Social Work Assistant Jobs in South Carolina

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Provides supervision for department staff, coordinates work schedules, completes performance evaluations and recommends merit increases, participates in the selection of department staff, and assists in policy/procedure formation and program development, and participates in meeting department education needs. Provides social work services to patients and their families.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Ensures the provision of quality of social services by properly oriented and trained staff.
• Monitors work of staff to assure compliance with standards and procedures. Communicates with staff effectively regarding work responsibilities.
• Provides orientation of new employees by training to the detail of the particular work area.
• Plans, coordinates and delegates work and tasks appropriately and effectively for assigned area.
• Serves as a member of an interdisciplinary discharge planning team to develop a plan for patients' continued care at discharge from the hospital. Conducts formal and informal family conferences to assure most efficient coordination of health care and related services. Introduces programs/services designed to meet the needs of the patient after discharge and makes appropriate referrals for service.
• Provides quality Social Work services based on age-specific assessments to patients including interviewing patients and relatives to obtain social history and assisting patients with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care.
• Intervenes as a crisis counselor in situations requiring immediate psychosocial intervention. Remains alert to signs/symptoms of abuse/neglect/exploitation.
• Participates in performance improvement activities on service unit or department.
• Participates in unit, department or hospital committees as appropriate.
• Provides consultation to health care team regarding continuing care needs.
• Conducts Social Work in-service education for other hospital departments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a supervisor job which may have direct supervision of team members which may include hire/termination authority, disciplinary authority, and performance management responsibilities. May have budget input or responsibilities. Job is not considered a member of management staff.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Master's degree in Social Work
• Experience - Three (3) years health related experience

In Lieu Of

• NA

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• LSW - LIC SOCIAL WORKER - LLSW

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• NA

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

1801 Sunset Dr Richland

Facility

3541 ML IM 1801 Sunset - Bridge

Department

35411000 ML IM 1801 Sunset - Bridge-Practice Operations

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