Social Worker BSW/LSW – THPG Adult Care – Full-Time Days

Social Worker BSW/LSW – THPG Adult Care – Full-Time Days

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work locations: Texas Health Adult Care, 3801 William D Tate STE 840, Grapevine, TX 76051 and Texas Health Adult Care, 2100 Hedgcoxe Rd. STE 100, Plano, TX 75025

Work Hours

Full-time - Days, Monday-Thursday 7:00am- 5:00pm and Friday 7:00am- 12:00pm, must be flexible based on clinic needs.

Entity Highlights

Texas Health Physicians Group includes more than 1,000 physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants dedicated to providing quality, patient-safe care at more than 240 offices located throughout the DFW Metroplex. THPG members are active in group governance and serve on multiple committees and councils.

Ongoing Texas Health initiatives, like the Diversity Action Council and Living the Promise, have helped to create an inclusive, supportive, people-first, excellence-driven culture and workplace, making THPG a great place to work.

What You Will Do

Bio Psychosocial Assessment

• Evaluates patient's including screening and assessment of psychological, financial, environmental, and social resources according to policies and procedures and standards of care.

15%25

Bio Psychosocial Intervention

• Utilizes specialized knowledge and advanced skills in theories, models and techniques of human behavior in the social environment to intervene on adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies.

15%25

Transition/Discharge Planning

• Develops workable transfer or discharge plan in collaboration with patient/family, physician, and clinical staff.
• Maintains knowledge of alternative levels of care and other healthcare providers post discharge?? educates patient/proxy of available options of alternative levels of care.
• Collaborates effectively with physicians and clinical staff using high level verbal and written communications skills.
• Coordinates seamless transitions across the continuum of care.

20%25

Community Resources

• Provides referrals to patient/family based on knowledge of community resources to maximize overall functions of daily living, and to promote health.

15%25

Patient/Family Advocacy

• Respects the inherent dignity and worth of the person.
• Recognizes the central importance of human relationships.
• Preserves the rights of the patient. Empowers patient and family to promote self-determination, independence, and informed consent.
• Acts on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed individuals or groups and challenges social injustice.

10%25

Healthcare Management

• Identifies cases for Medical Management involvement and takes action to facilitate quality and cost efficient care.
• Applies knowledge of managed care and healthcare practices into coordination of care.

10%25

Continuous Improvement

• Promote the philosophy, programs and initiatives of THR and entity within the department.
• Accountable for own professional growth.
• Participate on hospital and system committees as delegated.
• Participates in Process Improvement activities on an ongoing basis.

5%25

Staff Support

• Functions as resource for staff and provides educational in-services as needed or requested.
• Participates in new employee orientation.

5%25

Legal/Risk Management and Ethics

-. Takes action to reduce and eliminate legal risks for the patient, employee, and hospital.

• Recognizes and communicates ethical concerns through established channels of communication.

5%25

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Employee

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!

Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.