
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Job Description
These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner, in accordance with the mission, values and behaviors of Mercy Hospital and Medical Center. Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care, service, and kindness toward all patients, staff, physicians, volunteers and guests.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Documents psychosocial history, initial assessment, appropriate interventions, and expected discharge plan in a comprehensive, clear, timely and legible manner.
- Reassessment automatically occurs upon notification of significant change in patient’s health status.
- Coordinates with government agencies.
- Assists in the development, planning, and facilitation of therapeutic and educational groups for patients/families.
- Provides clinical social work assessments and services (information, referrals, and counseling) to individuals and/or families within the Mercy Hospital and Medical Center system as well as the general community.
- Provides services to the patients/families in a professional manner in keeping with the philosophy and mission and principles stated in the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers.
- Maintains knowledge of community resources that will enable patients and families to use the health care system and other organizations to their greatest benefit.
- Provides consultation to the health care team regarding psychosocial management of patient problems or job-related stresses.
- Additional Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensures that care is provided for all patients incorporating the attributes of Careful Nursing.
- Trustworthy collaboration
- Health Education
- Perfect skill in fostering safety and comfort
- Participatory – authoritative management
- Carries out other duties as assigned.
- Master Degree in Social Work from an accredited school required.
- Licensed as a Social Worker in the State of Illinois required.
- Knowledge of patients’ growth and development needs.
- Ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy in carrying out work duties.
- Ability to cope with stress.