What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker MSW position at Steward Health Care?
About Steward Health Care
Nearly a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness. One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability.
As the country’s largest physician-led, tax paying, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients. Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world.
Steward is among the nation’s largest and most successful accountable care organizations (ACO), with more than 5,500 providers and 43,000 health care professionals who care for 12.3 million patients a year through a closely integrated network of hospitals, multispecialty medical groups, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities and behavioral health centers.
Based in Dallas, Steward currently operates 39 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah.
For more information, visit www.steward.org.
Position Summary:
The Clinical Social Worker is responsible the management of the social, emotional and financial wellbeing of the patients identified as needing the services of the Clinical Social Worker. The Clinical Social Worker is responsible for the discharge plan, exercising appropriate assessment and intervention skills. The Clinical Social Worker will accept referrals from the outpatient areas and refer to community agencies as necessary. The Clinical Social Worker will provide education/consultation to the Nurse Managers and Nursing Staff to ensure achievement of quality patient outcomes.
Schedule: 16 hours/ week/ Days
Required Knowledge & Skills: Excellent assessment, diagnostic and crisis intervention skills. Evidence of professional development.
Education: Master’s in Social Work
Experience: Five years’ experience in the clinical setting.
Certification/Licensure: Current Licensure in Massachusetts as Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Software/Hardware: Meditech
Steward Health Care is proud to be a minority, physician owned organization. Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are at the foundation of the care we provide, the community services we support and all our employment practices. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.