Chapters Health System·Auburndale, Florida
The Social Worker performs and documents psychosocial assessments, empowering patients and families to negotiate resources and make decisions, while assisting clinical staff in understanding social and emotional factors related to health problems. They also consult and collaborate with other professionals to ensure quality and continuity of patient and family care.
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The Social Worker (SW) provides and coordinates a wide range of social services including psychosocial support to patients and their families.
• Satisfactorily complete competency requirements for this position.
Represent Company professionally at all times through care delivered and/or services provided to all clients.
Comply with all State, federal and local government regulations, maintaining a strong position against fraud and abuse.
Comply with company policies, procedures and standard practices.
Observe company's health, safety and security practices.
Maintain the confidentiality of patients, families, colleagues and other sensitive situations within company.
Use resources in a fiscally responsible manner.
Promote company through participation in community and professional organizations.
Participate proactively in improving performance at the micro and macro levels.
Improve own professional knowledge and skill level.
Advance electronic media skills.
Support company research and educational activities.
Share expertise with co-workers both formally and informally.
Participate in Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement activities as appropriate.
Participates in the development of the individualized Plan of Care and participates in Case Conferences.
Observes clinical symptoms, reaction to treatment regimen, and emotional status and reports to the appropriate staff along with pertinent changes.
Anticipates barriers to pain and symptom management; identifies differences in goals of curative and palliative care; and provides appropriate education.
Respects patient’s wishes and stated goals when planning and providing care.
Shares joint responsibility with other clinicians and volunteers to provide care to patients and families including psychosocial support, advanced directive information, development of Plan of Care, and other social services depending on the patient/family needs.
Attends and participates in Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) meetings; assists in developing and updating the Plan of Care; facilitates understanding of social services and bereavement aspects of care, and provides team with goals and interventions for patient/family care.
Evaluates bereavement needs including making condolence calls, evaluating risk and coordinating the Plan of Care with Bereavement staff.
Assists the palliative care team and/or directly facilitates patient-family meetings for goal setting and advance care planning.
Provides emotional support for patients and families facing serious illness.
Coordinates educational and outreach services relevant to the social services – palliative care interface.
Provides liaison function: (1) between system-wide outpatient palliative care team and inpatient palliative care team, discharge planning and social service departments and (2) between palliative care team and community hospice, home care agencies, long term care facilities and other community services.
Job Description: Addendum for Social Worker in the Florida Keys & North Florida (3A):
$32.00
This position requires consent to drug and/or alcohol testing after a conditional offer of employment is made, as well as on-going compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Policy.
All Chapters Health System employees performing services for Florida affiliates are submitted through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse to verify eligibility after a conditional offer of employment is made as well as ongoing eligibility. For more information, please visit https://info.flclearinghouse.com/ [https://info.flclearinghouse.com/].
Candidates must generally possess a Master's degree in Social Work (CSWE accredited), though grandfathering clauses exist for older hires with different degrees, and a minimum of one year of relevant experience including an internship in a healthcare setting is required. Specific location requirements may mandate state licensure (e.g., Georgia LMSW/LCSW) or specialized training (e.g., Alzheimer's Disease training for Florida PACE).
Market context
In Florida, per diem social worker roles are often tied to healthcare settings that need flexible coverage for discharge planning, care coordination, and patient support. These openings can be competitive because employers usually look for a CSWE-accredited master’s degree, relevant healthcare experience, and familiarity with local practice requirements. Review the AI-summarized job requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm whether your internship and prior experience match the posting before applying.
