6 months experience