Social Worker

Social Worker
Workplace Details
Join our team and see why Prairie Lakes Healthcare System continues to be named a Top Rural and Community Hospital year after year. Be a part of our mission to make a positive difference in the health of the patients and communities we serve by delivering accessible, high-quality, affordable, and compassionate healthcare. Prairie Lakes Healthcare System is an independent, non-profit rural healthcare system serving 10 counties in northeastern South Dakota and west-central Minnesota.
Job Summary
This is a temporary PRN position.
This position provides psychosocial assessment and intervention to patients, facilitates the movement of patients to appropriate levels of care, and refers patients and family members to appropriate resources and services. Most of the patients will be cared for within the dialysis, home health, or hospice setting.
Wage range: $21.87-$32.81
Responsibilities include:

• Works in close collaboration with physicians and other health care personnel in patient evaluation and treatment to further their understanding of
• significant social and emotional factors underlying patient's health problem.
• Facilitates care planning and helps patient and family through individual or group conferences to understand (omit accept) and follow medical
• recommendations.
• Formulates social service care plans to meet complex psychosocial needs. (omit areas of care)
• Provides service to promote optimum social and health adjustment within patient's capacity.
• Utilizes community resources to assist patient to maintain life in community or to learn to live within limits of disability.
• Prepares patient psychosocial assessments, interventions and goals, and progress reports.
• Participates in planning for improving health services by interpreting social factors and being involved in advocacy efforts for change.
• Teaches and facilitates support groups.
• Provides general direction and supervision to BS/BA social worker.
• Mediates difficult crisis situations.
• Participates within the interdisciplinary team meeting.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Benefits
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System offers comprehensive benefits for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 403(b)-retirement plan, and generous paid time off to maintain a healthy home-work balance.
Additional benefits for those qualifying include:

• Flexible Spending Account
• Roth IRA retirement plan
• Employee Assistance Program for mental health
• Education Loan Program
• Community discounts including the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center

Qualifications
Degree in Social Work and one-year experience in social work setting required.
Licensed Social Worker in the State of South Dakota. Valid South Dakota driver's license required.
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.