Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY: A Licensed Masters Social Worker or Licensed Professional Counselor with strong leadership abilities, communication, and problem solving skills who, with minimum supervision, collaborates with all members of the treatment team in assessment of patient needs related to discharge planning and coordinates interventions with other members of the treatment team to meet those needs in a quality cost effective manner. Collaborates with Utilization Review (RN) to ensure requirements for funding sources are met as well as to ensure that legal process requirements are met for patients on involuntary status. Completes psychosocial assessments in coordination with assigned unit therapists to identify and seek to address patient needs. Supports an organizational culture for Service Excellence and practices the Service Excellence and practices the Service Excellence Standards to all customer groups KEY PERFORMANCE FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: I. SERVICE EXCELLENCE Demonstrates the three service excellence competencies II. HOUSEWIDE REQUIREMENTS Meets the organization's expectations regarding house-wide requirements III. PROVISION OF SERVICES Demonstrates leadership in the provision of departmental services through a collaborative process designed to integrate services/functions throughout NWTHS. Assesses or coordinates the assessment of patient healthcare and education needs and collaborates with all members of the healthcare team to meet those needs. Orchestrates patient hospital process for provision of seamless, efficient care. Demonstrates the ability to effectively allocate human and material resources to meet patient care needs. Complies with annual education requirements and safety and injury prevention standards to minimize risk to self and co-workers. Physical and Sensory Requirements: 1. Ability to read and write in English 2. Ability to speak and hear, to allow discussions with employees and peers. 3. Ability to cope with and remain calm under stress 4. Ability to respond to pages 5. Ability to evaluate and interpret information and make independent decisions 6. Ability to repeatedly twist, squat and stoop. 7. Bending, lifting (minimum of 25 pounds), grasping, fine hand coordination, pushing, and pulling. 8. Ability to understand and interpret financial data

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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Qualifications

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, AND WORK AIDS USED: 1. Telephone and Voice Mail 2. Service Specific Software packages 3. Calculator 4. Paging system 5. Personal Computer 6. Various software packages for e-mail, word processing, spreadsheets, graphics and database 7. Facsimile Machine 8. Copier 9. Audio/Visual Equipment, TV/VCR, Slide Projector, Overhead Projector, LCD EDUCATION, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE AND LICENSES/REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED: 1. Social Worker/Licensed Professional Counselor with a Masters Degree from an Accredited University who is licensed in the state of Texas. 2. Excels in interpersonal and communication skills. 3. Maintains current CPR certification