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Form of workPosition Title: Social Worker II
Department: MSW - Davenport
$3,000 Sign on Bonus for eligible candidates!
Purpose: Provides social work services to homecare patients in collaboration with the treatment team. Identifies the social and emotional factors related to the patient's health problems, participates in developing the plan of care, uses appropriate community resources, participates in discharge planning, and acts as a consultant to agency personnel.
Report To: VNA Supervisor
Supervisory Responsibility: Guidance: The job requires the provision of occasional guidance and training to others. The job does not have formal or official supervisory responsibilities.
Materials Responsibility: Very Limited. Work requires very limited responsibility for material resources. Examples of resources could include personal work materials, supplies or equipment, or very small amounts of cash. The employee has a very limited or indirect amount of control over these resources. Although human error might require the repair or replacement of materials, usually the cost of correcting these errors is minor. The variety and volume of resources is also very limited. Problems associated with material resources are very uncomplicated.
Key Relationship: Co-workers/Health System Employees, Outside Agencies/Other Health Care Providers, Physicians/Medical Office Staff, Students/Interns/Residents/Outside Instructors, Patients, Families, and Significant Others, Vendors/Clients, Third Party Payors/Insurance Companies
POSITION SPECIFICATION
Education: Master's Degree
Field Of Study: Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or Sociology if prior to June 1998
Special Training: Basic Life Support
Training Preferred:
Licensure/Registration: Social Work Licensure in Iowa or Illinois required at the time of hire. License in the second state required within 1 year of hire; Valid Driver's License; Auto Insurance-Genesis minimum limits required.
Experience: More than 2 years experience required.
Interpersonal Skills: Interaction is with a variety of people inside or outside the organization. Communications are often difficult or stressful in nature. Contact with others involves complex, detailed and often sensitive topics. The job requires a high degree of interpersonal skills to deal with a range of complicated problem situations. Interactions involve gaining the agreement of others.
Working Conditions: There are little or no adverse environmental conditions to consider.
Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens: Yes
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