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Medical Social Worker - Elderly Acute Care
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Organization Facility: Addison Gilbert Hospital Category: Social Services Job ID: JR64385 Date posted: 12/09/2024Job Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Monday- FridayJob Description:
Gloucester, MA Located on Cape Ann, conveniently 50 miles northeast of Boston. Addison Gilbert Hospital is a 79-bed medical acute care facility that provides inpatient and outpatient care to residents of the Cape Ann Community.
We are currently looking for a Social Worker to join the Senior Adult Unit department at Addison Gilbert in Gloucester! The Senior Adult Unit (SAU) provides acute inpatient psych/med care for older adults. Average length of stay is 10 days. This is a voluntary, restraint free unit which is licensed by DPH. It is not considered a mental health unit licensed by DMH.
Responsibilities:
- Assumes responsibility for the planning and delivery of safe and therapeutic treatment to all patients.
- Collaborates with SAU multi-disciplinary treatment team to enhance the smooth delivery of quality care and development of appropriate and therapeutic treatment plans.
- Advocates for patient needs by conducting ongoing psychosocial needs assessments and communicating these needs to the treatment team.
- Collaborate with the treatment team, assumes responsibility for assigned patients’ disposition planning.
- Works with other SAU Social Workers/Clinical Coordinator to provide effective communication regarding treatment and discharge planning with family, patients, HCPs or Guardians.
- Coordinate therapeutic group programming for a diverse (socially and diagnostically) patient population of geriatric patients by assessing psycho social needs and abilities.
- Collaborate with the treatment team, plans and provides appropriate individual and treatment groups to meet the ongoing patient needs.
- Research and investigate appropriate group formats and purposes.
- Provide assistance to Clinical Associates, SW and Nursing for activity ideas.
- Makes Suggestions to unit leadership regarding purchasing of activity supplies etc.
- Develops a weekly group/activity schedule.
- Works collaboratively with Rehab Services to provide group/support which will enhance patient functional improvement
Qualifications:
- Masters Degree in Social Work
- Current Massachusetts Licensed Clinical Social Worker ( LCSW ), LICSW Preferred
- Experience in Gerontology
- Theoretical as well as practical knowledge of the clinical area
Schedule:
- Monday-Friday full time days
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