All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
• Pet Insurance*
• Debt-free Education* (Certifications and Degrees without out-of-pocket tuition expense)

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Full-Time/Day

Shift: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm *Occasional after hours or weekends for special events

Location:  Advent Health Orlando

The community you’ll be caring for: AdventHealth Orlando

• Located on a lush tropical campus, our flagship hospital, 1,368-bed AdventHealth Orlando.
• Serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America.
• AdventHealth Orlando houses one of the largest Emergency Departments and largest cardiac catheterization labs in the country.
• We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients each year.

The role you’ll contribute: 

Under the general supervision of the Director and/or Manager, works with the patient/family, physicians, interdisciplinary team and external agencies.  The Brain Health Social Worker-MSW utilizes expertise in patient/family assessment incorporating physical, psycho-social, environmental, spiritual, and financial factors to assess patients for barriers that interfere with the attainment of healthcare goals. The Social Worker-MSW educates the health care team and physicians about psycho-social issues and identified patient/family problems as well as recommends strategies to address these issues.   These patients will derive primarily from our Neuroscience outpatient programs to include but not limited to: Neuromuscular, Neuroimmunology, Movement Disorders, Memory Disorders and Headache.  The Brain Health Social Worker will be working closely with the Neuroscience program Medical Directors to support outpatient clinics and community support/education, in the coordination of necessary ancillary or consultative services. The Brain Health Social Worker also serves as a resource for patients, physicians and allied health professionals, serving in the role of educator and consultant to referred patients.  Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all. 

The value you’ll bring to the team:

• Demonstrates, through behavior, AdventHealth core values of Integrity, Compassion, Balance, Excellence, Stewardship, and Teamwork.
• Advocates for the patient in obtaining and negotiating resources to meet patient needs, as necessary
• Interviews patients/families to complete a thorough and timely psycho-social assessment and to evaluate current support systems available to the patient and family.  Completes assessments, per department standards, based upon information from multiple sources including the patient, family, nursing staff and physician as well as information discussed in multi-disciplinary rounds.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to address barriers that may impact or delay patient’s treatment plan.
• Provides patient/family education, adjustment-to-illness counseling, grief counseling and crisis intervention.  Provides education to patients/families/caregivers regarding resource options and coping with diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Ability to provide end of life support.

The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:

Minimum qualifications:

·       Master’s in Social Work

Preferred qualifications: 

·       Registered clinical social work intern

·       Experience in clinical counseling

·       Experience in Adults and Geriatrics

·       Registered Clinical Social Work Intern

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About AdventHealth

At AdventHealth, Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ is our mission. It calls us to be His hands and feet in helping people feel whole. Our story is one of hope — one that strives to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. Our more than 80,000 skilled and compassionate caregivers in hospitals, physician practices, outpatient clinics, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospice centers are committed to providing individualized, wholistic care.

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