Medical Social Worker

SKILLS CHECKLIST

Medical Social Worker
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Instructions: This checklist is meant to serve as a general guideline for our client facilities as to the level of your skills within your nursing specialty. Please use the scale below to describe your experience/expertise in each area listed below. 
Proficiency : -1 = Never Performed2 = Limited Experience3 = Comfortable Performing4 = Proficient
Frequency : -1 = Never2 = Sometimes3 = Often4 = Always
Human Development, Diversity and Behavior in the Environment
Assessment/Diagnosis/Treatment Planning Proficiency Frequency
Knowledge of effects of environment on client system behavior
 
Assess family/caregiver dynamics
 
Perform Cultural Assessment
 
Assess support structure
 
Determine Client's eligibility for services
 
Engage Client in intake process
 
Gather client's biopsychosocial history
 
Problem identification
 
Assess strengths/challenges
 
Perform Risk Assessment
 
Assess nature, severity and danger of client's crisis
 
Assess for suspected abuse and/or neglect
 
Assessment of mental and behavioral disorders
 
Assessment of addictive behaviors
 
Perform community needs assessment
 
Assist client with community resources
 
Match Intervention with client system needs
 
Clinical Interventions/Case Management
Therapeutic relationship Proficiency Frequency
Obtain/Verify informed consent for treatment
 
Engage client in treatment plan
 
Intervention process Proficiency Frequency
Develop treatment/service plan for client
 
Formulate measurable and realistic treatment
objectives
 
Ability to modify treatment plan
 
Assist client with grieving process
 
Provide conflict resolution
 
Patient Rights Advocate
 
Coordinate care with pharmaceutical prescriber and provider
 
Provide Case Management Services
 
Consultation and interdisciplinary collaboration Proficiency Frequency
Facilitate referral process as needed
 
Follow up on referrals
 
Participate in case conferences
 
Conduct court-ordered evaluations
 
Conduct custody evaluations
 
Professional Ethics/Values
Clinical components Proficiency Frequency
Identification and Resolution of Ethical Dilemmas
 
Documentation of Ethical Issues
 
Mandatory reporting requirements of Ethical Issues
 
Understand legal and ethical issues related to confidentiality
 
Protect and augment client self-determination
 
Supervision
Ability to: Proficiency Frequency
Understand roles and responsibilities of other healthcare professionals and support staff
 
Function in supervisory capacity
 
Age Specific Proficiency Frequency
Please indicate the frequency with which you provide care for each age group:
Infant (Birth to 1 year)
 
Toddler (1-3 years)
 
Pre-school (3-6 years)
 
School Age (6-12 years)
 
Adolescent (12-18 years)
 
Young Adult (18-30 years)
 
Mature Adult (30-60 years)
 
Elderly (>60 years)
 
Years Experience in Clinical Specialty :
Most recent facility worked at: