Description

Purpose:
Provide psychosocial assessments for any/all patients. Assume responsibility for discharge planning activities for all inpatients, and for any outpatients with an identified need.

Responsibilities:

• Ability/Knowledge regarding documents necessary for placement and coordination of services for patients.
• Able to handle on-call situations, respond to trauma, outpatient clinic needs etc.
• Review of Medical Record and patient/family interview to gather appropriate information for comprehensive assessment.
• Appropriate, timely and comprehensive documentation on the Medical Record and interdisciplinary form.
• Document appropriate and required information in Canopy Software according to Department Guidelines.
• Ability to deal with: End of life issues; Maternal child; Drug and Alcohol; Trauma; Ethical issues.
• Ability to coordinate and facilitate resources for patient care.
• Works closely with hospital attorney and physicians as required.
• Serves as a patient/family advocate.
• Effective and timely discharge planning.
• Active participation in multi-disciplinary care planning team.
• Assume responsibility for monitoring, obtaining signatures and documenting in Canopy, the Important Message from Medicare.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Social Work from a college or university accredited by the council on Social Work Education required.
• MSW preferred.
• Will consider a Masters Degree in Social Work in lieu of a BSW.
• Minimum of 1 year experience required. .

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Act 34


• UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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