Case Manager - BSW/Bachelors

Great Plains Health • North Platte, NE

13d • Onsite

About The Position

This position provides comprehensive care coordination for patients as assigned. This position assesses the patient's plan of care and develops, implements, monitors and documents the utilization of resources and progress of the patient through their care, facilitating options and services to meet the patient's health care needs. The intensity of care coordination provided is situational and appropriate based on patient need and payer requirements. This position is accountable for the quality of clinical services delivered by both them and others and identifies/resolves barriers which may hinder effective patient care.

Requirements

• Education Bachelor's degree in Social Work required.
• Credentials Current certification by the State of Nebraska in Social Work (CSW) required.

Responsibilities

• Works in collaboration with the Case Management team in simple/difficult/complex cases.
• Assesses bio-psychosocial needs of identified patients and families through processes such as: chart review, personal interview, and consultation with members of treatment teams as necessary. This assessment is completed with an awareness of age specific needs.
• Develops discharge plan, in relationship to age specific needs, addressing identified patient and family needs and assist with implementation.
• Performs the daily screening process to identify patients in likely need of intervention.
• Participates in Patient Care meetings and maintains necessary records.
• Understands community resources, eligibility, and communicates information to patients and families, in relationship to age specific needs.
• Documents discharge plans and interventions in patient's medical records, and also provides patient information for continuity of care with other team members.
• Provides Case Management services (when available) when the trauma team is activated and in emergency situations on a call back disaster plan.
• Provides crisis intervention, according to age specific needs to patient and their families.

What This Job Offers

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