Discharge Planner-MSW

Nevada System of Higher Education•Naperville, IL

5d•$30 - $46•Hybrid

About The Position

Provides counseling and discharge planning services to patients who are in need of ongoing medical and/or psychosocial care following discharge. In collaboration with other members of the healthcare team, assesses medical needs of the patient and offers suggestions regarding follow-up care options. Prepares and updates social work medical records including nature of discharge needs, resources available, patient and family response to recommendations and the final discharge plans arranged. Directs patients to designated community agencies or resources, as necessary.

Requirements

Masters Degree Social Work Required
1 Year of medical social work experience in a health care setting
1 Year of a clinical rotation in an acute care hospital setting
1 Year of previous hospital social work experience
Licensed Social Worker (LSW) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) if license pending, must obtain license within eight months of hire into the job

Responsibilities

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served. This includes knowledge of the physical, social and psychological needs of patients served and the ability to respond appropriately to those needs.
Provides comprehensive discharge planning services for identified and referred cases. In doing so, assesses patients' emotional status, psychosocial stability, adjustment to injury, illness or disability, as well as family support system and financial condition.
Conducts post-acute care and discharge planning activities for patients referred and need-criteria identified, assessing and coordinating home care referrals, durable medical equipment, nursing home placement, rehabilitation placement, transportation, and other discharge needs.
Continuously communicates through the acute stay, discharge plan to patients, patient families and staff in order to help patient with adjustment to hospitalization and to facilitate discharge plan.
Screens all assigned unit cases based on social work team established criteria and actively pursue identified needs for patients and their families.
Provides psychosocial therapies to assist patients and their families in coping with problems related to illness and/or disability through the use of appropriate individual and group treatment methods.
Attends patient-centered conferences and complex care rounds on assigned units to discuss key social, financial, and discharge planning factors which may affect patients' responses to treatment.
Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading appropriate books, journals and other literature and by attending related seminars, conference and the like.
Maintains accurate and timely medical records including initial assessment, progress notes, discharge dispositions, and so forth.
Attends and participates in all required meetings including interdisciplinary treatment planning, administrative, in-service training, and so forth.
Remains abreast of agencies, professional organizations, and other resources that will assist patients and families in providing continuity of care after discharge and directs patients and patient families to same, as appropriate.
Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading appropriate books, journals and other literature and by attending related seminars, conference and the like.