Medical Social Worker - Children's Physicians - 30 hrs/wk at Children's Nebraska, Omaha, NE

Medical Social Worker - Children's Physicians - 30 hrs/wk at Children's Nebraska in Omaha, NE. Est. up to $80k. Apply with swipeandhired.

30 hours per week; benefit eligible position
Mon-Fri set schedule between 8 - 4:30

At Children’s, the region’s only full-service pediatric healthcare center, our people make us the very best for kids. Come cultivate your passion, purpose and professional development in an environment of excellence and inclusion, where team members are supported and deeply valued. Opportunities for career growth abound as we grow our services and spaces, including the cutting-edge Hubbard Center for Children. Join our highly engaged, caring team—and join us in providing brighter, healthier tomorrows for the children we serve.

Children's is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.

A Brief Overview
Provides patients and caregivers with psychosocial and therapeutic support, while under provisional supervision, as it relates to overall health, wellbeing, and safety. Care may be provided through longitudinal case management or encounter specific support to promote positive health outcomes and reduce barriers to care. Services include supportive counseling to caregivers, providing patient support, and making referrals to services and resources based on assessment. Develops and maintains professional relationships with patients, caregivers, and team members to ensure a team-based approach and effective continuum of care for the patient.

Essential Functions

◦ Screens patients and caregivers in assigned areas focusing on new diagnosis of chronic illness, patients with complex medical needs, complex social needs, and/or safety concerns.

◦ Establishes professional working relationships with patients, caregivers, and team members.

◦ Collaborates with and facilitates multidisciplinary team discussions to understand the medical, emotional, and safety needs of the patients and caregivers and advocate for care plans that consider all aspects of family functioning.

◦ Formulates patient goals and monitors the progression of the plan of care utilizing strength based interventions.

◦ Assesses high risk families and provide intervention focusing on the safety and mental health of the patient/caregivers and collaborates and communicates with the team to ensure a safe environment.

◦ Gathers information from patients/caregivers regarding family functioning, strengths, and barriers to include Social Drivers of Health (SDOH).

◦ Maintains knowledge of community resources.

◦ Supports patients/caregivers by assisting with understanding child development, well-child needs, problem-solving, adjustment to illness, and management of long-term illness while identifying, enhancing, and utilizing their positive coping strategies.

◦ Provides interventions which reflect knowledge of how health and disease impacts social well-being.

◦ Provides crisis intervention, de-escalation strategies in alignment with safety and wellbeing initiatives.

◦ Responds to positive screenings related to mental health by providing risk assessments, initial interventions, resources, education, and referrals for ongoing treatment and support.

◦ Assesses safety and risk for identified patient based current circumstances, family dynamics, and provider concerns.

◦ Communicates with team regarding assessment and recommendations.

◦ Facilitates Child Protective Services/Law Enforcement (CPS/LE) reporting and provides ongoing communication with CPS, LE, and county attorney’s office, as needed.

◦ Collaborates with Child Advocacy Team (CAT) and prepares/presents cases at CAT meetings, as needed.

◦ Responds to Social Work requests/consults within expected timeframes.

◦ Reports in-house when the situation warrants or is requested by the Provider.

◦ Maintains a flexible schedule and demonstrates willingness to adjust availability to meet patient and hospital needs.

◦ Consults with Compliance Officer/Legal Counsel as necessary and maintains chart record to reflect legal circumstances of patient/caregivers.

◦ Provides consultation related to State Wards as needed to support continuity of care.

◦ Coordinates with HIM to assist with legal documents being scanned to the record.

◦ Assists with onboarding and training of new team members as directed by leadership.

◦ Supports Social Work student program through education/task supervision, shadowing, and/or leading a research project.

◦ Covers for Social Work colleagues in their absence, and arranges for coverage of social work responsibilities when absent.

◦ Attends provisional supervision weekly in compliance with licensure expectations. • Communicates with co-workers regarding coverage needs.

◦ Maintains appropriate outlook calendars in order to facilitate communication related to time off and coverage.

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