• Social Worker LSW

    Baptist Memorial (Memphis, TN)


    Overview

     

    

    Summary

    Provides a wide array of social work services to new mothers and children, including ACE screening. Provides educational counseling to parents regarding adverse childhood experiences and the brain development of young children. Provides education and training for physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals regarding adverse childhood experiences for all Pediatric patients within BMG clinics.

    Responsibilities

    + Utilize social work skills by conducting pediatric psychosocial assessments.

    + Provides supportive and educational counseling through visits and tele-medicine.

    + Consult with physicians on patients' psychosocial assessment.

    + Analyzes learning needs

    + Plans educational activities

    + Collaborates with the physician and all members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate care and assist in meeting goals.

    + Maintains current knowledge of and accessibility to community resources, community programs, and financial agencies to meet patient and family needs.

    + Completes assigned goals.

    + Complies with policies that support patients' fundamental rights to considerate care, protect their personal dignity and respect their cultural, psychosocial and spiritual values in an effort to meet patients' care needs and preferences.

     

    Requirements, Preferences and Experience

    Education

    Preferred: Masters in Social Work

     

    Minimum: Bachelors in Social Work

    Experience

    Minimum: 3 years' experience in working in a hospital as a social worker or 5 years' experience as a clinical social worker

     

    Licensure, Registration, Certification

     

    Minimum: LSW

     

    About Baptist Memorial Health Care

     

    At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry—healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.

    At Baptist, We Offer:

    + Competitive salaries

    + Paid vacation/time off

    + Continuing education opportunities

    + Generous retirement plan

    + Health insurance, including dental and vision

    + Sick leave

    + Service awards

    + Free parking

    + Short-term disability

    + Life insurance

    + Health care and dependent care spending accounts

    + Education assistance/continuing education

    + Employee referral program

    Job Summary:

    Position: 20486 - Social Worker LSW

     

    Facility: BMG - Pediatric General Surgery

     

    Department: MG Pediatric GI Clinic Oh

     

    Category: Social Services

     

    Type: Clinical

     

    Work Type: Full Time

     

    Work Schedule: Days

     

    Located in the Memphis metro area

    REQNUMBER: 28564