Final project
Final project
The clinical social worker is a job position that should be incorporated in the company, because the organization needs a person who can advise other employees on their health. The worker will be in the department of health where employees who can reach the health, social worker at any time of the day. The reason for having health social workers in the organization is for the benefit of the employees who fall sick during work hours, and need immediate care. Additionally, a health worker is a person who can work with citizens from different areas, and cultures, and are willing to learn. They can easily adapt to any environment. Therefore, having them in the organization would come in handy as to help other employees with their medical conditions, and how to handle and treat the medical conditions.
Executive summary of your Job
Health social workers work in hospitals, mental facilities, community health centers, and clinics. The roles of health, social worker are many depending on the place of work they have been placed by the medical organization (Chui & Wilson, 2006). They must have various traits such as understanding, patience and caring among others. Reason being they work with different people from different places and background, and they have to treat them all equally.
Roles of health social workers include counselors, and advocates where they counsel and advise patients by explaining the nature of their disease. They further advise patients on how to deal with illness, and the symptoms they present efficiently. They also advise patients on what treatment to undertake to ensure that the illness does not recur. Additionally, they work as grief counselors to help patients cope with the trauma of experiencing acute or chronic illness.
Social health workers also assess patients psychologically and help families, and patients to plan on how to take of the patient or how to get medical care. Additionally, they help families make arrangements for home care, counseling and nursing home if the need arises for the patient (Dziegielewski, 2003). In addition, to planning on how to take care of patients social workers in health care ensure that they assess patients whom they think may be ailing from mental illness or is a drug addict, as well as a victim of abuse.
Social health care workers also have a role, and the responsibility to ensure that they help the patient and families who have financial problems of his state, city and federal programs. This happens when families cannot raise enough money to cater to the medical care of patients suffering from acute or chronic illnesses. Additionally, they help patients acquire legal assistance in situations that require legal assistance. For instance, in the case of child abuse by parents the child may require placement with the foster home before the parents are assessed to establish whether they are fit to take care of their children.
The company requires that the health, social worker has the following attributes. First he or she can adapt to any environment. He or she must be responsible and carry out various tasks assigned articulately. The social worker seeking for a job position in the company must be willing to learn. The candidate must be patient, kind and must possess good leadership and communication skills.
What are the purposes and objectives of this position?
Why does this position exist?
List the major responsibilities of this job position.
Selection process
The selection process will include educational background of the candidate. Where those eligible must have a college degree in any university that is accredited to offer a degree in health sciences. The candidate must articulate and responsible and must present himself or half with a lot of confidence. Further, the candidate must have some previous experience of about one and a half years or have been attached to the clinic with the same position. Proof of attachment must be provided with the credentials of the candidate (Jones, 2007). The candidate must have a willingness to learn, and do research on behalf of the company. He or she must have an interest in the health sector and must show qualities of a natural leader.
The selection process will be conducted by the CEO of the company, and other board members. However, the company will invite a professional in the health sector to ensure that the people selected for the job are accountable and are qualified for the position being offered by the company. That is, they will be able to give their medical recommendation on the candidates.
Training proposal
Training will take place immediately after the candidates for the job are selected. The training will take place on the company’s premises to help the new employees to familiarize with the place and learn how to handle all situations (Hooks & Taylor, 2000). The training will take place for two months and will be held each day for seven hours. Candidates will then be assessed on the topics covered during training to establish whether they have grasped the concept of their work. The topics covered during training include relevant health knowledge, skill based knowledge and research implementation knowledge. However, the trainer will establish during training, whether the candidates possess interpersonal skills, managerial skills and clinical skills as well as good communication skills.
The training will ensure that employees can take care of all the relevant documents that pertain to the medical issues of fellow employees in the company. Confidentiality will be reserved in that no information will be released only if the need arises and also with the permission of the patient.
Recommendations
First, reason why I recommend this job position is that it will reduce the medical expenses the company will have to accrue every time a worker or employee falls sick, and they are rushed to the hospital. This will not only reduce the cost on the part of the employer but will also save time. Reason being when the employee is taken to the clinic to see health, social worker they will be advised on the medical or the treatment as well as the nature of the illness. Therefore, if it is not something serious illness the employee can go back to work. Secondly, the company will become more productive if the organization has healthy workers. Reason being the employees will be evaluated quarterly to ensure that employees are in good shape or are fit to work in the organization. Hence, healthy workers equal high productivity. For that reason, I would recommend that the CEO incorporates this job position in his company as it will also create jobs as well as good yields.
References
Chui, W. H., & Wilson, J. (2006). Social work and human services best practice. Leichardt, N.S.W: Federation Press.
Dziegielewski, S. F. (2003). The changing face of health care social work: Professional practice in managed behavioral health care. New York: Springer Pub. Co.
Holosko, M. J., & Taylor, P. A. (2000). Social work practice in health care settings. Toronto, Ont: Canadian Scholars' Press.
Jones, R. A. P. (2007). Nursing leadership and management: Theories, processes, and practice. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Co.
