Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.
Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
Summary:
The HUP Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program is looking for a full-time social worker to join the team!
- Responsible for conducting bio-psychosocial assessments, providing support to patients and families, developing safe and timely discharge plans, and facilitating access to community resources and support services. Professional activities will be carried out in accordance with the code of ethics established by the National Association of Social Workers.
Responsibilities:
- Provide professional services to patients and families, including: assessment of psychosocial functioning, facilitating plans to address psychosocial needs, counseling for care planning and decision making, and community resource planning.
- Facilitate support groups.
- Work with patient and family to assure provision of choice and agency.
- Keep current with new providers, new technologies, treatment modalities and new resources using internet and other sources.
- Educate patient and family regarding scope and limitations of health care/insurance benefits.
- Assist patients in finding financial assistance for medications and supplies.
- Respect each patient’s personal dignity, right to privacy, and confidentiality.
- Collaborate with the health care team, as well as many disciplines, programs, department, and organizations in the accomplishment of these duties.
Education or Equivalent Experience:
- Education Specialization: Master's in Social Work (required).
- LSW preferred.
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
Live Your Life's Work
We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
