Healthcare Social Workers

Take an interest in the person interviewing you and look professional. There are some good interview samples posted on the training modules.The interview was the easy part for me. There is a booklet of rules and safety standards with an open book test a lengthy background check after you clear th...

I work at the Behavioral Health Unit. This experience gives great training and practice at diagnostic impressions. I do daily behavioral assessments; I write up hospital notes and team treatment meeting reports after attending daily staff meetings: I run group therapy meetings and I get a lot of ...

Usually stated the day with our team meeting. Then I would help my supervisor return messages from after hour calls. Next, I would complete the intakes for all the new patients. This would usually leave some time to see some patients individually before lunch.After lunch, I would lead or co-lead ...

Get familiar with the psychiatric disorders. Study your DSM 5 Demonstrates the capacity or willingness to work for/with diverse populations. Its a teaching hospital so having a willingness to learn helps.

With the support of excellent supervision, no day is the same as a social work intern. I spent my days responding to social work consults, which ranged from adjustment to illness to crisis intervention and navigating family dynamics. I worked alongside a team to help patients cope with the hospit...

Study the mission of Sutter Health and integrate those values into the reason why you want to intern with the agency. In addition, outline what experiences you have that are relevant to working with patients, elderly, terminally ill, depressed, afflicted with addiction, homeless, and so on. Under...

Working with patients is knowing their bio-psycho-social background and making a plan for them to safely discharge through community resources. You will have patients who have social issues like homelessness, drug addiction, and coping with illness. You can provide them emotional comfort, strengt...

Social Work was the foundation of my understanding human behavior in a social world. While it did not prepare me for specific events or cases, it gave me a foundation for understanding how a human responds and interacts with the world around them. It also allowed me to identify a person's readine...

Conducting psychosocial assessments is standard practice, using the DSM-V to make mental health diagnoses, placing patients in SNFs or inpatient psychiatric units, developing discharge plans, communicating with patients and families, working as a team with doctors, nurses, & PAs. Utilizing critic...

Be prepared to describe your clinical social work knowledge, and your ability to problem solve and utilize community resources. Additionally, one must have obtained a Master's degree in Social Work to be eligible for this position.

I would research "behavioral questions" on the internet ("tell me a time when you...") and think of possible answers ahead of time. I would also research the job posting and Children's Medical Services beforehand so you know what the position is like.

I did several things. First, eligibility interviewing, so interviewing potential clients to see if they qualify for services. You do a lot of case management, and requesting, reviewing, and filing medical records. I also spent time helping to organize clinics that brought doctors from UNMH out to...

Be able to talk about your previous practicum/internship experiences (if any were at a hospital or medical setting, this is a bonus!) Be able to talk about how you work under pressure Be able to talk about past experiences you've had working in groups (stories with specific details are best) Kno...

It can be pretty hectic. Most units have 25 beds, and your job is most likely going to be planning discharges for all of them. You spend a lot of time talking to community resources, talking to patients and their families about where they would like to go once they discharge from the hospital, an...

I really enjoyed the ever-changing days, the relationships with our referral sources and the ability to be involved with our patients and families.Because this is a community relations role, the difficult part is where there are challenges or miscommunications that must be relayed back to the off...

A mission driven heart and strong moral and work ethics.