Job 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.

Job 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.

Specifications

Experience

Minimum Required: 3 years’ experience in working in a hospital as a social worker or 5 years’ experience as a clinical social worker

Education

Minimum Required: Bachelors in Social Work

Preferred/Desired: Masters in Social Work

Licensure

Minimum Required: LSW

Reporting Relationships

Does this position formally supervise employees? If set to YES, then this position has the authority (delegated) to hire, terminate, discipline, promote or effectively recommend such to manager.

Reporting Relationships: No

Work Environment

Functional Demands

Functional Demands Rating: Medium

Activity Level Throughout Workday

Physical Activity Requirements – Sitting: Frequent

Physical Activity Requirements – Standing: Frequent

Physical Activity Requirements – Walking: Frequent

Physical Activity Requirements - Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders): Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements - Carry objects: Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements - Push/Pull: Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements – Twisting: Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements – Bending: Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements - Reaching Forward: Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements - Reaching Overhead: Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements - Squat/Kneel/Crawl: Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements - Wrist position deviation: Frequent

Physical Activity Requirements - Pinching/fine motor activities: Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements - Keyboard use/repetitive motion: Frequent

Physical Activity Requirements - Taste or smell: Occasional

Physical Activity Requirements - Talk or hear: Occasional

Sensory Requirements

Color Discrimination: Yes

Near Vision: Accurate

Far Vision: Accurate

Depth Perception: Moderate

Hearing: Moderate

Environmental Requirements

Blood-Borne Pathogens: Anticipated

Chemical: Anticipated

Airborne Communicable Diseases: Anticipated

Extreme Temperatures: Not Anticipated

Radiation: Anticipated

Uneven Surfaces or Elevations: Not Anticipated

Extreme Noise Levels: Not Anticipated

Dust/Particular Matter: Not Anticipated