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Job Posting Title:

Social Worker

Location:

Dallas - Hospital

Additional Posting Details:

PRN, average less than 19 hours/per week

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities 

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

• Assist families and patients by completing comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, identifying appropriate resources and referrals, providing supportive counseling, 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 

• Communicate with interdisciplinary team and provide valuable input relative to intervention and assistance 

• 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 

• Assist with onboarding of new employees and providing ongoing support.  

Required Skills/Abilities 

• Master's degree in social work from an accredited (CSWE) Social Work Program required

• Demonstrate Care Rite Values 

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a social worker and has the ability to perform job responsibilities independently.   

• Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners (TSBSWE) licensure LMSW or LCSW 

• Experience with developmentally delayed or neurologically impaired children beneficial 

• Proven performance record that displays zero disciplinary actions within 12 months. 

• Position requires frequent use of telephone, fax, copy machine and computer 

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