Social Work Case Manager II | Part-time | Venice

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System • Venice, FL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Social Work Case Manager (SWCM) uses professional clinical social work skills to assess patients and their support systems for discharge planning, psychosocial and counseling support needs. The SWCM establishes plans to manage identified episodic and population-based needs effectively. Assessment, planning, intervention, and reassessment take place collaboratively with medical staff, clinical case managers, nursing, allied health disciplines, hospital business and financial services, agencies across the continuum of care, and payors.

The SWCM also takes a leadership role in identifying and managing patients with catastrophic needs and social determinants of health. The role expands collaboration with service providers within the hospital and community and exemplifies proactive, patient-oriented clinical practice that optimizes quality of care, utilization, cost effectiveness, and patient experience. This is a part-time position at the Venice campus, working 20 hours per week.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from a Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited university.
• A minimum of three years of acute care hospital or other related healthcare experience; or a minimum of two years of acute care hospital case management experience.

Nice To Haves

• Active Case Management Certification (ACM-SW or A-SWCM).
• Demonstrated ability to manage high-risk situations and multiple tasks, and adjust priorities according to patient, department, and hospital needs.
• Strong clinical social work assessment, critical thinking, problem-solving, interviewing, decision-making, negotiation, conflict management, and organizational skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, and ability to respond to issues and patient needs when on-call.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with leaders, staff, patients, families, the healthcare team, payers, and external agencies.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and their support systems for discharge planning, psychosocial support, and counseling needs.
• Establish plans for effective management of identified episodic and population-based needs.
• Perform assessment, planning, intervention, and reassessment in collaboration with medical staff, clinical case managers, nursing, allied health disciplines, hospital business and financial services, continuum-of-care agencies, and payors.
• Lead the identification and management of patients with catastrophic needs and social determinants of health.
• Collaborate with hospital and community service providers to support proactive, patient-oriented clinical practice and optimize quality of care, utilization, cost effectiveness, and patient experience.

What This Job Offers

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