Summary

Full-time, first shift , no holiday, no on-call and no weekends. Occasional evening hours to meet patient needs

Job Description

Position Summary:

This social worker position will work with the STEPS program

(Pregnant and Postpartum women with substance use disorder).

Assess the psychosocial needs of patients and families and provide information, support, counseling, care management, and referrals to appropriate resources. Independently provide services to patients in their place of residence in high risk medical and/or social situations. Functions as part of an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses and other professionals. Maintains continuity of patient care in all aspects of the Healthy Beginnings Plus (HBP) program to promote and facilitate healthy prenatal care and birth outcomes. Participates in developing and implementing programs and initiatives.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties:

• Interest in working with those affected by Substance Use Disorder

• Willing to do education and counseling related to Substance Use Disorder and Medication for Opiate Use Disorder to achieve/enhance the skills and knowledge for case management

• Completes in-home comprehensive psychosocial assessment of patients and reports findings to the HBP care coordinator, physicians, and other healthcare providers as appropriate.

• Makes home visits to fully understand the environment, social and/or physical, that produces stress for the patient during pregnancy and assess the need for additional social work services.

• Maintains open communication with members of the health care team.

• Provides age-appropriate education in collaboration with other members of the health care team as relevant to the psychosocial needs of the patient.

• Assists patient/family to access resources related to insurance/financial need for their medical care.

• Delivers needed items from community resources to the client’s home, including but not exclusively, car seats, pack in plays, food, infant care items.

• Assists patient/family to understand and carry out medical recommendations and solve problems that interfere with a treatment care plan.

• Develops and maintains relationships with a wide variety of community agencies and facilitates communication between these agencies and patients, families and clinical personnel.

• Utilizes appropriate community resources.

• Acts as a patient advocate. Investigates and reports adverse occurrences, and performs staff education related to resource utilization and psychosocial aspects of healthcare delivery.

• Documents the delivery of social work services to comply with regulatory requirements, agency policy, procedures and standards of practice.

• Displays time management and organizational skills.

• Attend and participate in staff, committee, department, and other administrative meetings.

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS: The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:

• Participates in mandatory in-services and educational activities as required.

• Accountable for utilization and practice of system thinking, teamwork and customer service.

• Follows all agency policies and procedures.

• Other duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree (MSW) from a school of social work accredited by the Council of Social Work Education

• Two (2) years of social work experience

• Use of personal vehicle, valid PA driver’s license and auto insurance

• Experience in working with those affected by Substance Use Disorder

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Two (2) years of hospital social work

• Home visitation experience

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be a reflection of those principal job elements essential for recruitment and selection, for making fair job evaluations, and for establishing performance standards. The percentages of time spent performing job duties are estimates, and should not be considered absolute. The incumbent shall perform all other functions and/or be cross-trained as shall be determined at the sole discretion of management, who has the right to amend, modify, or terminate this job in part or in whole. Incumbent must be able to perform all job functions safely.

Benefits At A Glance:

PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH offers the following benefits to employees:

• 100% Tuition Assistance at The Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays

• Shift, Weekend and On-Call Differentials

• Health, Dental and Vision Coverage

• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

• Retirement Savings Account with Company Matching

• Child Care Subsidies

• Onsite Gym and Fitness Classes

Disclaimer

PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

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PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH, a member of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine), is a not-for-profit health system with a comprehensive network of care encompassing Lancaster General Hospital (LGH), Women & Babies Hospital and the Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital (a partnership with Kindred Healthcare). We are an Accredited Trauma Center-Level I through the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation with 805 Licensed beds. Our membership in Penn Medicine brings together the strengths of a world-renowned, not-for-profit academic medical center and a nationally recognized, not-for-profit community healthcare system.

Outpatient services are provided at the Downtown Outpatient and Suburban Outpatient Pavilions, along with additional outpatient centers and Express and Urgent Care locations throughout the region. Lancaster General Health Physicians is a network of more than 300 primary-care and specialty physicians, at more than 40 offices throughout the region.