Job Description
This social worker role involves providing short-term counseling, crisis management, and discharge planning for hospital patients and their families impacted by illness, diagnosis, or lifestyle changes.
Responsibilities include psychosocial assessments, resource referrals, education, and collaboration with healthcare teams and community agencies.
Must respond to referrals within 24 hours, document appropriately, and develop discharge plans that reduce patient anxiety.
Requires a Masterâs degree in social work, Tennessee licensure (LCSW preferred), hospital experience, and good communication skills.
Physical efforts include walking short distances and light lifting.
Performance standards focus on timely assessments, discharge coordination, documentation, and effective communication with patients, families, and providers.
This role supports quality patient care and effective discharge processes within regulatory and payer guidelines.
