Medical Social Worker (MSW) jobs in Bergenfield, NJ

Description

What you will do

• Contacts and interviews patients and families to assess and evaluate patient's social, psychological and environmental situations. Reviews patient information obtained from physician, staff and medical records to determine patient needs.
• Provides social work services in accordance with social work assessment and diagnoses. Conducts individual/group treatment and information sessions for patients and families with personal and environmental difficulties which may interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical/psychiatric care.
• Directs patients and families to appropriate community agencies and resources for financial assistance, counseling, rehabilitation, auxiliary care and long term care via written and oral communication.
• Conducts, when required, complex discharge planning for patients with serious disabilities or illnesses, assessing needs for more specialized care and arranges placement in other health care facilities, rehabilitation institutions or extended care facilities as needed.
• Participates as an active, informative and cooperative team member of the health care staff by attending rounds for case finding/follow-up and giving verbal input toward the discharge plan while acting as an advocate for the patient.
• Legibly documents social work assessment and interventions in a timely manner in patient's medical records.
• Maintains contact with families and agencies via telephone.
• Maintains appropriate and accurate written work statistics.
• May assist newly hired social workers and lower-classified department personnel in performance of their respective social work responsibilities by sharing professional knowledge and experiences relevant to a particular patient or situation.
• Provides emotional support and concrete services to patient and family members as needed.
• Arranges concrete services, such as ambulance transportation, as needed.
• Maintains written and oral contact with patient and family concerning social work intervention and discharge plan.
• Maintains staff and patient confidentiality.
• Observes hospital policy regarding fire and safety regulations, infection control standards, smoking regulations, telephone usage and other rules governing conduct while at work.
• Provides proper notice in advance for absence and tardiness.

Education Qualifications

• BSW minimally Required and
• MSW Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• Previous experience in a hospital health care setting Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to effectively inter-relate with patient, family members, nursing staff, physicians and outside resources.
• Ability to evaluate and develop realistic social work interventions on a timely basis.
• Ability to implement and coordinate such interventions and social work plans.

Licenses and Certifications

• Must have a valid New Jersey social work license. Required and
• Compliance with continuing education requirements as mandated by the State Licensing Board. Required

Holy Name Medical Center is a comprehensive, 361-bed hospital offering leading-edge medical practice and technology administered in an environment rooted in a tradition of compassion and respect for every patient. Holy Name provides high quality health care across a continuum that encompasses education, prevention, early intervention, treatment options, rehabilitation and wellness maintenance. The Medical Center offers a robust roster of primary care and specialty physicians, and its Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing provides academically competitive registered nurse and licensed practical nurse education programs. Ranked among the top hospitals in New Jersey and the nation for patient care, clinical performance, consumer value and workplace excellence, Holy Name has been recognized by NJBIZ's as one of the "Best Places to Work in New Jersey" every year since 2006 - the only hospital to have earned this honor. The Medical Center is fully accredited by The Joint Commission, is Magnet-recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, consistently earns Hospital Safety Grade A scores from Leapfrog Group, and is a national model for culturally sensitive care. Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented team of physicians, nurses, allied health employees, and a wide variety of non-clinical administrative and operational staff members. Holy Name Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.