Travel Social Worker II (Case Management) - $1,973 per week

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Salary Details: $1973.00 a week

OU Health - 835 Stanton L Young Blvd

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Provide social services to patients and their families at OU Health.
Conduct discharge planning evaluations of patients and/or family members to gather needed information.
Make psychosocial assessments and relate findings to necessary hospital staff.
Counsel patients and other persons regarding diseases, treatments, social or financial situations, emotional stress and/or other problems.
Conduct high social risk case findings and provide crisis counseling to patients and families regarding child abuse or neglect, physical abuse, etc., and document these sessions.
Provide services of crisis intervention for patients and families.
Act as a liaison between patients/families and the hospital staff and other agencies.
Utilize available information to evaluate the effectiveness of services provided and make adjustments in patient care as indicated.
Assist in discharge planning and referrals to the community for ongoing services.
Assist the patient and family with post hospital placement or transfer to post-acute care facility.
Assist patients and families with adverse reactions or difficult adjustments to illness, treatment or changes in functional status.
Utilize specialized interviewing and communication skills with children.
Act as a patient advocate for issues related to informed decision making, end-of-life care, realistic goal setting and appropriate resolution of ethical dilemmas.
May prepare statistics concerning referrals, extended stay and other elements.
May supervise students or newly hired employees.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Hospital experience preferred.
Knowledge of the principles and practices of social and psychological casework.
Knowledge of social and welfare resources available in the community and hospital.
Knowledge of current social and economic conditions, trends and problems.
Analytical skills sufficiently strong to interpret situations and determine the appropriate course of action.
Ability to explain technical data in a form understandable by patients, families and hospital staff.
Good interpersonal skills.

Experience: Hospital experience preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of the principles and practices of social and psychological casework, social and welfare resources, current social and economic conditions, trends and problems.
Analytical skills to interpret situations and determine appropriate actions.
Ability to explain technical data understandably to patients, families and hospital staff.
Good interpersonal skills.

Date Posted: 27 May 2025

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