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Shift Information

Monday-Friday Dayshift 8:00am to 5:00pm

General Summary

Plans, organizes and implements social work services for patients and families.The Social Worker in the Department of Population Health supports pediatric and OB/GYN patients in Franklin County. This hybrid role combines in-person visits and remote care coordination to ensure comprehensive and compassionate support.

Key Responsibilities:

+ Conduct psychosocial assessments and develop care plans.

+ Connect patients to resources for housing, food security, transportation, and behavioral health.

+ Collaborate with care teams to improve health outcomes.

+ Provide patient-centered care navigation and behavioral health support.

+ Work within value-based care models to reduce emergency department use and inpatient admissions.

+ Support care transitions and patient education from pregnancy through early childhood.

+ Participate in case conferences, quality improvement projects, and data-driven performance monitoring.

+ Emphasize culturally competent and trauma-informed care.

Essential Functions:

+ Interviews patients and family members to obtain information about home environment, family relationships, health history, and patient's personality traits.

+ Evaluates data gathered in terms of the medical plan of treatment, available social service programs, and plans a pertinent therapy program that will provide each patient with maximum benefit.

+ Assists patients and families to understand, accept, and follow medical recommendations.

+ Utilizes resources to help patient resume life in the community or to learn to live with the disability.

+ Interprets nature of illness and prescribed course of treatment to patients and families. Communicates family issues to other staff members. Participates in planning conferences.

+ May assist in developing discharge and post-hospital care plans and/or serve as a liaison between home care and hospital staff.

+ Collaborates with other hospital programs and community agencies with which patients and families are involved.

+ Performs follow-up calls and/or checks with health care and related agencies used after patient discharge.

+ Prepares and maintains required documentation on each case. Records the care coordination component of care on the client's record, including the identified care problems and plans of care that have been implemented and/or suggested to the client and family where appropriate. Submits clinical documentation and records in an accurate, legible and timely manner consistent with agency policy.

+ Advises the supervisory staff on community resources available to meet client needs and assists in making appropriate referrals.

+ Provides care coordination consultation to the supervisory staff to enable them to assess the significant social, economical and emotional factors related to the care problem.

Common Expectations:

+ Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population. Assesses and interprets patient age specific data and provides appropriate, age specific treatment. Provides direct patient care to assigned patient age group(s).

+ Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and "error proof" systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.

+ Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.

+ Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.

+ Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

+ Develops relationships with community agencies, groups, professional affiliations as appropriate.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

+ Masters Degree In Social Work or Social Welfare. Required

Work Experience:

+ 1 year Relevant experience. Required

Licenses:

+ Licensed Social Worker Upon Hire Preferred

Benefits Offered:

+ Comprehensive health benefits

+ Flexible spending and health savings accounts

+ Retirement savings plan

+ Paid time off (PTO)

+ Short-term disability

+ Education assistance

+ Financial education and support, including DailyPay

+ Wellness and Wellbeing programs

+ Caregiver support via Wellthy

+ Childcare referral service via Wellthy

Quality of Life. Franklin County, named after Benjamin Franklin, was officially formed in 1784. One of its two main towns, the borough of Chambersburg, lies 13 miles north of Maryland and is known for its "green, safe environment." In the southern part of Franklin County, the borough of Waynesboro sits just two miles north of the Mason-Dixon Line and is known for its rich industrial history. Franklin County is in the heart of Central Pennsylvania, where you'll find mountains, lakes and a picturesque countryside coupled with theater, music, skiing, hunting, fishing and much more. We're in the heart of America's fruit orchards, so peaches, apples and lots of other local produce are available close by. The area features local wineries and breweries, along with a vibrant arts scene at the historic Capitol Theatre and Totem Pole Playhouse. Franklin County merges the best of small-town friendliness with easy access to metropolitan areas. (Patient population: 154,000)

WellSpan Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy and intention of the System to maintain consistent and equal treatment toward applicants and employees of all job classifications without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.