CC Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Holy Cross Hospital West Valley • Layton, UT

2d • $30 - $45

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, as well as patients’ and families’ emotional, social, and financial needs. Working with patients, families, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary treatment team, the social worker arranges appropriate referrals and community services, documents discharge-planning actions, and helps develop and implement individualized plans of care. The role also supports patients and families who are having difficulty coping with changing medical conditions.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work.
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential.
• Knowledge of community resources used for discharge planning and of hospital operations.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of third-party payment systems and Medicare/Medicaid programs.
• Maintain current knowledge of community services through continuing education.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interviews, record review, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and caregivers to determine appropriate referrals.
• Facilitate discharge planning with patients, families, and the treatment team, making necessary referrals and arrangements and documenting actions.
• Assess patients’ and families’ emotional, social, and financial needs and help establish community resources to address them.
• Assess and reassess patients’ clinical and psychosocial status, premorbid status, community services used, and diagnosis and treatment plan as referred by Case Management.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement holistic, individualized plans of care.
• Provide support to patients and families who are having difficulty coping effectively with changing medical conditions.
• Coordinate and implement post-discharge plans in close coordination with Case Managers using ECIN.
• Provide patient advocacy and facilitate referrals to community resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time