Ambulatory Social Worker - Care Transformation - FT - Day

About this role

Position Status: Full time Shift: First Shift (Days - Less than 12 hours per shift) (United States of America) Hours per week: 40 Job Information Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

A Brief Overview Ambulatory Social Workers are professionals trained to provide social work/case management services to patients, their families, and their support persons/systems in both ambulatory and inpatient settings. This includes the professional activity of assisting individuals, families, groups, organizations or communities to enhance or restore the patient's capacity for social functioning and to create societal conditions favorable to their goals.

Experience Qualifications • Experience in customer service. Preferred • Clinical and/or medical social work experience. Preferred • Experience in group work, case work, and community methodologies. Preferred

Licenses and Certifications • Licensed Bachelor Social Worker - KSBSRB Temporary licensure may be accepted at hire. Full licensure must be achieved upon expiration date of temporary license. Required or • Licensed Masters Social Worker - KSBSRB Temporary licensure may be accepted at hire. Full licensure must be achieved upon expiration date of temporary license. Required

What you will do • Participates in patient admission process (Inpatient, Outpatient, PHP, IOP) a) assists as needed with signing of voluntary papers, b) serves as hospital representative and patient advocate. • Coordinates and facilitates services for patients and their families throughout the entire Stormont Vail Health system. • Performs social work assessments, demonstrating awareness of the bio-psychosocial, cultural, developmental and spiritual ramifications of illness and hospitalization. • Develops appropriate case management and/or treatment plan based upon assessment, client/family/caregiver specific concerns and recommendations of multidisciplinary care team. • Addresses patient/family/caregiver understanding of and adjustment to the illness, to maximize benefits of intervention and enhance patient/family/caregiver functioning. Establishes supportive and therapeutic working relationship with patient/family/caregivers. Communicates in a clear and concise manner with patients/families/caregivers regarding patient status and progress. Adjusts communication style responsive to receiver. • In the process of restoring the patient’s capacity for social functioning: o Initiates discharge planning upon admission. o Is responsible for assuring these plans are coordinated with internal and external multidisciplinary teams and are implemented. o Initiates and develops long term planning designed to reduce recidivism, referrals are to be made as indicated • Develops and facilitates groups for patients and/or significant others as needed. • Maintains professional levels of productivity and coordinates and prioritizes patient care related activities in an efficient and effective manner. • Provides problem solving and leadership in the development of new services which respond to patient care demands. • Maintains confidentiality and complies with professional ethics according to professional, departmental and Medical Center standards. • Actively participates and initiates when appropriate in patient care conferences. • Provide patient education regarding diagnosis and treatment. • Provide crisis and/or brief therapy for individual, family and group. • Assess patient and family functioning at time of discharge or referral to another provider.

Required for All Jobs • Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health • Performs other duties as assigned

Patient Facing Options • Position is Patient Facing

Remote Work Guidelines • Workspace is a quiet and distraction-free allowing the ability to comply with all security and privacy standards. • Stable access to electricity and a minimum of 25mb upload and internet speed. • Dedicate full attention to the job duties and communication with others during working hours. • Adhere to break and attendance schedules agreed upon with supervisor. • Abide by Stormont Vail’s Remote Worker Policy and will review and acknowledge the Remote Work Agreement annually.

Remote Work Capability • Hybrid

Scope • No Supervisory Responsibility •

• No Budget Responsibility No Budget Responsibility

Physical Demands • Balancing: Rarely less than 1 hour • Carrying: Occasionally 1-3 Hours • Climbing (Ladders): Rarely less than 1 hour • Climbing (Stairs): Rarely less than 1 hour • Crawling: Rarely less than 1 hour • Crouching: Rarely less than 1 hour • Driving (Automatic): Rarely less than 1 hour • Driving (Standard): Rarely less than 1 hour • Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Frequently 3-5 Hours • Feeling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours • Grasping (Fine Motor): Occasionally 1-3 Hours • Grasping (Gross Hand): Occasionally 1-3 Hours • Handling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours • Hearing: Frequently 3-5 Hours • Kneeling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours • Lifting: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 50 lbs • Operate Foot Controls: Rarely less than 1 hour • Pulling: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs • Pushing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs • Reaching (Forward): Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs • Reaching (Overhead): Occasionally 1-3 Hours up to 25 lbs • Repetitive Motions: Occasionally 1-3 Hours • Sitting: Frequently 3-5 Hours • Standing: Occasionally 1-3 Hours • Stooping: Rarely less than 1 hour • Talking: Frequently 3-5 Hours • Walking: Occasionally 1-3 Hours

Working Conditions • Burn: Rarely less than 1 hour • Chemical: Rarely less than 1 hour • Combative Patients: Frequently 3-5 Hours • Dusts: Rarely less than 1 hour • Electrical: Rarely less than 1 hour • Explosive: Rarely less than 1 hour • Extreme Temperatures: Rarely less than 1 hour • Infectious Diseases: Occasionally 1-3 Hours • Mechanical: Rarely less than 1 hour • Needle Stick: Rarely less than 1 hour • Noise/Sounds: Occasionally 1-3 Hours • Other Atmospheric Conditions: Rarely less than 1 hou

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