Licensed Clinical Social Workers

KurzSolutions • Bradenton, FL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This multi-specialty psychology group offers general therapeutic and diagnostic services including treatment for mood and behavior disorders, relationship concerns, memory and cognitive concerns, academic problems, as well as personal growth and development. The role involves providing case management, care coordination, and planning for outpatient care settings. The social worker will assist patients, family members, and caregivers in receiving the most appropriate options and services to meet their complex healthcare needs, including acute, chronic, multiple, complex, catastrophic, or life-threatening illnesses; combat stress, residuals of traumatic brain injury; community adjustment; addictions and other health problems. This position requires coordinating care with multiple providers across all levels and sites of care, addressing psychosocial as well as medical needs of patients and their families/caregivers through participation in multidisciplinary patient care management practice, and evaluating care and outcomes to ensure the most appropriate and effective care and services.

Requirements

• Must have a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from an accredited school of social work.
• Must have a valid license with no adverse action pending from the state of Florida.
• Must have a minimum of 2 years of full-time experience in professional case management or discharge planning programs for adults, children, families, couples, seniors, and groups.
• Must be a certified Case Manager by the Commission for Case Management (CCM) or National Association of Social Workers (NASW) -OR- certification eligible with 2 years full-time experience in case management for adults, children, families, seniors, and groups.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identifies and evaluates patients and families for case management from a variety of sources such as through disposition planning, referrals, the Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) process, the healthcare system, employers, and facility staff.
• Conducts systematic, ongoing, thorough collection of patient's physical, emotional, psychological, social, and medical status and information to include direct patient contact and other relevant sources such as professional and non-professional caregivers, medical records, and family/caregiver interviews.
• Conducts applied research and clinical investigations in clinical/behavioral health psychology for children/adolescents, families, couples, and adults.
• Develop an appropriate patient-specific plan of care to include short and long-term goals, objectives, and actions.
• Coordinate, collaborate, and obtain approval of the plan among the patient, family/caregiver, primary provider, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Guides the patient and family/caregiver through the healthcare system, maximizing the use of resources.
• Coordinates and executes the plan of care, optimizing access to appropriate services.
• Ensures necessary referrals are ordered by the appropriate discipline and coordinated.
• Serves as an advocate for, and ensures education is provided to, the patient and family/caregiver as required.
• Promotes adherence to treatment plans for improved healthcare outcomes.
• Ensures timely and appropriate provision of services.
• Conducts and/or participates in program evaluation as directed.
• Monitors and evaluates patient's adherence and response to the treatment plan; timeliness of patient and family/caregiver contact and follow-up; identification of variances, patterns, or trends from established practice guidelines and/or standards; established outcome measurements; results of interventions, treatment delivery and timeliness of care; and utilization of resources.
• Monitors and evaluates the facility's case management program local policies and guidelines.
• Coordinates and participates in interdisciplinary team meetings, designated facility meetings, and Care Coordination meetings.
• Shares knowledge and experiences gained from own clinical practice and education relevant to the field of social work and case management.
• Participates in the orientation and training of other staff.
• May serve on committees, work groups, and task forces at the facility.
• Must maintain a level of productivity and quality consistent with the complexity of the assignment; facility policies and guidelines.
• Follows applicable local instructions, policies, and guidelines.
• Completes medical record documentation and coding and designated tracking logs and data reporting as required by local facility instructions, policies, and guidance.
• Completes all required electronic medical record training, orientation and training programs, and mandated Case Management training.

What This Job Offers

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