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JOB REQUIREMENTS: Love + medicine is who we are, it\'s what we do, it\'s why people want to work here. If you\'re looking for a job to love, apply today. Schedule Weekly Hours:32 Gundersen Health System\'s Renal Dialysis Dept. is hiring a .8 FTE Masters prepared Social Worker. What you will work: .8 FTE = 64 Hours every 2 weeks Days, Monday - Friday (ranging from 7am - 5pm depending on the day) Position located in Onalaska What you will do: Complete the initial patient assessment Complete monthly care plans (which include a full psychosocial assessments, depression screens, patient education and advanced care planning) Manage caseloads of 45-50 patients What you will get: Department with a strong teamwork model Gundersen\'s generous compensation and benefit package Growth opportunities and access to Gundersen\'s Career Development Center to help you navigate your career What you will need: Mastersdegree in Social Work or in a related field Social Worker licensed in the state(s) of practice 1 year experience working as a social workerJob Description: Social Workers provide assessment, planning, consulting, education and referral services to Gundersen Health System patients and family members. Social Workers act as consultants and leaders in comprehensive care throughout the system, while supporting organizational strategies and goals. The masters prepared social worker provides advance practice patient and family centered social work care to patients with complex medical needs. Major Responsibilities: 1. Works with patients/family members to determine concerns, strengths and weaknesses, including environmental, economic, social support, adjustment to illness and change in functional status. 2. Assesses and coordinates plan of care with medical staff. Partners with patients and families to monitor service delivery and ensure service plan goals are being met. 3. Utilizes evidence-based practice, patient education programs tailored to the patient\'s learning style and needs, social work theory and methods as part of the assessment and care planning to resolve barriers and meet patient treatment goals. 4. Is knowledgeable of and utilizes resources to assure appropriate treatment of identified problems and to assist with patient and family referral. 5. Provides established outcomes driven psycho-educational and supportive counseling methods aimed at improving patient outcomes and quality of life. 6. Provides crisis intervention and counseling in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to provide emergency assessment for the patient and family. 7. Utilizes quality of life, depression screen and suicide risk tools and clinical expertise to identify patients with actual or potential high risk health care needs. Evaluates and assesses data and contacts the healthcare provider to discuss a plan of care. 8. Provides thorough documentation of interventions... For full info follow application link. EEO/AA/Veterans/Disabilities ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/D23436E8B86D44E4