Under general supervision, provide social services to patients and their families at OU Health.
Provides social services to patients and their families for an assigned medical service.
Conducts discharge planning evaluations of patients and/or family members to gather needed information.
Makes psychosocial assessments and relates findings to necessary hospital staff.
Counsels patients and other persons regarding diseases, treatments, social or financial situations, emotional stress and/or other problems.
Conducts high social risk case findings and provides crisis counseling to patients and families regarding child abuse or neglect, physical abuse, etc. and documents these sessions.
Provides services of crisis intervention for patients and families.
Acts as a liaison between patients/families and the hospital staff and other agencies.