About ChristianaCare:
ChristianaCare is the one of the Mid Atlantic's largest academic health care providers and consists of 3 campuses: Wilmington, Newark and Union at Cecil County. Through our values of love and excellence, ChristianaCare is consistently identified as a regional center of excellence for cardiology, cancer and women's health services and ranked by US News & World as Best Hospital.

Shift:

• Day
• Two 12 hours shifts per month

Primary Function:

Provides social work services, assesses, and enhances the patient’s/significant other’s ability to cope with physical, emotional, and environmental problems related to illness/convalescence and discharge

plan. Works collaboratively with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to establish a discharge plan for the patient.

Principle Responsibilities:

• Conducts social work psychosocial assessment/reassessment of patients/significant others elating to the social, emotional and cognitive capabilities of patients in relationship to their illness and health maintenance needs.

• Develops and implements a plan of intervention that addresses identified needs ascertained during social work assessment.

• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate discharge planning.

• Serves as a resource and provides counseling and interventions related to assisting with coping with needs, new diagnoses, chronic illness, palliative or terminal care.

• Advocates on behalf of the patients/families to enable them to obtain necessary services.

• Coordinates family conferences when necessary to facilitate patient’s care progression.

• Provides interventions in cases involving any form of abuse/neglect, domestic violence.

• Provides intervention in cases involving guardianship, foster care, adoption, psychiatric assessment and placement, Advance Directives, crisis interventions.

• Facilitates completion of all placement related documentation in PASSRs, applications. Completes referral to options programs where appropriate.

• Works with Care Managers in providing discharge planning services per departmental policies

and procedures in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and patient/family.

Education and Experience:

• Master’s degree in social work (MSW) or Master of Social Services degree (MSS) from an accredited graduate school required prior to hire date.

• Licensed CSW or MSW as required by the state of Delaware prior to hire date.

• Acute Care Social Work experience preferred.

• Maternal-Child position requires experience working with neonates, children and families.

Special Requirements:

CCM preferred within 18 months of eligibility.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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EEO Posting Statement

ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program.  To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/