Clinical Social Worker

Hospital for Special Surgery•New York, NY

About The Position

Hospital for Special Surgery is seeking a Clinical Social Worker for a per diem, part-time position. The role requires healthcare or medical social work experience with discharge planning, including complex discharge planning and supportive counseling for inpatients. Relevant patient needs include trauma, post-orthopedic surgery, substance abuse, chronic pain, child abuse or domestic violence, and social barriers to discharge. The position also requires a BSW and an LCSW license. A Master's degree in Social Work, training in assessment and brief counseling, DSM-V knowledge, crisis intervention experience, and NYS Screen certification are preferred. The posting also includes position and unit accountabilities concerning managed care contracts, physician enrollment, payor compliance and payment issues, liaison work with physician offices and insurance payors, PHO meeting coordination, tracking logs, and managing a PHO phone line. These listed duties appear administrative and are reproduced as stated in the posting.

Requirements

Previous experience as a social worker in a healthcare or medical setting, including discharge planning.
Experience providing supportive counseling to inpatients, particularly in connection with trauma, post-orthopedic surgery, substance abuse, chronic pain, child abuse or domestic violence, and social barriers to discharge.
Experience with complex discharge planning.
Bachelor's degree in Social Work (BSW).
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Social Work.
Training and experience in assessment and brief counseling support.
Knowledge of DSM-V as a diagnostic tool for assessment and counseling.
Experience with crisis intervention.
NYS Screen Certified.
Knowledge of regulatory agency standards.
Good oral and written communication ability.
Strong problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects independently.
Good organizational skills.

Responsibilities

Assist with contracts, including negotiation of physician managed care contracts, analytics, and financial modeling.
Coordinate physician enrollment in managed care plans.
Ensure managed care companies comply with negotiated contracts.
Follow up on and resolve payment issues with insurance payors.
Act as a liaison between physician offices and insurance payors.
Schedule, coordinate, and document PHO-related meetings.
Create and maintain tracking logs for insurance payor issues and track accountability for closing out items.
Oversee the PHO phone line, respond to inquiries, and assist with urgent physician office issues.
Maintain satisfactory attendance and punctuality.
Adjust to changing situations and work assignments.