Social Service Worker PRN
About The Position
The Social Service Worker gathers psychosocial information and contributes to developing and implementing plans of care that provide excellent patient care while remaining sensitive to costs and available resources. The role collaborates with patients, their families or significant others, healthcare providers, insurers, community resources, and other involved parties, and performs duties under direct clinical supervision. The worker organizes and prioritizes patient-related work, documents as required, and helps coordinate timely intake, care, and discharge. Depending on patient needs, the role may include intake, crisis intervention, adjustment-to-illness counseling, referrals, advocacy, discharge planning, denial prevention, and support and education about Advance Directives. This is a PRN position at Primary Children's at Taylorsville in Salt Lake City, Utah. The scheduled shift is days, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., on weekdays and weekends. Benefits eligibility is listed as no. The hourly range is $29.43–$45.39, with the actual rate dependent on experience. External applicants with at least one year of experience are offered a $500 sign-on bonus.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution; degree will be verified.
- Current state licensure as a Social Services Worker.
- Computer skills, including email, word processing, and spreadsheets.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a healthcare setting.
Responsibilities
- Organize and prioritize daily work by reviewing new, current, and discharging patient needs in areas of responsibility, and complete required documentation.
- Gather psychosocial information for patients and caregivers.
- Educate, communicate, and coordinate with patient care teams and outside agencies to support quality care, timely intake and discharge, and resolution of delays and issues.
- Advocate for patients and families to support effective communication with multidisciplinary care teams, outside agencies, and other resources.
- As needed, provide initial intake, crisis intervention, adjustment-to-illness counseling, and referrals to treatment or resources.
- As needed, identify patients at risk for avoidable delays, extended stays, readmission, financial needs, or complex discharge needs, and coordinate with care providers and leaders on solutions.
- As needed, help prevent inpatient denials by intervening with payers and communicating information to support appeals of existing denials.
- As needed, coordinate discharge planning from admission through departure, including screening for needs, developing a discharge plan, and coordinating services for care during and after hospitalization.
- Provide support and education to patients, families, and staff members about Advance Directives.
Benefits
- A $500 sign-on bonus for external applicants with at least one year of experience.
- A comprehensive caregiver benefits package is described, but this position is listed as not benefits eligible.
