Social Worker II

Assists patients and their families with personal and environmental difficulties with predispose illness or interfere with obtaining maximum benefits from medical care by performing the following duties: 1. Works in close collaboration with members of the healthcare team to provide services and optimize patient functioning in the most efficient and effective manner. Performs comprehensive evaluation including social, emotional, cultural, mental status, environments, and financial circumstances in conjunction with interdisciplinary assessment, and recommends a plan of intervention based on mutually established patient goals.