FLSA Status

Exempt

Job Role Summary

The Center of Hope/Prescription for Hope Social Worker provides acute crisis intervention services, information and referral services, and community outreach and education to primary and secondary victims of violence, abuse, and neglect at Eskenazi Health. This position requires prompt assessment of the patient's bio-psycho-social needs, in a fast-paced Level I trauma center as a member of a multidisciplinary team. Position will also be responsible for providing information and training to community partners and to general public through community outreach.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

TBD

Job Requirements

• Master's degree social work, LSW required with LCSW required within 2 years of hire.
• Ability to fulfill duties noted in area specific competencies (Adult, Acute, Youth, Family Systems, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Other trauma-related competencies)
• Upon approval if candidate does not have licensure, a plan to obtain licensure within three (3) years may be accepted in lieu of current licensure
• Experience in a healthcare or community setting
• Demonstrated knowledge of community resources
• Valid Indiana driver's license that meets Eskenazi Health's driving policy requirements

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of the psychology of poverty, abuse, neglect, substance abuse and family dynamics and their effects on family and children
• Knowledge of trauma-based care and victim services
• Understanding of and ability to implement a strengths-based, community-based model
• Ability to adapt processes according to the needs of the patients and families
• Ability to recognize own abilities and limitations in provision of services to participants
• Knowledge of education, employment, healthcare, and other community resources available to target population
• Prioritizes tasks and works effectively with complex tasks under time pressures
• Communicates in a concise and easily understandable manner with professionals, paraprofessionals, and the target population
• Respect for and sensitivity to the needs, rights and cultural, racial and ethnic differences
• Ability to be nonjudgmental and to mentor and encourage strength based approach to patient/client services
• Practice compassion, empathy and insight
• Ability to meet with patients and families and to develop a trust level necessary to provide services and to encourage positive outcomes
• Acts as a patient advocate
• Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of growth and development principles over the life span and possess the ability to assess data/interpret appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to age-specific needs. Ability to use age appropriate communication and skills detailed in the department/area/unit job specific/age specific competencies
• Ability to work cooperatively with multi-discipline teams in situations requiring a high degree of flexibility, creativity, initiative
• Ability to perform duties independently under the direction of specified supervisor
• Ability to recognize own limitations and seek assistance from appropriate resources as needed

MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING BASIC COMPETENCIES IF APPLICABLE (OR WITHIN ONE YEAR DATE OF HIRE)

• Mental Status Exam
• Applications for Orders of Protection
• Applications for Victim Assistance Funds
• Sexual Assault Survivor Advocacy
• Domestic Violence Survivor Advocacy & Shelters
• CPS/APS Reporting Guidelines and Procedures
• Confidentiality & HIPAA
• Suicide Assessment & Prevention (including Immediate Detentions, mental health consults)DSM IV/DSMV (and subsequent versions)
• Overview of best-practices related to trauma interventions, including screening for PTSD
• Motivational Interviewing
• Professional Boundaries
• Annual Education
• Addictions
• Cultural Competency
• Epic (electronic record) & documentation procedures and/or other data management software used by Eskenazi Health and/or the assigned program.
• Maintain compliance with Eskenazi Health's employment requirements (annual PPD/chest x-ray, annual vaccines, etc).