Social Worker

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Position Overview: Social Worker

Join our dynamic healthcare team as a Social Worker, where you'll play a critical role in delivering high-quality psychosocial support to patients and their families. In this position, you will conduct comprehensive assessments, collaborate with medical professionals, and implement effective interventions to enhance patient care. Your expertise will help identify barriers and provide essential resources, ensuring optimal health outcomes in line with JHACH policies and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform in-depth psychosocial assessments to address the social and emotional needs impacting patient treatment and recovery.
• Conduct risk assessments, including suicide risk evaluations, to inform safety recommendations for the medical team.
• Facilitate referrals and connect families with community resources to enhance care coordination and alleviate psychosocial stress.
• Deliver therapeutic interventions, including crisis intervention, grief counseling, and psychoeducation, helping patients build healthy coping strategies.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team to create personalized care plans that address psychosocial obstacles hindering discharge.
• Maintain accurate electronic documentation and data collection, adhering to regulatory requirements.
• Engage with team members to communicate patient needs, interventions, and insights during meetings and rounds.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Social Work.
• Completion of JHACH's intern program or a comparable internship in a healthcare setting.
• Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Proficient in electronic medical record documentation.

Take the next step in your career and make a meaningful impact on patient lives by joining our compassionate healthcare team!

Salary Range: Minimum /hour - Maximum /hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.