Care Coordinator (LMSW) - Case Coordination

Hartford Healthcare • New Britain, CT

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Hartford HealthCare is actively looking for a Care Coordinator (LMSW) to join their dynamic team with Case Coordination in New Britain, CT. The Hospital of Central Connecticut is an acute-care community teaching hospital, providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services. The social worker (LMSW) is a graduate-level professional with expertise in assessing and treating patients across the continuum of care. This role involves developing and implementing discharge planning within an interdisciplinary healthcare team, addressing complex clinical care needs by identifying and removing barriers to post-acute care access. The Care Coordinator works collaboratively with providers to optimize the use of acute care hospital days and prevent prolonged length of stay. Responsibilities include addressing psychosocial needs, leading family meetings, providing bereavement support and grief counseling, advocacy with community agencies and within the acute care team, and addressing substance abuse. The role maintains ethical principles and professional standards in adherence to the NASW code of ethics.

Requirements

• Masters in Social Work (MSW)
• Valid Masters of Social Work License with the State of Connecticut
• Knowledge of Connecticut Social Work Law for mandated reporting for child abuse and neglect; and mandated reporting for Elderly and Mental retardation.
• Demonstrate comprehension of medical terminology, natural history of illness and general disease processes; identification of and reliance on educational resources to continuously improve clinical practice as a medical social worker.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills required.
• Possesses ability to provide expert verbal and written clinical documentation and consultation along the continuum of care.
• Must be able to work collaboratively, efficiently and effectively with multidisciplinary health care professionals to ensure a seamless transition of care for our patients and families.
• Ability to multi-task and address multiple needs of healthcare team members and patients/families.
• Ability to address complex psychosocial needs by working with community resources and addressing barriers that prevent patient from optimizing their health and quality of life.
• Ability to work in fast changing healthcare environment.
• Abides by the NASW Code of Ethics.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual in Spanish/English
• Public Health experience preferred
• Knowledge of computer applications preferred

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements discharge planning within an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Addresses complex clinical care needs by identifying and removing barriers that prevent optimum access to needed post-acute care.
• Works collaboratively with the providers to identify discharge barriers and delays in order to optimize most efficient use of acute care hospital days and prevent prolonged length of stay.
• Addresses all aspects of patient’s psychosocial needs including leading family meetings, providing bereavement support and grief counseling, advocacy with community agencies and within the acute care interdisciplinary team and addressing of substance abuse.
• Works collaboratively with all teams in the hospital to optimize patient’s quality of life by addressing patient’s needs holistically.
• Maintains ethical principles and professional standards of practice in adherence to the NASW code of ethics.
• Provide expert verbal and written clinical documentation and consultation along the continuum of care.
• Work collaboratively, efficiently and effectively with multidisciplinary health care professionals to ensure a seamless transition of care for our patients and families.
• Multi-task and address multiple needs of healthcare team members and patients/families.
• Address complex psychosocial needs by working with community resources and addressing barriers that prevent patient from optimizing their health and quality of life.
• Work in fast changing healthcare environment.
• Abide by the NASW Code of Ethics.

Benefits

• Newly Revised Competitive Hourly Rates
• Tuition Reimbursement after just 6 months of employment and up to 40% reimbursement with Quinnipiac University for colleague AND dependents
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Medical, dental and vision plans
• 401K with company match
• Ample opportunities for advancement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level