Care Coordination Master Social Worker
About The Position
The Masters Social Worker performs social work assessments and interventions for hospitalized and emergency department patients. The role provides crisis intervention, patient and family support, high-risk screening, brief counseling, and referrals for financial or other identified resource needs. The social worker arranges and facilitates meetings between patients or family representatives and the healthcare team as needed, coordinates post-acute placement for complex discharges, and engages appropriate agencies or community resources for identified high-risk patients. The position supports developmentally appropriate care across populations by planning for safe discharge and continuity of care and recognizing the distinct needs of people of all ages, including patients who are physically disabled, mentally ill, chronically ill, terminally ill, or otherwise vulnerable. The role also includes advocacy, education, patient and family self-care management, bioethics referrals and management, education for physicians, staff, and the community, case/care management education and training, and risk-management identification and referral.
Requirements
- Master’s degree from a Council of Social Work Education-accredited school of social work upon hire.
- One year of post-MSW experience or a social work internship in a clinical or medical setting.
- One of the following credentials: Licensed Social Worker Associate Independent Clinical (LSWAIC), Licensed Advanced Social Worker, Licensed Social Worker Associate Advanced, or Licensed Agency Affiliated Counselor.
Nice To Haves
- Minimum of three years of post-MSW healthcare experience.
Responsibilities
- Perform social work assessments and interventions for hospitalized and emergency department patients.
- Provide crisis intervention, patient and family intervention, high-risk screening, and brief counseling.
- Refer patients to financial and other identified resources.
- Arrange and facilitate patient or family representative meetings with the healthcare team as needed.
- Arrange post-acute placement for complex discharges and engage appropriate agencies or community resources for high-risk patients.
- Plan for safe discharge and continuity of care, recognizing the needs of patients across ages and those who are physically disabled, mentally ill, chronically ill, terminally ill, or vulnerable.
- Provide advocacy and education, including patient and family self-care management and management education.
- Manage bioethics referrals.
- Provide education to physicians, staff, and the community.
- Provide case/care management and coordination education and training.
- Identify risk-management concerns and make referrals.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
