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What will you be doing:

The Social Worker MSW Per Diem provides a full range of social work services in collaboration with other CSMC staff to meet the psychosocial and discharge planning needs of patients/families/significant others. Active participation in Department's continuing education/staff development programs. Involved in program planning in assigned service areas along with the organization of social work activities. Provides social work services to patients and their families with psychosocial needs. To assure patients receive benefit from medical and/or psychiatric care and post-hospital planning.

• Psychosocial evaluation -- identification of problems affecting efficient patient care and the development of a treatment plan.
• Crisis intervention.
• Individual and family counseling.
• Discharge planning and case coordination.
• Interdisciplinary discussion of psychosocial implications of illness including consultation regarding treatments and resources designed to tackle the problems of the patients.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with community health, welfare, and social agencies.
• Initiates program planning and development in assigned services/programs.

Two (2) plus years of experience in an acute care hospital setting (preferred).

Master degree in Social Work (MSW).