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- Description
The purpose of this position is to provide social service and counseling support in the care coordination for the service of inpatient and outpatient family medicine clinics.
- Examples of Duties
I. SERVICE 100%
1. In general, the incumbent will assist patients and families to:- Enhance communication with the medical treatment team to enable patients and families to be active partners in their own health care
- Promote Family Centered Care, encouraging families' active participation in their child's care
- Deal with crisis
- Identify and solve problems with relationships
- Access medical and community services
- Adjustment to illness and treatment
- Ability to follow medical regimen
- Family functioning and communication
- Social and/or financial concerns
- Personal safety including abuse, neglect, violence
- Mental illness/emotional distress
- Adjustment to loss/bereavement
- Cultural, religious, language needs
- Occupation and/or school performance
Support during a crisis, medical or otherwise- Care coordination
- Brief therapy
- Safety planning
- Information and education
- Referral to community agencies
- Advocacy
5. Assists in locating appropriate services, as well as making appropriate referrals for child and family to include psychologists, school counselors, transportation, financial assistance, housing and other community resources. This requires maintaining a working knowledge of regional social services and other services relevant to this field.
6. Provides education and support that establishes a non-threatening environment.
7. Serves as an advocate for patient and appropriate family members, which include, but is not limited to, facilitating the exchange of information between the medical providers and members of various resource teams.
8. Receives referrals from faculty and residents. Provides counseling services, intakes, school liaison services and coordination with other agencies, in order to meet overall departmental needs.
9. Participates in development and implementation of a patient centered medical home and establishment of an accountable care entity care management.- Qualifications
1. One of the following:
- a) Bachelor's degree with a major in the social or behavioral science or related health specialty from an accredited college or university; OR
- b) Master's degree in social or behavioral science or related health specialty area from an accredited college or university; AND
2. One (1) year (12 months) of progressively more responsible full-time experience in the practice of social services/agencies or medical/clinical setting maintaining acceptable standards of social work practices.
- Supplemental Information
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