Job Description

Employment Type: Full time Shift: Day Shift

Description: At Saint Alphonsus Health System, we are looking for people who are living out their calling. We want you to be passionate about coming to work, and challenged to achieve your potential. Living by these virtues, we pride ourselves on exceptional service and the highest quality of care.

GENERAL SUMMARY AND PURPOSE:

Provides advocacy, education, timely bio-psycho-social and environmental interventions for patients, and families as appropriate to achieve an optimal level of care.

This Social Worker/Counselor will work with the University of Utah in shared care model and help to create Idaho\'s first LVAD program.

In this role, this colleague will promote wellness, improved care outcomes, and efficient utilization of health services through developing a relationship with patients. To help achieve quality clinical and cost outcomes, the social worker incorporates real-time contacts with medical staff, hospital personnel, and outside organizations to establish specific treatment, cost and transition targets and facilitate transition planning.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) required as defined by their primary work state (Idaho or Oregon). Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) preferred.

Those colleagues hired before January 1, 2020 must provide licensure or proof of application in process in their secondary state by August 28, 2020. Individuals hired in this role after January 1, 2020, must provide licensure or proof of application in their secondary state by August 28, 2020 or within six months of hire, whichever date is later.

Master\'s Degree in Social Work or Counseling required

Two years of experience in hospital setting or medical social work setting preferred.

Experience in addiction services, mental health, or population health management desired.

Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers certification from either AHA, ARC or the Military Training Network is required at hire in all units, unless currently certified in ACLS and/or PALS as defined in the SAHS Certification Crosswalk.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Organizational Mission, Core Values, and Vision in behaviors, practices, policies and decisions.

Completes bio-psycho-social and environmental assessments on identified and/or referred patients.

As appropriate, provides bio-psycho-social and environmental interventions for patients and families/caregivers. Interventions may include brief counseling, supportive therapy, alcohol/drug assessment and referral, referral to internal and external community resources as needed, crisis intervention and grief counseling.

Provides consultations to physicians and hospital staff regarding patient and family bio-psycho-social issues through formal and/or informal multidisciplinary case conferences.

Collaborates with health care team members to meet the emotional, mental, environmental, bio-psycho-social and spiritual needs of patients and/or their family caregivers.

Participates in care coordination activities for those patients identified as needing social work and/or complex case management interventions.

Works collaboratively with healthcare team members to efficiently allocate resources.

Documents assessments/reassessments and interventions provided to patients and families/caregivers in the EMR.

Documents a primary and backup plan as appropriate in the EMR

Documents and accurately completes data elements in the electronic database.

Responsible for coordination of care to mental health and/or substance abuse facilities.

Follows established patient choice attestation guidelines.

Responsible to coordinate with physicians and other legal entities relating to but limited to guardianships, holds, Power of Attorney, and Advanced Directives.

Conducts interventions that develop positive, longitudinal relationships and set appropriate boundaries with patients and families.

Responsible for weekend and holiday social work coverage.

Actively participates in department staff meetings and department sub teams.

Adheres to the National association of Social Work (NASW) code of ethics or the American Counseling Association (ACA) code of ethics, and the State Licensure Board of ethics.

Colleagues of Saint Alphonsus Health System enjoy competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunity for growth throughout SAHS and Trinity Health. Visit to learn more about the benefits, culture and career development opportunities available to you at Saint Alphonsus Health System.

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Saint Alphonsus and Trinity Health are committed to promoting diversity in its workforce and to providing an inclusive work environment where everyone is treated with fairness, dignity and respect. We are committed to recruit and retain a diverse staff reflective of the communities we serve. Saint Alphonsus and Trinity Health are equal opportunity employers and prohibit discrimination against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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