Social Worker

Job Specifications:

• Counsels, assesses, and assists individuals of all ages and families who are affected by illnesses or injuries
  • Assesses patient needs by collaborating with physicians to evaluate the physical and psychological condition
  • Identifies and analyzes the social and emotional factors underlying illness and communicates these factors to the health team
  • Determines appropriate intervention strategies and provides counseling
  • Attends and participates in discharge planning which meets ongoing patient needs
  • Prioritizes both volume and complexity (medical and social acuity) of caseload
  • Assures compliance with legal aspects associated with abuse/neglect, adoption, advanced directives, commitment, and conservatorship/guardianship
• Serves as an advocate for patients by providing access to available services
  • Provides supervised therapy services and consultations
  • Properly utilizes and develops formal, informal, and/or internal extended resource network
  • Accurately explains resources available to meet the identified needs and allows the patient and family to participate in choices
  • Refers patients to additional medical services as needed
  • Provides access to services such as financial assistance, legal aid, and housing
  • Provides coordination of patient transitions along the continuum of care with appropriate follow-up to provide continuity
• Communicates health care needs with patient, family/caregiver, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal care
  • Delegates and communicates patient care needs to appropriate team members based on skill, knowledge, and patient acuity
  • Assures daily accurate, concise reporting, and documentation of patients’ condition and needs with appropriate follow-up
  • Communicates health care needs with patient and family as appropriate for continuance of care

Required Qualifications:

Education: Master's degree in social work from a college or university accredited by Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) or Southern Association of Colleges (SACS).

Licensure: Valid Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) issued by MS Board of Examiners, Valid Mississippi driver's license and proof of automobile insurance.

Preferred Qualifications:

Education: Doctorate in social work (D.S.W. or Ph.D.).

Experience: Field placement in a medical setting or two (2) years minimum social work experience.

About Memorial

Memorial Health System has been dedicated to healing, inspiring, and transforming the health of our community since 1946. With multiple hospital facilities, outpatient surgery locations and diagnostic centers, more than 100 Physician Clinics, and post-acute services including skilled nursing, you can find your fit at Memorial.

When you join our team, you join more than 5,000 individuals committed to exceptional care. We offer several of the region’s most comprehensive clinical programs and medical specialties unique to the Coast, including a Level III Neonatal ICU, state-designated Level II Trauma Center, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and Mississippi’s first nationally-certified Primary Stroke Center.

At Memorial, you are valued. We know that our increasingly diverse communities need healthcare professionals that reflect their different cultural backgrounds, perspectives, and values. We acknowledge the uniqueness of all individuals, their commonalities as well as differences, all of which have shaped their lives in meaningful ways.

The development of our team members is integral to the patient care we provide. Grow your skills, and grow with Memorial.

Memorial Health System is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic. Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Disability/Veteran.