LMSW-Licensed Social Worker - Bilingual

Job Description

Provides case and group work services to patients and/or their families during patient's Hospital stay. Ensures continuity of medical care by referral to appropriate follow-up services.

Job Responsibility

• * Provides direct service to patients and their families using a variety of social work modalities in order to help clients maximize their functioning.Travel to patient homes, community resources, community meetings may be required.
• * Advocates on behalf of the client to ensure maximum access to health care.
• * Maintains appropriate professional patient care documentation as defined by hospital policies and procedures.
• * Functions in a consultative and educative capacity with all pertinent individuals or agencies that impact on patients.
• * Prepares materials for supervisory conferences.
• May direct the activities of paraprofessional staff, social work interns and volunteers.May participate in appropriate research, staff development programs and community liaison activities.
• Performs related duties, as required.

*ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

* Master's Degree in social work, required

* MSW from accredited School of Social Work, required

* LMSW required within one year of employment

* Bi-lingual in Spanish speaking required

* CASAC preferred

* Pre-masters in Adult population required

* 6 Months in Adult population required

* Pre-masters in Adolescent population required

* Pre-Masters work experience with Abuse/neglect/domestic violence preferred

* Pre-Masters work experience with Aids/HIV preferred

* Pre-Masters work experience with Alcoholism required

* 6 months work experience with Alcoholism required

* Pre-Masters work experience with Developmental/behavior disorder preferred

* Pre-Masters work experience with Psychiatric preferred

* 6 months work experience with Psychiatric preferred

* Pre-Masters work experience with substance abuse required

* 6 months work experience with substance abuse required

Experience in case management, cognitive/behavioral community devel, discharge planning, group work, individual, & outpatient preferred.