Social Worker

Job Title: Social Worker

Department: Social Work

Location: Rochester General Hospital

Hours Per Week: 24

Schedule: Monday - Friday | 8am-4:30pm

SUMMARY:

As a Social Worker, you play an important and trusted role in the lives of patients and their family. You are an integral part of their care and recovery.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Determine patient needs through rounds, chart review, patient/family interviews and team conferences.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary and agency case conferences; work with care managers to advocate for patient/family to obtain approval for insurance coverage
• Manage referrals related to patients at risk and determine appropriate intervention strategies and document as implemented; ensure inappropriate referrals are channeled correctly and documented
• Coordinate assessments and develop care plan in accordance with accepted social work policy.
• Implement plan of intervention preparatory to discharge or initiate continued care plan

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors of Social Work

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters of Social Work
• One year of experience in a healthcare setting preferred

EDUCATION:

• BS: Social Work (Required)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: S - Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

PAY RANGE: $24.75 - $34.00