• Job Description

  Req#: 17874

  The Social Worker – MSW will provide comprehensive psychosocial services to patients admitted to Nemours Children’s Hospital. The primary focus will be addressing patients’ psychosocial needs and enhancing their overall well-being. Additionally, you’ll play a crucial role in facilitating patient and family adjustment to illness, ensuring optimal functioning for both individuals and families. We expect excellence in the following areas:

  Psychosocial Support:

  • Offer compassionate and evidence-based psychosocial support to children with various diagnoses, including medical illness, ADHD, depression, anxiety, and autism spectrum disorders

  Family Assistance:

  • Assist families in navigating the healthcare system effectively
  • Link families with a range of services tailored to meet their unique needs

  Age-Specific Expertise:

  • Apply age-specific principles of growth and development to your practice

  Collaboration:

  • Collaborate seamlessly with all members of the healthcare team, fostering effective communication and teamwork

  Position Responsibilities

  The Social Worker – MSW will play a pivotal role in addressing patients’ psychosocial needs within our healthcare setting. The responsibilities encompass assessment, intervention, coordination, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams. Here are the key aspects of your role:

  Complex Assessment and Goal Setting:

  • Conduct comprehensive assessments of patients and their families’ biopsychosocial situations

  • Establish clear goals and periodically re-assess the patient/family situation

  • Document thorough psychosocial assessments and histories for patients and families

  Crisis Intervention Services:

  • Provide timely crisis intervention services, including cases involving domestic violence, psychiatric emergencies, child abuse, and family disputes

  Referral Triage and Treatment:

  • Assess patient mental health needs and refer for counseling and psychiatry as needed (both internally and to external community providers)

  Comprehensive Care Management:

  • Perform admission screenings and psychosocial assessments

  • Offer case management, medical crisis counseling, patient/family education, advocacy, residential placement, community referral facilitation, crisis intervention, and mental health evaluation

  Child Abuse Investigations and Domestic Violence Management:

  • Assist with the assessment and coordination of child abuse investigations within the hospital

  • In collaboration with the medical team, manage domestic violence situations

  Professional Development:

  • Continuously update your education and skill level in the field

  • Attend in-service presentations and continuing education programs to maintain and enhance your knowledge base

  Hospital Discharge Planning:

  • Asses social barriers to discharge, work collaboratively with case management, participate in rounds, and escalate complex cases to avoid discharge delays.

  On-Call Responsiveness:

  • If on-call, promptly respond to events and service requests within 5 minutes of receiving a phone call

  • Remain within a 30-minute drive of the hospital

  • Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by employee’s supervisor

  Position requirements

  • Masters degree in Social Work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is required

  • MSW from an institution accredited by the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) is required

  • Minimum one year of social work experience is required; 3+ years is preferred (in lieu of one year of experience, graduate school internship may be applied)

• About the company

  Nemours Children's Hospital is a freestanding, 92-bed, pediatric acute care children's hospital in Orlando, Florida.

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