Social Worker LSW

Social Worker-Licensed LSW  

Job Code: 21816        

FLSA Status

Job Family: SOC WORK

Job Description Title: Social Worker LSW

Job Summary

Provides a wide array of social work services to new mothers and children, including ACE screening. Provides educational counseling to parents regarding adverse childhood experiences and the brain development of young children. Provides education and training for physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals regarding adverse childhood experiences for all Pediatric patients within BMG clinics.

Job Responsibilities

• Utilize social work skills by conducting pediatric psychosocial assessments.
• Provides supportive and educational counseling through visits and tele-medicine.
• Consult with physicians on patients’ psychosocial assessment.
• Analyzes learning needs
• Plans educational activities
• Collaborates with the physician and all members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate care and assist in meeting goals. 
• Maintains current knowledge of and accessibility to community resources, community programs, and financial agencies to meet patient and family needs.
• Completes assigned goals.
• Complies with policies that support patients' fundamental rights to considerate care, protect their personal dignity and respect their cultural, psychosocial and spiritual values in an effort to meet patients' care needs and preferences.

Specifications

Experience

Description    

Minimum Required: 3 years’ experience in working in a hospital as a social worker or 5 years’ experience as a clinical social worker                            

Preferred/Desired

Education

Description    

Minimum Required: Bachelors in Social Work      

Preferred/Desired: Masters in Social Work

Training

Description    

Minimum Required  

Preferred/Desired

Special Skills

Description    

Minimum Required  

Preferred/Desired

Licensure

Description    

Minimum Required: LSW                     

Preferred/Desired

Reporting Relationships

Does this position formally supervise employees? If set to YES, then this position has the authority (delegated) to hire, terminate, discipline, promote or effectively recommend such to manager.

Reporting Relationships: No

Work Environment

Functional Demands

Label                   Short Description                    Full Description

Sedentary            Very light energy level               Lift 10lbs. box overhead. Lift and carry 15lbs. Push/pull 20lbs. cart

Light                     Moderate energy level              Lift and carry 25-35lbs. Push/pull 50-100lbs. (ie. empty bed, stretcher)

Medium                High energy level                      Lift and carry 40-50lbs. Push/pull +/- 150-200lbs. (Patient on bed, stretcher) Lateral transfer 150-200lbs. (ie. Patient)

Heavy                  Very high energy level               Lift over 50lbs. Carry 80lbs. a distance of 30 feet. Push/pull > 200lbs. (ie. Patient on bed, stretcher). Lateral transfer or max                                                                                                           assist sit to stand transfer. 

Functional Demands Rating: Medium

Activity Level Throughout Workday

Physical Activity Requirements – Sitting: Frequent

Physical Activity Requirements – Standing: Frequent

Physical Activity Requirements – Walking: Frequent

Physical Activity Requirements - Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders): Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements - Carry objects: Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements - Push/Pull: Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements – Twisting: Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements – Bending: Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements - Reaching Forward: Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements - Reaching Overhead: Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements - Squat/Kneel/Crawl: Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements - Wrist position deviation: Frequent

Physical Activity Requirements - Pinching/fine motor activities: Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements - Keyboard use/repetitive motion: Frequent

Physical Activity Requirements - Taste or smell: Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements - Talk or hear: Occasional

Sensory Requirements

Color Discrimination: Yes   

Near Vision: Accurate             

Far Vision: Accurate

Depth Perception: Moderate

Hearing: Moderate

Environmental Requirements - Blood-Borne Pathogens: Anticipated

Environmental Requirements – Chemical: Anticipated

Environmental Requirements - Airborne Communicable Diseases: Anticipated

Environmental Requirements - Extreme Temperatures: Not Anticipated

Environmental Requirements – Radiation: Anticipated

Environmental Requirements - Uneven Surfaces or Elevations: Not Anticipated

Environmental Requirements - Extreme Noise Levels: Not Anticipated

Environmental Requirements - Dust/Particular Matter: Not Anticipated

Environmental Requirements - Other