**Description** Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines. Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work? Social Worker/Fulltime/401K Match/Student Loan Forgiveness Eligible **POSITION SUMMARY:** Assess the psychosocial needs of patients and families and provide information, support, counseling, Care management, and referrals to appropriate resources. Functions as part of an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses and other professionals to maintain continuity of patient care for all patient populations from admission to discharge. Participates in developing and implementing programs and initiatives. **ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:** Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties: + Completes a comprehensive psychosocial assessment of patients and reports findings to families, physicians and other healthcare providers as appropriate. + Facilitates social service contacts and develops treatment plan in coordination with social service resources. + Facilitates family and relational counseling in relation to social, psychological, financial and other issues which are present upon admission or as part of the discharge planning process + Assists patient and family to understand and carry out medical recommendations and solve problems that interfere with treatment care plan. + Assists patients and families in areas of resource planning. + Develops and maintains relationships with a wide variety of community agencies and facilitates communication between these agencies and patients, families and clinical personnel. + Acts as a patient advocate. Investigates and reports adverse occurrences, and performs staff education related to resource utilization and psychosocial aspects of healthcare delivery. + Identifies psychosocial issues that are present and provides recommendations for treatment and care after discharge. Follows complex/non-routine cases to facilitate coping with hospitalization and discharge planning + Obtains sufficient medical information regarding individual patient by interviewing patient, family, healthcare team, and others to determine patient needs, resources available in order to execute discharge planning. + Documents care activity in patient charts according to department policies and procedures. SECONDARY FUNCTIONS: The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above: + Attend and participate in staff, committee, department, and other administrative meetings. + Attend educational conferences and training. + Performs other duties as assigned. **JOB REQUIREMENTS** + Master’s degree from an accredited school or program in Social Work. + Two (2) years of social work experience. **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:** + Two (2) years of hospital social work. We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives. Live Your Life's Work We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law. REQNUMBER: 280534