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Social Worker

Scottish Rite for Children
place Dallas, 75353
local_atm $50.6K - $68K a year
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Full Time

About Job

Our patients are our number one priority! We're committed to giving children back their childhood!
Job Posting Title:
Social Worker
Location:
Dallas - Hospital
Additional Posting Details:
Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-5 PM
Job Description:
Duties/Responsibilities
  • Manage a caseload comprised of medically and culturally diverse inpatient and outpatient families
  • Assist families and patients by completing biopsychosocial assessments, identifying appropriate resources and referrals, assisting with discharge and transition planning, and serving as a liaison and an advocate between the patient and various systems
  • Demonstrate knowledge of child development related to diagnosis, assessment, intervention, and referral of infants, toddlers, pre-school and school age children, and adolescents to appropriate community agencies
  • Meet the needs of the families as identified, presented, or requested by the interdisciplinary team or physician
  • Document information in the medical record consistent with departmental standards
  • Maintain a working knowledge of a variety of referral sources and community resources appropriate for the patient population within the state of Texas
Required Skills/Abilities
  • Bachelor's degree or Master’s degree in social work from an accredited (CSWE) Social Work Program required
  • Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners (TSBSWE) licensure LBSW /LBSW-IPR or LMSW required
  • Minimum 1 year of experience in health care social work preferred
  • Position requires frequent use of telephone, fax, copy machine and computer
Working Environment
  • Working conditions: Inside
  • Working Position: Sitting & Walking
  • Physical Demands: Light
  • Physical Requirements: Lifting/Carrying & Pushing/Pulling
  • An Individual in this position will be required to list or carry weight in this group: Up to 10lbs
  • Sensory/Communicative activities essential to the performance of this position: Hearing, Seeing, Speaking
  • An Individual in this position will be exposed to: Inside environment