Brain Health Social Worker Orlando, FL

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One

• Paid Days Off from Day One

• Student Loan Repayment Program

• Career Development

• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources

• Mental Health Resources and Support

• Pet Insurance*

Schedule: Full-Time/Day

Shift : Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm *Occasional after hours or weekends for special events

Location: Advent Health Orlando

The community you'll be caring for: AdventHealth Orlando

• Located on a lush tropical campus, our flagship hospital, 1,368-bed AdventHealth Orlando.

• Serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America.

• AdventHealth Orlando houses one of the largest Emergency Departments and largest cardiac catheterization labs in the country.

• We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients each year.

The role you'll contribute:

Under the general supervision of the Director and/or Manager, works with the patient/family, physicians, interdisciplinary team and external agencies. The Brain Health Social Worker-MSW utilizes expertise in patient/family assessment incorporating physical, psycho-social, environmental, spiritual, and financial factors to assess patients for barriers that interfere with the attainment of healthcare goals. The Social Worker-MSW educates the health care team and physicians about psycho-social issues and identified patient/family problems as well as recommends strategies to address these issues. These patients will derive primarily from our Neuroscience outpatient programs to include but not limited to: Neuromuscular, Neuroimmunology, Movement Disorders, Memory Disorders and Headache. The Brain Health Social Worker will be working closely with the Neuroscience program Medical Directors to support outpatient clinics and community support/education, in the coordination of necessary ancillary or consultative services. The Brain Health Social Worker also serves as a resource for patients, physicians and allied health professionals, serving in the role of educator and consultant to referred patients. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.

The value you'll bring to the team:

• Demonstrates, through behavior, AdventHealth core values of Integrity, Compassion, Balance, Excellence, Stewardship, and Teamwork.

• Advocates for the patient in obtaining and negotiating resources to meet patient needs, as necessary

• Interviews patients/families to complete a thorough and timely psycho-social assessment and to evaluate current support systems available to the patient and family. Completes assessments, per department standards, based upon information from multiple sources including the patient, family, nursing staff and physician as well as information discussed in multi-disciplinary rounds.

• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address barriers that may impact or delay patients treatment plan.

• Provides patient/family education, adjustment-to-illness counseling, grief counseling and crisis intervention. Provides education to patients/families/caregivers regarding resource options and coping with diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Ability to provide end of life support.

The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed:

Minimum qualifications :

· Master's in Social Work

Preferred qualifications:

· Registered clinical social work intern

· Experience in clinical counseling

· Experience in Adults and Geriatrics

· Registered Clinical Social Work Intern

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.

Category: Case Management

Organization: AdventHealth Orlando

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: 1 - Day

Req ID: 25030709

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.