Social Worker - PRN - (Frisco)

Our patients are our number one priority! We're committed to giving children back their childhood!

Job Posting Title:
Social Worker - PRN - (Frisco)
Location:
Frisco - Ambulatory Surgical Center
Additional Posting Details:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities

- Manage a caseload comprised of medically and culturally diverse inpatient and outpatient families

- Assist families and patients by completing biopsychosocial assessments, identifying appropriate resources and referrals, assisting with discharge and transition planning, and serving as a liaison and an advocate between the patient and various systems

- Demonstrate knowledge of child development related to diagnosis, assessment, intervention, and referral of infants, toddlers, pre-school and school age children, and adolescents to appropriate community agencies

- Meet the needs of the families as identified, presented, or requested by the interdisciplinary team or physician

- Document information in the medical record consistent with departmental standards

- Maintain a working knowledge of a variety of referral sources and community resources appropriate for the patient population within the state of Texas

Required Skills/Abilities

- Bachelor's degree or Master’s degree in social work from an accredited (CSWE) Social Work Program required

- Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners (TSBSWE) licensure LBSW /LBSW-IPR  or LMSW required

- Minimum 1 year of experience in health care social work preferred
Working Environment

- Working conditions: Inside

- Working Position: Sitting & Walking

- Physical Demands: Light

- Physical Requirements: Lifting/Carrying & Pushing/Pulling

- An Individual in this position will be required to list or carry weight in this group: Up to 10lbs

- Sensory/Communicative activities essential to the performance of this position: Hearing, Seeing, Speaking

- An Individual in this position will be exposed to: Inside environment