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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Licensed Master Social Worker, Musculoskeletal Institute, Division of Health Social Work, UT Health Austin, Dell Medical in Austin, Texas
Conduct case consultations, case management, psychotherapy, and psychosocial education for patients and their support networks. Establish initial contact, introduce social work services, and assess psychosocial and support system needs. Recommend updates to care plans to improve patient function, and quality of life, and improve health-related outcomes. Collaborate with patients, caregivers, and medical teams to address psychosocial factors, such as substance use (e.g., tobacco cessation), post-surgical planning, and transportation, to enhance surgical outcomes. Maintain thorough documentation for all services rendered following organizational standards.Provide psychosocial education to patients support networks and coordinate care with families, healthcare teams, and community resources. Establish relationships with community organizations to facilitate referrals and access to services such as transportation, emergency housing, financial aid, and case management for patients with complex social and medical needs.Participate in research initiatives for patient care operational improvements; participate in screening, tracking, and reporting of patient outcomes and social work interventions; provide discipline-specific knowledge to interdisciplinary teams around mental health, historically underserved patient populations, non-medical drivers of health, and innovative ways to approach chronic illness in patients.Attend division meetings, integrated practice unit sessions, and continuing education opportunities to support best practices and collaboration across departments.Provide occasional coverage for urgent needs when other social work team members are unavailable.Perform other related duties as assigned.