Job Description

Job Summary

Baptist Health is looking to add a Social Worker II to our Social Services team at Baptist Medical Center located in Jacksonville, FL. This is a Part Time opportunity working Sunday - Wednesday (1 day with the NICU unit at our Clay campus, 1 day with the NICU unit at our South campus and 3 days on our Dialysis unit at Wolfson Children's Hospital). 

As a Social Worker with Baptist your primary goal is to enhance patient quality outcomes while maintaining ongoing communication with the patient, family, medical staff, any caregivers or third party payors to set priorities, plan & organized, and implementation of care to decrease the amount of readmissions. 

As a Social Worker II, you will be responsible for:

• High level screening, assessing and planning for an identified high risk group of patients in the Emergency Department.
• Collaborating with the attending and resident staff as well as nursing, ancillary, professional, and technical staff, to coordinate the delivery of high quality, individualized, cost effective patient care.
• Utilizing Utilization Review criteria along with admission and discharge criteria to appropriately screen patients for admission or discharge. 

Education requirement: A Master's in Social Work is required (MSW)

This Social Worker II will be located at Baptist Jacksonville. If you are interested in this Part Time opportunity, please apply now.

Education Required

Master's Degree

Education Preferred

Doctorate

Experience

• 1-2 years Counseling Experience Required
• 1-2 years Experience in Child Welfare Services Required
• 1-2 years Social Work Experience Required
• 1-2 years Hospital Experience Required
• Less than 1 year Experience in Behavior Health Setting Required

License and Certification

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker Preferred
• Driver's License Preferred

Location

Location Overview Wolfson Children's Hospital

Wolfson Children’s Hospital is the only children’s hospital in the region, serving North Florida, South Georgia and beyond. Ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the best children’s hospitals in the U.S., the hospital is staffed by skilled pediatric subspecialty physicians, pediatric nurses and other health care professionals, and equipped with advanced technology to help children overcome serious illnesses like congenital heart disease, cancer, neurological disorders, diabetes and more. As one of only two children’s hospitals in Florida to receive Magnet™ status, Wolfson is a regional referral center for tertiary pediatric care. Centrally located on the beautiful St. Johns River, 213-bed Wolfson Children’s Hospital is a part of Baptist Health.  The hospital is located close to the shops and fine dining of the historic San Marco area and is also near sports stadiums, theater and music venues, and museums.

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