Allegheny Health Network Careers

Date Posted: 05/09/2016
Position Number: 50732
Location: Forbes Hospital

Allegheny Health Network is an integrated delivery network focused on preserving health care choice and providing affordable, high-quality care to the people in our communities. With more than 14,000 employees including 7,400 health care professionals, nearly 200 primary care and specialty care practices, Allegheny Health Network includes seven hospitals in Pennsylvania with nearly 2,400 licensed beds.

Allegheny Health Network’s clinical expertise ranges from primary care to the most complex surgical procedures. Services include cancer diagnosis and treatment, cardiovascular care, neurological and neurosurgical services, organ transplantation, orthopedic and rehabilitation services, and women’s health.

Status: Casual
Shift: Daylight with option for weekends and holidays

Job Summary: Collaborates with all disciplines for the purpose of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating/documenting psychosocial factors which contribute to patients’ illnesses and/or have an impact on continuity of care; scope of services may include, but is not limited to, discharge planning, counseling, crisis intervention, information and referral, domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, suspected abuse, psychiatric services and guardianships per regulatory requirements. Services may be provided both inpatient and outpatient.

Responsibilities:

• Completes and documents psychosocial assessments, intervention, and coordination of care to identified populations
• Provides crisis intervention/counseling to identified populations to enhance patient/family coping mechanisms regarding illness
• Engages the patient/family/significant other and interdisciplinary team in the discharge process to identify appropriate post acute resources
• Provides education to patients/family/significant other and interdisciplinary team in regard to psychosocial factors related to illness
• Actively participates in those areas of expertise to further enhance the role of social work within the hospital
• Performs other duties as assigned or required

• Masters of Social Work (MSW) required for new hires. Currently employed BSWs as of May 2014 have 5 years to obtain MSW degrees
• LSW or LCSW eligibility preferred
• 2 years experience in a hospital/multidisciplinary health care setting preferred