Social Worker Senior Care

Division:Eskenazi Health

Sub-Division: Hospital

Req ID: 20479

Schedule: Full Time

Shift: Days

Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County. Physicians provide a comprehensive range of primary and specialty care services at the 333-bed hospital and outpatient facilities both on and off of the Eskenazi Health downtown campus including at a network of Eskenazi Health Center sites located throughout Indianapolis.

FLSA Status

Exempt

Job Role Summary

The Social Worker, Senior Care is responsible for providing comprehensive social work services which assist providers, patients and their families to find practical ways of overcoming social, emotional, and environmental barriers to optimum functioning and attainment of health. This position initiates social service plans for patients/clients through professional collaboration with medical, nursing and health care personnel utilizing screening questionnaires, diagnostic assessment and individualized therapeutic care plans.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing comprehensive social work services which assist providers, patients and their families to find practical ways of overcoming social, emotional, and environmental barriers to optimum functioning and attainment of health.
• Initiates social service plans for patients/clients through professional collaboration with medical, nursing and health care personnel utilizing screening questionnaires, diagnostic assessment and individualized therapeutic care plans.
• Provides direction in the selection, analysis, summarization and presentation of patient/client and related information for service delivery planning, case conferences and professional consultation.
• Provides therapeutic social work intervention to individuals, families and groups ranging from diagnostic assessment, short term counseling, crisis intervention, community resource referrals, patient advocacy, support, outreach, follow-up, and intra-/inter-agency consultation.
• Provides education, training, and coaching to introduce or improve coping skills of individuals and families.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to facilitate the coordination and delivery of services which will assure appropriate treatment plans and continuity of care for optimal patient/client outcomes.
• Initiates advocacy/liaison role for patients/clients in referrals to and from community agencies; collaborates with agency and hospital personnel in referral activities; cultivates referral network of needed resources.
• Interprets impact of environmental conditions and family interactions on patient/client functioning through home visits and/or outpatient encounters.
• Provides comprehensive case management services within SC Program area to maximize patient/client function and improve quality of life. This may include periodic contact with patients/clients or their families to assure that referrals, treatment plans, or other interventions have been appropriately completed.
• Documents services rendered in clinical records.
• Conducts social service orientation for providers, nurses, social workers and other personnel and students as appropriate.
• Utilizes communication and problem-solving skills to identify and facilitate resolution of problems in team functioning.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team rounds (re: patient care), staff meetings, monthly Senior Care Social Work meeting, and education programs for staff and community agencies.
• Alters activities/behaviors to reflect and ensure adequate care and services appropriate to the age of patients/clients served (i.e. neonatal, infant, pediatric, pre-school, school age, adolescent, adult, geriatric).
• Assumes responsibility for continuous professional self-development and maintain appropriate records for licensure requirements.
• Supports Social Work students in collaboration with Social Work Clinical Supervisor.

Job Requirements

• Graduation with MSW from an accredited school of social work.
• Licensed as Social Worker or Clinical Social Worker in State of Indiana
• Social work experience in a health care setting dealing with geriatric patients is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge and skills necessary to provide social work services appropriate to the age of patients served.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
• Possesses the ability to assess data and interpret information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to age-specific needs.
• Analytical, psycho-social assessment and counseling skills.
• Knowledge of pertinent State/Federal laws and regulations, community systems and resources.
• Ability to work cooperatively with multi-disciplinary teams in situations requiring a high degree of flexibility, creativity, and initiative.
• Ability to apply social work techniques/principles including evaluation, intervention, and counseling.
• Ability to perform duties independently.
• Ability to recognize own limitations and seek assistance/guidance from appropriate resources as needed.

Accredited by The Joint Commission and named as one of Indiana's best employers by Forbes magazine for two consecutive years and the top hospital in the state for community benefit by the Lown Institute , Eskenazi Health's programs have received national recognition while also offering new health care opportunities to the local community. As the sponsoring hospital for Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services, the city's primary EMS provider, Eskenazi Health is also home to the first adult Level I trauma center in Indiana, the only verified adult burn center in Indiana and Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, the first community mental health center in Indiana, just to name a few.

For 160 years, Eskenazi Health has offered high-quality, cost-effective and patient-focused health care to the residents of Marion County and Central Indiana. As one of America s largest essential health-care systems, Eskenazi Health provides treatment and services to nearly 1 million outpatient visitors each year.

Eskenazi Health prides itself on creating the best possible experience for employees while on the job, providing the organizational care that makes everyone s job easier. Eskenazi Health has been named as one of Becker s Hospital Review s 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare for three consecutive years and was named on the Forbes list of "America's Best Employers 2018."

The hospital and its more than 30 primary and mental health care sites located throughout Indianapolis are always looking for quality professionals to fill positions and join the Eskenazi Health team.