About us

Stormont Vail Health is a large business in HEALTH_CARE_MEDICAL. We are professional and agile.

Our work environment includes:

• Modern office setting
• Food provided

A Brief Overview
Social Workers are professionals trained to provide social work/case management services to patients, their families, and their support persons/systems in both ambulatory and inpatient settings. This includes the professional activity of assisting individuals, families, groups, organizations or communities to enhance or restore the patient's capacity for social functioning and to create societal conditions favorable to their goals.

Education Qualifications

• Master's Degree Social Work (MSW) and one year of medical experience. Required or
• Bachelor's Degree Social Work (BSW) and four years acute care/medical experience. Required

Experience Qualifications

• Experience in customer service. Preferred
• Clinical and/or medical social work experience. Preferred
• Experience in group work, case work, and community methodologies. Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Licensed Bachelor Social Worker - KSBSRB Temporary licensure may be accepted but full licensure must be achieved within 6 months of hire. Required or
• Licensed Masters Social Worker - KSBSRB Temporary licensure may be accepted but full licensure must be achieved within 6 months of hire. Required

What you will do

• Participates in patient admission process (Inpatient, Outpatient, PHP, IOP) a) assists as needed with signing of voluntary papers, b) serves as hospital representative and patient advocate.
• Coordinates and facilitates services for patients and their families throughout the entire Stormont Vail Health system.
• Performs social work assessments, demonstrating awareness of the bio-psychosocial, cultural, developmental and spiritual ramifications of illness and hospitalization.
• Develops appropriate case management and/or treatment plan based upon assessment, client/family/caregiver specific concerns and recommendations of multidisciplinary care team.
• Addresses patient/family/caregiver understanding of and adjustment to the illness, to maximize benefits of intervention and enhance patient/family/caregiver functioning. Establishes supportive and therapeutic working relationship with patient/family/caregivers. Communicates in a clear and concise manner with patients/families/caregivers regarding patient status and progress. Adjusts communication style responsive to receiver.
• In the process of restoring the patient’s capacity for social functioning: o Initiates discharge planning upon admission. o Is responsible for assuring these plans are coordinated with internal and external multidisciplinary teams and are implemented. o Initiates and develops long term planning designed to reduce recidivism, referrals are to be made as indicated
• Develops and facilitates groups for patients and/or significant others as needed.
• Maintains professional levels of productivity and coordinates and prioritizes patient care related activities in an efficient and effective manner.
• Provides problem solving and leadership in the development of new services which respond to patient care demands.
• Maintains confidentiality and complies with professional ethics according to professional, departmental and Medical Center standards.
• Actively participates and initiates when appropriate in patient care conferences.
• Provide patient education regarding diagnosis and treatment.
• Provide crisis and/or brief therapy for individual, family and group.
• Assess patient and family functioning at time of discharge or referral to another provider.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $25.14 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Emporia, KS 66801: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• medical: 4 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• LBSW (Required)
• LMSW (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: One location

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