Social Worker LMSW

Company: Methodist Health System
Location: Council Bluffs
Posted on: January 15, 2021

Job Description:

• Purpose of Job
  • Provides intensive social work services.
  • Job Requirements
    • Education
      • Master's
        degree from an accredited school of social work.
      • Experience
        • Thorough knowledge of social work principles, techniques and practices and their application to complex casework, group work and community problems.
        • Considerable knowledge of a wide range of behavior and psychosocial problems and their diagnosis and treatment.
        • Considerable knowledge of family and group dynamics, a range of intervention techniques, governmental and private organizations, resources in the community, laws, regulations and policies which govern the program, methods and principles of casework supervision and training.
        • License/Certifications
          • Maintain current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification preferred.
          • Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) preferred.
          • Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) required.
          • Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
            • Strong interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate and interact with patients, family members, hospital personnel, and co-workers.
            • Ability to multi-task and prioritize work assignments.
            • Ability to learn, retain and utilize computer skills that are required for department and hospital information system.
            • Physical Requirements
              • Weight Demands
                • Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force.
                • Physical Activity
                  • Not neccessary for the position (0%):
                    • Climbing
                    • Crawling
                    • Kneeling
                    • Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
                      • Balancing
                      • Carrying
                      • Crouching
                      • Distinguish colors
                      • Grasping
                      • Lifting
                      • Pulling/Pushing
                      • Standing
                      • Stooping/bending
                      • Twisting
                      • Walking
                      • Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
                        • Fingering/Touching
                        • Keyboarding/typing
                        • Reaching
                        • Repetitive Motions
                        • Sitting
                        • Speaking/talking
                        • Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
                          • Hearing
                          • Seeing/Visual
                          • Job Hazards
                            • Not Related:
                              • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
                              • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
                              • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
                              • Explosives (pressurized gas)
                              • Electrical Shock/Static
                              • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
                              • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
                              • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
                              • Rare (1-33%):
                                • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
                                • Essential Job Functions
                                  • Essential Functions I
                                    • Promotes positive relations when interacting with patients, visitors, families, physicians, customers and co-workers.
                                      • Greet, smiles and makes eye contact.
                                      • Introduces self by name.
                                      • Volunteers to help co-workers and other employees.
                                      • Addresses patient and others by surname.
                                      • Responds quickly to patients and/or other peoples' needs.
                                      • Provides intensive social work services in serious and complicated cases.
                                        • Effectively diffuses crisis and refers to appropriate counseling services as needed.
                                        • Complete in-depth assessment of family dynamics and needs, assessment and treatment of patients and/or families with acute or sever emotional disorders, developmental disabilities and mental illnesses; or advanced social work intervention.
                                          • Services provided are consistent with the patient's identified needs and communicated timely to the interdisciplinary team.
                                          • Supervise and train lower level social workers, students or medical interns.
                                            • Ensure appropriate hospital and department training is reviewed as appropriate.
                                            • Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with members of caseload and their families as well as civic, legal, medical, social and religious organizations.
                                            • Expresses ideas clearly and concisely and plans and executive work effectively.
                                              • Promotes interdisciplinary communication and problem solving.
                                              • Attends standard staff meetings as needed.
                                              • Essential Functions II
                                                • Participates in mandatory in-services and/or CE programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies and as directed by management.
                                                • Follows and understands the mission, vision, core values, Employee Standards of Compassionate Care/AIDET and company policies/procedures.
                                                • Other duties as assigned.

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