Social Worker I

MedStar Health is looking for a Social Worker I to join our team at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital!

The Social Worker I is a professional social worker who provides direct services to patients and families related to hospitalization, dealing with illness and post-hospital planning. The incumbent also provides social work consultation, leadership and teaching functions for designated medical departments and the community. Adheres to NASW Code of Ethics and exemplifies the qualities and values of the social work profession. These functions are performed in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations and MedStar Georgetown's philosophy, policies, procedures and standards.

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Primary Duties:

• Provides social work services to identified patients and families including individual and group counseling regarding the impact of illness and hospitalization.

• Collaborates with other health care professionals. Facilitates communication regarding relevant psycho-social issues of patients and families to health care teams through recording in medical charts, consultation, and participating in meetings.

• Functions as a coordinating link between patient, family, hospital, and community resources to assure continuity of care in the hospital and post-hospitalization. Represents social work perspective and serves as department representative to designated Hospital committees and community organizations.

• Participates in orientation, training, and educational programs for students (e.g. Medicine and Nursing) as well as physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals as required. Assumes responsibilities for identifying training needs and locating resources and promoting their own professional development.

• Actively cooperates as a participant in the Social Work Department, assuming back-up and on-call responsibilities, committee work, research, QA/QI, and other duties as appropriate.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree from a school of social work approved by the Council on Social Work Education.

• License Clinical Social Worker D.C. Licensure at the LGSW level.

• Medical/ acute care/ crisis experience preferred.