Social Worker - BSW

About the position

The Social Worker position at UPMC Community Medicine Incorporated involves providing psychosocial support and assessments to patients, focusing on various needs such as elderly care, LGBTQ+ issues, and domestic violence. The role includes working with patients telephonically or via telemedicine, with the flexibility to work from home after training. The Social Worker will collaborate with healthcare teams to ensure appropriate discharge planning and resource allocation for patients.

Responsibilities

• Maintain extensive knowledge of federal, state and local assistance programs and community resources that affect patient needs.
• Educate and advocate for patients and families to enhance their ability to make informed decisions regarding medical care, discharge planning, advance directives and end of life care.
• Demonstrate knowledge of reimbursement systems and educate patients and families regarding payer requirements for post-acute care services.
• Monitor and evaluate the plan of care, reassessing it as status changes or at a minimum of every 3 days.
• Identify, assess, counsel and effectively intervene with medically and psychosocially complex patients.
• Collaborate effectively with the healthcare team, patients and families to develop and implement an individualized plan of care.
• Maintain respect for confidentiality and freedom of choice as outlined by the Code of Ethics by the National Association of Social Workers.
• Provide accurate, timely documentation of all social work interventions in the medical record per regulatory policies and procedures.
• Complete a psychosocial assessment that includes various factors affecting the patient.
• Demonstrate expertise in accessing social systems and facilitating patient referrals.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Social Work (BSW - BASW) degree required from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
• Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: Act 34.