Social Worker - Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County
Bitter Creek, WY 82901
About the Job
JOB SUMMARY
The Clinical Social Worker offers special skills and abilities to help patients throughout the organization solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives. Social Work professionals adhere to the professional standards of practice for Social Workers as defined in National Association of Social Work Standards for Social Work Practice in Healthcare Settings. Social work practice consists of the professional application of social work values, principles, and techniques to one or more of the following ends: helping people obtain tangible services; counseling within a specialty as required with individuals, families, and groups; helping communities or groups provide or improve social and health services; and participating in community based and state processes. The practice of social work requires knowledge of human development and behavior; of social, economic and cultural institutions; and of the interactions of all such factors. Social Work professionals work collaboratively with health care professionals within the organization and human services professionals outside the organization to meet the unique needs of patients and their families. Social workers and care management professionals within the organization work together as a cohesive team with expertise, knowledge, skills and abilities that augments and supports each other for the good of patients, families, the organization and the community. As a member of the Care Management team, the Clinical Social Workers reports to person with designated authority in the Care Management Team.
REQUIRED EDUCATION – Must have a Masters of Social Work with licensure in Wyoming as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) within two years of hire. At least two years of experience in medical social work is preferred. Experience in hospital case management is preferred. Minimum of one year of social work experience in Dialysis is preferred.
REQUIRED JOB KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Competency using the computer and necessary computer software and database systems: hospital information system functions, the Internet, the Intranet, MS Word, MS Excel, some MS Access and MS PowerPoint, PolicyStat, and all future applications as may be implemented for use in performing the functions of the position. Must have the ability and willingness to learn to master those applications for which mastery does not currently exist and for those applications that may become necessary in order to perform the essential functions of the job.
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