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WellSpan Health Social Worker - Restorative Pain Behavioral Health Services - Days in York, Pennsylvania
Social Worker - Restorative Pain Behavioral Health Services - Days
Location: WellSpan Medical Group, York, PA
Schedule: Full Time
Sign-On Bonus Eligible
Remote/Hybrid
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Schedule
Full Time: 40 Hours/Week
Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Monday through Friday
Join a multidisciplinary pain team (pain physician, behavioral health, care coordinator, acupuncture, massage, physical reconditioning, and nutrition) and provide healthcare to complex care patients with chronic pain in a healing environment aimed at restoring physical and emotional functioning and improving overall quality of life. Be part of the first Transdisciplinary Pain Program within an integrated health system in the nation!
General Summary
Plans, organizes and implements social work services for patients and families.
Essential Functions:
Interviews patients and family members to obtain information about home environment, family relationships, health history, and patient's personality traits.
Evaluates data gathered in terms of the medical plan of treatment, available social service programs, and plans a pertinent therapy program that will provide each patient with maximum benefit.
Assists patients and families to understand, accept, and follow medical recommendations.
Utilizes resources to help patient resume life in the community or to learn to live with the disability.
Interprets nature of illness and prescribed course of treatment to patients and families. Communicates family issues to other staff members. Participates in planning conferences.
May assist in developing discharge and post-hospital care plans and/or serve as a liaison between home care and hospital staff.
Collaborates with other hospital programs and community agencies with which patients and families are involved.
Performs follow-up calls and/or checks with health care and related agencies used after patient discharge.
Prepares and maintains required documentation on each case. Records the care coordination component of care on the client's record, including the identified care problems and plans of care that have been implemented and/or suggested to the client and family where appropriate. Submits clinical documentation and records in an accurate, legible and timely manner consistent with agency policy.
Advises the supervisory staff on community resources available to meet client needs and assists in making appropriate referrals.
Provides care coordination consultation to the supervisory staff to enable them to assess the significant social, economical and emotional factors related to the care problem.
Common Expectations:
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population. Assesses and interprets patient age specific data and provides appropriate, age specific treatment. Provides direct patient care to assigned patient age group(s).
Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and "error proof" systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.
Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.
Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
Develops relationships with community agencies, groups, professional affiliations as appropriate.
Required for All Jobs:
Performs other related duties as identified.
WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a compliance program to support WellSpan's values and standards for professionalism, integrity, and ethics. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization and the performance expectations of the job, the department, and the compliance program.
WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a privacy program to safeguard the patient information and the business and operational information of the organization. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization to safeguard patient and business/operational information.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
Physical Demands:
Standing - Occasionally
Walking - Occasionally
Sitting - Frequently
Reaching - Rarely
Talking - Frequently
Hearing - Frequently
Repetitive Motions - Occasionally
Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Occasionally
Working Environment:
- Occupational Hazards - Occasionally
Qualifications
Minimum Education:
- Masters Degree In Social Work or Social Welfare. Required
Work Experience:
- 1 year Relevant experience. Required
Licenses:
- Licensed Social Worker Upon Hire Preferred
Driver's License Statement:
Must possess a valid driver's license in the current state of residence. Driving record must meet requirements established by WellSpan Risk Management.
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