Social Worker Advance LCSW - Care Coordination

ABOUT UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ranks among the top academic medical centers in the world. Its faculty members - who are responsible for a broad array of groundbreaking biomedical research advances - are respected for their dedication to teaching and patient care. The medical center has four degree-granting institutions: UT Southwestern Medical School, UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, UT Southwestern School of Health Professions and the UT Southwestern School of Public Health. The schools train about 3,700 medical, graduate, and allied health students, residents, and postdoctoral fellows each year.

A great medical center offers outstanding patient care in addition to fine teaching and innovative research. We emphasize compassionate medical treatment. UT Southwestern's physicians are equipped to bring the latest laboratory findings to each patient. We provide inpatient care to nearly 117,000 people and oversee approximately 3 million outpatient visits annually. UT Southwestern has approximately 21,000 employees and an operating budget of approximately $4.1 billion.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

REQUIRED

• Two (2) years' experience required. Experience in Emergency Department preferred.

• Graduate of an Institution certified by the Council of Social Work Education with a Masters in Social Work; LCSW preferred or LMSW actively pursuing LCSW.

• Current license is required by the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners

JOB DUTIES

• Performs social work assessment and crisis intervention for patients and family members presenting to the Emergency Department for care.

• Anticipates patient's and/or patient's family needs and expectations and utilizes these in conjunction with assessment to help develop appropriate plan of care for patient.

• In collaboration with the psychiatrist on call, identifies psychiatric emergencies. Assesses the potential for self-harm/suicidal ideation and coordinates voluntary and involuntary treatment/commitment procedures.

• Works closely with the primary responder, the ED physician and nursing staff and consults with, legal authorities, military commanders, school districts and other community entities as assigned or required.

• Assists Emergency Room staff in evaluation and stabilization of patients. Facilitates admission and transfer processes to appropriate facilities, as indicated.

• Identifies psychosocial risk factors that may prevent a safe return to the community. These risk factors may include suspected abuse, neglect, trauma, interpersonal violence, behavioral health concerns, homelessness, and limited resources, etc.

• Provides information and/or education to patients and/or patient's families. Completes accurate and timely documentation of all education provided. Obtains feedback and evaluation of understanding from patients and/or family. Demonstrates effective communication with children, adolescents, adults and older adults.

• Refers patients to out-patient programs and communities' resources as indicated to assist the patient in meeting their health care needs and medication procurement.

• Maintains timely documentation; consistently meets department and UH documentation standards.

• Serves as patient and/or family advocate. Responds to patient's and/or patient's family's complaints and reports them to supervisor. Utilizes chain of command to resolve patient, operational, or personal work related problems.

• Maintains HIPPA privacy of all patients. Accesses only medical records for patients that are assigned or that are present to the ED and are screened for potential social work interventions.

• Performs other duties as assigned. Acts as a resource for the department for complicated mental health processes as related to Order of Protective Custody (OPC) and Apprehension by Police Officer without Warrant (APOWW).

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.