Being a Social Worker for a hospital (Medical Center)?

I'm 20 and a college student at a community college. I plan to transfer to a university that offers degrees for social work. I would like to get a job in social work for a hospital (medical center).



Can anyone give me any information on the job. How would I go about trying to get a job for a hospital? How is the pay? What exactly do you do when your a social worker, and if your a social worker for a hospital?Being a Social Worker for a hospital (Medical Center)?
The only social worker jobs associated with hospitals that I'm familiar with concern Psychiatric social workers and Obstetric social workers. (That's not to say that other jobs don't exist nor that all hospitals have these jobs). The job descriptions for both involve follow-up visits to the home after hospitalization. The Psychiatric social worker is involved in making sure the patient is stabilized on the drug(s), that there are no major side-effects, that the family members understand the nature of the disorder. Also, he/she can recommend counseling for the family if necessary. Occasionally he/she is involved in re-integrating the patient into society and the work force. It is a hefty responsibility, and while the pay is relatively good (depending on the area, enough to live a high middle income life style) the burn out rate is relatively high. The Obstetric social worker visits the home of the mother and her new baby. He/she checks on both the baby's and the mother's welfare; answers questions, checks for signs of post-partum depression and the overall well-being of the family. Neither profession has any legal recourse, though I imagine that both can recommend follow up visits by the appropriate judicial body.
I can only offer to look on hospital websites under their employment section in your area and other areas to get some ideas of monies paid.Being a Social Worker for a hospital (Medical Center)?
Social work is a discipline involving the application of social theory and research methods to study and improve the lives of people, groups, and societies. It incorporates and uses other social sciences as a means to improve the human condition and positively change society's response to chronic problems. Social work is a profession committed to the pursuit of social justice, to the enhancement of the quality of life, and to the development of the full potential of each individual, group and community in the society. It seeks to simultaneously address and resolve social issues at every level of society and economic status, but especially among the poor and sick. Social workers are concerned with social problems, their causes, their solutions and their human impacts. They work with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.