Job Information
Baptist Memorial Social Worker LSW in Memphis, Tennessee
Overview
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.
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.
Requirements, Preferences and Experience
Education
Preferred: Masters in Social Work
Minimum: Bachelors in Social Work
Experience
Minimum: 3 years' experience in working in a hospital as a social worker or 5 years' experience as a clinical social worker
Licensure, Registration, Certification
Minimum: LSW
About Baptist Memorial Health Care
At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry—healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.
At Baptist, We Offer:
Competitive salaries
Paid vacation/time off
Continuing education opportunities
Generous retirement plan
Health insurance, including dental and vision
Sick leave
Service awards
Free parking
Short-term disability
Life insurance
Health care and dependent care spending accounts
Education assistance/continuing education
Employee referral program
Job Summary:
Position: 20486 - Social Worker LSW
Facility: BMG - Pediatric General Surgery
Department: MG Pediatric GI Clinic Oh
Category: Social Services
Type: Clinical
Work Type: Full Time
Work Schedule: Days
Location: US:TN:Memphis
Located in the Memphis metro area
REQNUMBER: 28564