Social Worker 1 BSW, Corrections Health Services, Full-Time, Evenings

Corrections Health Services

Address: This role can be based at any of three correctional facilities in Miami Dade County. Your location assigned is based on operational needs.

The facilities are:

• Turner Guilford Knight: 70000 NW 41st Street Miami, Florida 33166
• Pre-Trial Detention Center: 1321 NW 13th Street Miami, Florida 33125
• Metro West: 13850 NW 41st Street Doral, Florida 33178

Shift Details: Full-Time, 8 Hour Evening Shift, Rotating Weekends

Why Corrections:

Miami-Dade Corrections Health Services (CHS) operates under Jackson Health System (JHS) and serves approximately 5,000 patients daily. Patient care is delivered by nearly 400 healthcare employees representing a diverse multidisciplinary team of nurses & nurse support staff, physicians, psychiatrists, social workers and other professionals. CHS supports Miami Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation at 3 facilities in Miami-Dade

Position Summary:

• Social Worker, BSW is responsible social casework in providing welfare services to adults and children, in determining eligibility for varied types of public assistance in a social service program.
• Employees in this classification perform field and office investigations relative to requests for financial and medical assistance, psychiatric treatment, social service referral, vocational rehabilitation and child protective care in county welfare or health programs.
• Work may include responsibility for assisting patients and their relatives with personal or environmental problems which aggravate recovery from illness.
• Incumbents exercise independent judgment in evaluating information and initiating program action, preparing complete case records within the general framework of good casework techniques, existing laws, and departmental rules governing public assistance.
• Supervision may be exercised over assigned clerical personnel.
• Work is performed under the supervision of professional superiors who review work for adherence to defined standards of social casework through personal conferences and analysis of case records, and provide assistance on unusual or difficult cases.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides Social Work services to patients and/or families.
• Works collaboratively with interdisciplinary staff to implement appropriate discharge plans.
• Demonstrates ability to work collaboratively with community resources specific to population (age, diagnosis, ethnicity, religion) served. Submits statistical reports as required.
• Participates on research projects as required for program planning and evaluation.
• Maintains current knowledge of social work practice including specific knowledge of the biopsychosocial issues of adult and geriatric populations.
• Attends mandatory and other departmental in-services.
• Provides coverage as assigned; Participates in Committees as assigned. 
• Participates in hospital, departmental and unit meetings. 
• Supports and maintains existing standards of the Public Health Trust, the department and the profession.
• Maintains daily and accurate statistical data, Respects and maintains patient confidentiality, and Maintains current knowledge of advance directives.
• Assesses documents and forms for completeness. Contacts nursing homes and community agencies as needed for placement purposes. 
• Meets with and inter-disciplinary teams to facilitate placement program. Maintains current knowledge of the regulations, policies and procedures regarding nursing home placement. Contacts patients, families, and medical team as necessary for placement coordination.
• Social Workers that serves outpatient facilities, may perform duties including but not limit to: Assists client with applications that provide social service support including but not limited to food stamps, transportation, legal services, eligibility screening for insurance benefits, Medicaid or a Jackson Prime card; Meets with clients as needed, serving as the liaison for the client, family, referral source and social service agencies.
• Participate in the development of meaningful outcome measures that demonstrate impact on patient outcomes and behaviors.
• Follows through with unit based social worker to ensure that the plans continue to be appropriate to the patient's needs.
• Documents and communicates the status of placements record.
• Ensures the completion of the transfer to the nursing home on the day of discharge.
• Demonstrates behaviors of service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Expertise). Performs all other related job duties as assigned.