Social Worker Bsw Or Msw

Social Worker

License:  New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners.

The Social Worker will be responsible for the development and implementation of the social services component. In addition to clinical services, this includes policy development and the integration of social services with health services.

The social care assessment will be initiated prior to or upon admission, after an initial interview with the patient and/or the family. The social care assessment will include a social history, including family background, education, employment, interests. activities, organizational memberships, psychosocial functioning, and relationships with family and friends.

The Social Worker will provide but not be limited to

·      interviewing the recipients and caregivers to obtain a social assessment and

      evaluation of needs and problems;

·      preparing the social work portion of the patient plan of care on the basis of the

      assessment and providing services, including;

·      providing or arranging for individual, family and group counseling in reference

      to psychological, social, financial, legal, vocational, and educational needs of

      the recipients;

·      assisting with obtaining concrete services; for example, housing, shopping,

      clothing, etc.;

·         referring to and/or developing support groups and educational programs for caregivers and  recipients;

·      arranging and/or providing crisis intervention;

·      providing family outreach;

·      coordinating recipient's treatment plans with other community  resources;

·      providing in service  training to staff on recipient/ caregiver psychosocial

      needs;

·      participating in all recipient case conferences; for example, pre-admissions and

      post admissions, problem-oriented cases;

·      participating as part of the multidisciplinary team in developing, implementing,

      reviewing the patient plan of care;

·      reassessing the patient on going basis and revising the social work portion of

     the patient plan of care;

·      documenting assessments, evaluations, treatment plans, clinical notes etc. in

     the patients medical records;

·      developing and implementing a quality assurance program;

·      participating on professional organizations and seminars;

·      coordinating discharge planning for the members including linking them to

     necessary community services.

·      assisting in developing and maintaining written job descriptions for social work

     service personnel.

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CONCLUSIONS:  The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job.  They are not intended to be an inclusive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.  Management reserves the right to direct all employees to perform appropriate job tasks.  The above job description does not change the employee’s “At Will” status.