CC Licensed Clinical Social Worker
About The Position
The Licensed Clinical Social Worker coordinates and implements post-discharge plans in close coordination with Case Managers, using the Extended Care Information Network (ECIN). The role manages patient discharge processes, advocates for patients, and facilitates referrals to community resources to support seamless transitions of care. The social worker assesses patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs; evaluates patient and family emotional, social, and financial needs; and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement individualized plans of care. The position also provides support to patients and families coping with changing medical conditions and maintains current knowledge of community services through continuing education. Holy Cross Hospital - Davis is a 220-bed hospital serving northern Utah. Its Weber Campus in Roy offers emergency care, radiology, mammography, and 24/7 laboratory services.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in social work.
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
- Knowledge of community resources used for discharge planning and hospital operations.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Knowledge of third-party payment systems and Medicare/Medicaid programs.
- Expertise in discharge planning and community resource navigation.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to use ECIN.
- Commitment to patient advocacy.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interviews, record review, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and caregivers to ensure appropriate referrals.
- Facilitate discharge planning with patients, families, and the treatment team, making needed referrals and arrangements and documenting actions.
- Assess patients’ and families’ emotional, social, and financial needs and help arrange community resources to address them.
- Assess and reassess patients’ clinical and psychosocial status, premorbid status, community services used, diagnosis, and treatment plan following Case Management referral.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement holistic, individualized plans of care.
- Support patients and families who are having difficulty coping with changing medical conditions.
- Coordinate and implement post-discharge plans with Case Managers using ECIN.
- Maintain current knowledge of community services through continuing education.
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Job Type
Full-time
