Licensed Social Worker | Case Management, Full-Time

Memorial Health Ohio•Paris Township, OH

11d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves providing case management services as a Licensed Social Worker. The position is full-time and requires a Masters in Social Work. The social worker will conduct age-appropriate assessments, develop treatment/care plans, provide education and counseling, and assist with safe discharge plans. Key responsibilities include advocating for patient rights, serving on the Medical Ethics Committee, educating on self-determination, assisting with paternity issues, scheduling procedures, and documenting patient information. The role also involves performing pre-admission and concurrent reviews for Medicare and Medicaid, communicating with the healthcare team, and collaborating to ensure effective patient care. Additionally, the social worker will supervise a case manager assistant, mentor new LSWs, and contribute to departmental improvements. Critical thinking, professional development, and adherence to hospital policies are essential. The social worker must maintain accurate records, manage time and productivity, and understand financial accountability. Mandatory education, orientation, and competency completion are required, along with maintaining state-required CEUs and BLS certification. Regular attendance, working scheduled holidays, and pre-approved overtime are expected. The employee must adhere to the hospital's Ethics and Compliance program and core values.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited school of social work with current active registration in the State of Ohio with good standing.
Masters in Social Work.
Licensed as an Independent Social worker in the State of Ohio.
Completes 30 contact hours of approved CE during each two year renewal period consistent with requirements of the Ohio Board of Social Work.
Maintains continuous certification in American Heart Association’s BLS.

Responsibilities

Identifies daily patient assignment through hospital referral system and morning report.
Conducts age-appropriate assessments pertaining to the psychosocial, economic, of high-risk medical patients.
Provides age-appropriate psychosocial assessment, identifying functional, economic, cultural, and safety needs.
Assists in establishing a treatment/care plan when requested by the patient, physician, or nursing services.
Communicates patient needs with patient and/or family to gain cooperation and involvement with treatment.
Provides education, recommendation, and/or counseling pertaining to diagnosis and community resources.
Assists the patient (and family) along with health care providers in establishing a safe discharge plan following patient’s rights and regulatory requirements.
Advocates for patient rights.
Serves as a member of the Medical Ethics Committee.
Provides education to patients, staff and public on self-determination issues.
Assists and educates unwed mothers on Ohio paternity issues.
Schedules treatment room procedures.
Records patient evaluation and progress information in the medical record.
Actively communicates pertinent patient information to other members of the health care team.
Performs pre admission and concurrent review for medical necessity, appropriateness of admission and level of care for Medicare and Medicaid inpatient admissions.
Works with the patient family and health care team to ensure safe discharge to appropriate level of care.
Assists the RN case manager in creating and delivering preadmission and concurrent stay denials.
Directs and functionally supervise the activity of case manager assistant.
Mentors and precepts new LSW to hospital environment and case management position.
Actively looks for and creates opportunities to improve department, staff and personal development.
Develops and demonstrates knowledge of current developments in field to maintain professional competency.
Utilizes hospital and departmental policies and procedures in patient care delivery.
Actively participates in Case Conference and Plan of Care with input from Patient, Patient’s family and other members for the Health Care Delivery Team.
Assess need of patient for potential referral sources of skilled services and community resources.
Acts as a resource for new employees and precepts as needed.
All interactions are conducted in a professional manner.
Demonstrates a positive attitude.
Provides excellent customer service, facilitates quality care delivery and fosters an atmosphere of understanding cultural diversity.
Communicates dissatisfaction with issues to Director; actively contributes to the solution of problems and refrain from promoting dissatisfaction among co-workers.
Must be a team player, cooperate with co worker resolve conflict through one on one negotiation or with the assistance of the Director or their designee.
Participates in providing in-services to department as needed.
Maintains confidentiality at all times to protect patient’s privacy and maintains HIPAA privacy and security regulations.
Follows Social Worker Code of Ethics.
Documents accurately (painting a complete picture providing directions to other health care providers) refrains from using unapproved abbreviations in written or computer documentation.
Documentation is completed on a daily basis.
Understands the importance of accurate completion of documentation and standards for accrediting body requirements and how it impacts hospital payment and certification programs.
Maintains accurate records. (MIDAS +, Time cards, on call log sheets, etc.)
Maintains appropriateness of supplies, is accountable for productivity and management of time.
Understands hospitals goals for financial viability.
Attends all mandatory education and in-services required for facility.
Completes initial orientation and competencies per Human Resources established guidelines.
Completes annual competencies and unit specific competencies per Human Resources established guidelines.
Responsible and accountable for maintaining own state required CEU’s per licensing board requirements.
HIPAA privacy regulations and related procedures.
CMS updates on benefit coverage and acute care policies.
Review case management literature as distributed by Director.
Mandatory BLS requirements.
Completes mandatory health requirements (e.g. annual TB testing, Fit testing and physicals as indicated.
Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance.
Work scheduled holidays.
Overtime to be pre-approved per Director.
Requested scheduled time off to be preapproved by the Director.
Performs other duties as required or assigned; adheres to facility dress code; assists in completion of special projects as required and /or assigned; responds to emergencies outside normal working hours as needed for Disasters and HECIS.
Exhibits behaviors reflective of Memorial’s core values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Service.
Attends all mandatory education and in-services (i.e., team training, safety, infection control, etc.); completes mandatory health requirements.
Employee performs within the prescribed limits of the hospital’s and department’s Ethics and Compliance program and is responsible to detect, observe and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, or upward through the chain of command, the Compliance Officer, or the hospital hotline.