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SOCIAL WORKER
Job Title: SOCIAL WORKER
Job Code: 1311
FLSA: E
Job Level: 12
Revised Date: 09/01/2017
Job Family: JF 17
Occupational Summary
Provide a variety of casework and group work social services to patients and their families when personal, social or environmental difficulties exist which predispose illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical or psychiatric care.
Work Performed
Interview patients, their families and other concerned parties to obtain information about personal, social and environmental history; make home visits for additional information as required.
Evaluate data gathered in terms of the medical or psychiatric plan of treatment, available social service programs and knowledge of casework or group work.
Participate in periodic staff conferences to present case histories; confer with other members of therapy team to develop comprehensive evaluations or plan pertinent therapy programs to provide maximum benefits for each patient.
Prepare and maintain a case record for each patient to describe the nature of social problems and services suggested or provided.
Assist patients and their families, through individual or group conferences, to understand, accept and follow therapy plans; provide services planned to improve or restore patients to optimum social and mental health.
Maintain liaison with community agencies; participate in area activities related to health and welfare services.
Accept on call responsibilities for after hours coverage if required.
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education/Training
Work requires a Master's degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited school of social work.
Experience
None required beyond education/training requirement.
OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
Skills
N/A
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Essential Physical Job Functions
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
