Licensed Social Worker - UAMS Health Benton/Bryant

University of Arkansas System•Benton, AR

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Licensed Social Worker is a member of the care management team and responsible for assisting in the management of the continuum of patient care on the inpatient medical setting from admission through discharge at the UAMS Health Benton/Bryant location. The role reflects appropriate knowledge of Social Work scope of practice, current state requirements, CMS Conditions of Participation, EMTALA, Patient Bill of Rights, AB 1203 and other Federal or State regulatory agency requirements specific to the Social Work role. The Social Work team members will partner with the multi-disciplinary team utilizing best practices, relevant data and compliance with the mission/philosophy, standards, goals and core values of UAMS: Comfort, Hope, and Healing. The primary elements of the social work role include assessment of the psychological, financial, and discharge planning needs of the patients and families, providing information, support, counseling, and referrals to other levels of care and appropriate resources for a variety of diagnoses for the adult population.

Requirements

Master’s degree in social work.
Must be a licensed by an Arkansas Professional Board as a Licensed Masters Social Worker or Licensed Certified Social Worker (LMSW or LCSW).
Proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.

Nice To Haves

Two (2) years of experience in an Acute Care Hospital Setting.
Experience in Case Management.
Certified Case Manager (CCM) or American Case Management (ACM) certification.

Responsibilities

Completes assessment for patients admitted to the hospital.
Performs discharge planning and aftercare coordination, community referrals and linkages.
Provides patient and family education and adjustment to illness counseling, grief counseling and crisis intervention.
Promotes patient and family centered care and documents the patient choices in the medical record as required.
Recommends care and services that are appropriate to the specified chronological age, developmental age, social maturity, and cultural background of the patient being treated.
Documents and communicates with all treatment teams, patients, and family pertaining to the coordination of care and services.
Serves as a consultant for processing guardianship, power of attorney, health care proxy, and advanced directives.
Collaborates with other UAMS Departments and actively participates in hospital wide performance improvement metrics and regulatory compliance initiatives.
Reports and reviews department specific data metrics on a monthly basis.
Implements, monitors, and evaluates the Care Management quality improvement initiatives.
Acts as a resource to others in the performance of duties.
Demonstrates a commitment to the personal and professional development of other UAMS employees.
Participates in recruitment/retention of staff.
Other duties as assigned in order to meet the UAMS Core Values and the business needs of the Department