Medical Social Worker Resume Examples & Templates

Patient focused Medical Social Worker with career experience in both small community hospitals as well as major medical centers. Effective at integrated the needs of individual patients with available resources. Adept at being an active member of a patient care team.

Highlights

• Outstanding communicator
• Proactive problem solver
• Well-honed people skills
• Detail oriented
• Meticulous record keeper
• Team player

Work Experience

March 2010 to October 2012 Company Name–City, State Medical Social Worker

• Responsible for coordinating access to appropriate resources for patients at major medical center.
• Worked with different members of the hospital professional and administrative staff.
• Served as primary informational conduit between hospital and a patient’s family members.
• Engaged in regular meetings with individual patients to ensure satisfaction and appropriate access to resources.

October 2012 to January 2014 Company Name–City, State Medical Social Worker

• Supervised team of three social workers at community medical center.
• Responsible for hiring and training new social work staff members.
• Primary liaison between hospital generally and patient family members.
• Recruited new staff members for social work team.

January 2014 to Present Company Name–City, State Medical Social Worker

• Managed social work staff at major urban medical center in California.
• Oversaw team of seven social workers and an additional support staff of five professionals.
• Responsible for ensuring that all patients accessed appropriate resources within the medical center.
• Assisted in developing protocols for effective transition of patients out of medical center.

Education

2009 University of California, City, State Master’s Degree, Social Work