Social Worker | BSW or MSW | OBGYN

divdivdivdivdivdivdivp style="text-align:left"bLocation:/b/p/div/div/div/div/div/div/divAvera Marshall-Access Healthp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bWorker Type:/b/pRegularp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bWork Shift:/b/pDay Shift (United States of America)p style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bPay Range:/b/pp style="text-align:left"ispanThe pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience./span/i/p$25.50 - $44.00p style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bPosition Highlights/b/ppbBSW Pay: $25.50-$38.25/b/ppbMSW Pay: $29.25-$44.00/b/pp/ppbMSW Required Education, spanLicense/Certification,/span or Work Experience:/b/pulliMaster#39;s in Social Work from an accredited program/liliSocial Worker - Licensing Board An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire/li/ulpbr /bMSW Preferred Education, spanLicense/Certification,/span or Work Experience:/b/pulliQualified Mental Health Provider (QMHP) - Licensing Board active in the state of practice Upon Hire/lili1-3 years/li/ulp/ppspanbStudent Loan Repayment:/b This position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster./span/pp/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"br /bYou Belong at Avera/b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bBe part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter./b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pbrbA Brief Overview/bbrbrAccountable for providing medical social casework to a wide array of patients ranging from newborns to geriatrics. The main focus of the Social Worker is to assist in meeting the psychosocial/continuum of care needs of the patient and family to ensure optimum functioning. In addition to direct care services, the Social Worker shall have duties of consultation, education, policy and program planning, performance improvement tasks, advocacy and liaison with the community. Each social worker has a "home" department(s) they primarily work out of but will also be cross-trained to other areas to assist colleagues as needed.brbrbWhat you will dobr/bbrulliInterviews patient and family members to obtain information about home environment, family systems, health history, and the patient’s personality traits. /li liEvaluates data gathered in terms of the medical plan of treatment, available social service programs, financial counseling, and plan a pertinent therapy program that will provide maximum benefits and safety for each patient./li liAssists patients and families to understand, accept, and follow medical recommendations with emphasis on assisting patients to be compliant with clinical care plan./li liPerforms a variety of services such as advising on social problems, arranging for transportation to clinic appointments and treatments as appropriate, arranging for durable medical equipment as appropriate, and alleviation of patient/family anxieties and fears./li liUtilizes resources to assist patient to resume life in the community while learning to live with a chronic illness./li liPrepares and updates records for each patient; prepare required documentation of each case; maintain records and reports as required./li liServes as the social work representative on multi-disciplinary team approach to patient care./li liWorks collaboratively with clinical coordinators, physicians, and other members of the care team in providing coordinated services, which facilitates continuity of care for the patient./li liProvides education to families regarding advance directives and assists patients and families with questions regarding advance directives for healthcare. /li/ulbrbEssential Qualifications/bbrbrThe individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.brbrbRequired Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:br/bbrulliBachelor's in Social Work /liliSocial Worker - Licensing Board An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire or/li/ulbrbPreferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:br/bbrulli1-3 years Healthcare social work experience /li/ulbrbExpectations and Standardsbr/bbrulliCommitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community./li liPromote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship./li liUphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity./li liMaintain confidentiality./li liWork effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment./li liComply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable./li/ulbrp/ppbBenefits You Need amp; Then Some/b/pp/pp/ppAvera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future./pullipPTO available day 1 for eligible hires./p/lilipFree health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan/p/lilipUp to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement/p/lilipCareer development guided by hands-on training and mentorship/p/li/ulp/ppiAvera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to /ia href="mailto:talent#64;avera.org" target="_blank"italent#64;avera.org/i/ai./i/p