Medical Social Worker (Dallas)

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Job Posting Title:
Medical Social Worker (Dallas)

Location:
Dallas - Hospital

Additional Posting Details:

PRN, as needed

Monday - Friday

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities

- Manage a caseload comprised of medically and culturally diverse inpatient and outpatient families.
- Assist families and patients by completing comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, identifying appropriate resources and referrals, providing supportive counseling, assisting with discharge and transition planning, and serving as a liaison and an advocate between the patient and various systems
- Demonstrate knowledge of child development related to diagnosis, assessment, intervention, and referral of infants, toddlers, pre-school and school age children, and adolescents to appropriate community agencies
- Meet the needs of the families as identified, presented, or requested by the interdisciplinary team or physician
- Communicate with interdisciplinary team and provide valuable input relative to intervention and assistance
- Document information in the medical record consistent with departmental standards
- Maintain a working knowledge of a variety of referral sources and community resources appropriate for the patient population within the state of Texas
- Assist with onboarding of new employees and providing ongoing support.

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Required Skills/Abilities

- Master's degree in social work from an accredited (CSWE) Social Work Program required
- Demonstrate Care Rite Values
- Minimum 3 years of experience as a social worker and has the ability to perform job responsibilities independently.
- Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners (TSBSWE) licensure LMSW or LCSW
- Experience with developmentally delayed or neurologically impaired children beneficial
- Proven performance record that displays zero disciplinary actions within 12 months.
- Position requires frequent use of telephone, fax, copy machine and computer

Working Environment

- Working conditions: Inside
- Working Position: Sitting & Walking
- Physical Demands: Light
- Physical Requirements: Lifting/Carrying & Pushing/Pulling
- An Individual in this position will be required to list or carry weight in this group: Up to 10lbs
- Sensory/Communicative activities essential to the performance of this position: Hearing, Seeing, Speaking
- An Individual in this position will be exposed to: Inside environment