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Social Worker

Employer
Altru Health System
Location
Grand Forks, ND
Salary
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Job Details

The Social Worker identifies and implements psychosocial intervention to assist patient and family in reaching the maximum benefit from home health services. This position maintains information regarding community/outside resources and explores access to new resources as needed for home health patients. The Social Worker participates in the transfer/discharge planning process, which includes planning for any necessary family counseling, patient education, or other services before the patient is transferred or discharged. The Social Worker completes psychosocial and bereavement assessment and reassessment of patients and families in accordance with Altru's Home Health guidelines.

Essential Job Functions
  • Identifies and implements psychosocial intervention to assist patient and family in reaching the maximum benefit from home health services.
  • Maintains information regarding community/outside resources and explores access to new resources as needed for home health patients.
  • Completes psychosocial and bereavement assessment and reassessment of patients and families in accordance with Altru's home health guidelines. Identifies family support systems to help facilitate coping with end of life issues.
  • Participates in the transfer/discharge planning process, which includes planning for any necessary family counseling, patient education, or other services before the patient is transferred or discharged.
  • Participates in bereavement programs as assigned, i.e., visitations, memorials, funerals, etc.
  • Participates in the Interdisciplinary Team meetings/care conferences and shares identified issues that either impede or facilitate the patient's treatment.
  • Attends social work meetings, receives social work practice supervision, presents cases, provides feedback to other Social Work staff and accepts input regarding case review.


License and Registration Needed:
  • Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW)
  • North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners Prior to Start Date
  • Social Worker
  • Minnesota Board of Social Work Within 12 Months of Start Date
  • Driver's License with Acceptable Driving Record
  • Drivers License - Current State Licensed Prior to Start Date
  • American Heart Association (AHA) Within 2 Months of Start Date
  • MN Background Study Minnesota Department of Human Services


Education and Experience:

Bachelor of Social Work Required and 1 year related work experience.

Company

Do what you love. Make a difference. Join our team of over 4,000 health professionals and support staff committed to caring for the region for more than 100 years.

At Altru Health System, we are serious about providing an exceptional patient experience and positively impacting the communities we serve. Our physician-led, community-owned, not-for-profit health system serves over 225,000 residents in northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. We are a proud member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to apply or interview for a position, please contact careers@altru.org or 701.780.5123.

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Telephone
701-780-5123
Location
Grand Forks
North Dakota
US

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