BSW Medical Social Worker - Partners for Kids (Endo/Diabetes) - Military Veterans
at Dayton Children's Hospital
The BSW Care Coordination Medical Social Worker assists patients and families with complex medical and behavioral health needs to navigate uneventfully, efficiently, and as effectively as possible through the course of their illness to improve or maintain social, emotional, functional, and physical health. Practice professional social work and promotes patient advocacy in accordance with the NASW Code of Ethics for Social Work. These activities are performed in a variety of settings including during inpatient stays, outpatient specialty clinic visits, emergency room visits, home, and community visits, as well as telephone and “virtual” visits.
Dayton, OH
Dayton Children's Hospital is the only facility in the region devoted to the health, safety and information needs of children and their families. Dayton Children's is staffed by pediatricians, pediatric specialists and clinical staff with special training and experience in caring for children. In addition, everything from room decor to life-saving equipment in is designed with the comfort of children in mind. As a regional referral center, Dayton Children's draws patients from a 20-county area that includes Ohio and eastern Indiana. Dayton Children's affiliation with Wright State University School of Medicine and accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations ensures young patients the finest pediatric care available. Dayton Children's staff of over 200 physicians and residents includes primary care pediatricians as well as subspecialists in over 35 areas of pediatric medicine. Working as a team with the medical staff are more than 3500 employees and volunteers who share a commitment to quality care no matter what their specific titles or duties.