**Employment Type:**
Full time
**Shift:**
Day Shift

**Description:**
MercyOne Des Moines
Full-Time (80 hours biweekly)
Day Shift (8 hours shifts)

The Social Worker is responsible for providing basic evaluative, preventive, therapeutic, restorative, and personal care services to meet the psychosocial needs of Mercy patients and their families. The goal is to enable patients to better utilize medical care resources and achieve their optimal level of health. This role applies fundamental psychosocial theories and methods to individuals, couples, families, and groups, addressing the complexity of each situation. The Social Worker will provide services across the continuum of care, from pre-admission to post-discharge follow-up, interacting with individuals of various ages and diverse backgrounds.

**Essential Functions:**

+ **Social History & Needs Assessment** : Obtain social history information and identify patient needs through inte...