MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER - (T215460)
Description
MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
This position will assist 1917 Clinic patients who have a diagnosis of HIV and their families in implementing their medical plan, making full use of available national, state, institutional, community, and pharmaceutical resources. Provide psychosocial assessment, and case management, for a caseload of approximately 250 patients ranging from intensive, intermediate, and supportive case management. This position will utilize professional skills to provide support, education, and counseling to help patients feel safe, empowered, and hopeful with the primary goal of long-term retention in care and positive health outcomes. May provide supervision for social work students.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- To assist patients and their families in making full use of available national, state, institutional, community, and pharmaceutical resources.
- To provide social evaluation which includes placement of evaluation in medical record.
- To provide counseling to patients/families and/or groups.
- To participate in staffing, clinics, and rounds in order to enhance team understanding of patient's psychosocial situation.
- To facilitate discharge planning; arrange for services such as home health, hospice, durable medical equipment, and/or skilled nursing facility placement.
- To respond to the unique needs of the patient population as needed.
- May provide anticipatory, permanency, and/or bereavement/loss counseling to patients and families and/or make appropriate community referrals.
- May supervise both bachelor's and master's level students.
- To act as a liaison to the community through public speaking
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Work Characteristics
- MSW only.
- Must be licensed and not just eligible for licensure.
- Spanish speaking a plus
- Licensed Master Social Worker
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Salary Range: $50,050 - $70,000
Qualifications
Education
- Master's degree in Social Work required.
- Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirements.
Primary Location
: University
Job Category
: Social Work
Organization
: 311402400 Med - Infectious Diseases
Employee Status
: Regular
Shift: Day/1st Shift
Work Arrangement (final schedule to be determined by the department/hiring manager): Onsite
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