Social Work Case Manager

Marshfield Clinic•Weston, WI

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About The Position

The Social Work Case Manager, in partnership with physicians, nursing, and healthcare team members, utilize professional medical social work skills to effectively provide overall care coordination with emphasis on psychosocial assessment and intervention, complex discharge planning knowledge of community resources, appropriate documentation in the medical record and networking and collaborating with other hospital disciplines and community agencies. Establishes and documents plans for effective management of the identified needs. Social Work Case Manager is accountable for intervening with patients and families, by applying critical thinking skills to monitor psychosocial status and issues that impact the clinical progression and transition/discharge plan for patients, coping and decision making. The Social Work Case Manager role also includes proactive, individualized planning for patients' progress across the continuum that optimizes quality of care, patient satisfaction, and cost.

Requirements

For positions requiring education beyond a high school diploma or equivalent, educational qualifications must be from an institution whose accreditation is recognized by the Council for Higher Education and Accreditation.
Minimum Required: Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field.
Minimum Required: Must have Wisconsin Social Work Training Certificate upon hire and complete required coursework within two-year timeframe provided by the certificate, resulting in obtaining your WI State Social Work license.
Employee may not at any time have been or be excluded from participation in any federally funded program, including Medicare and Medicaid. This is a condition of employment. Employee must immediately notify his/her manager or the Health System's Compliance Officer if he/she is threatened with exclusion or becomes excluded from any federally funded program.

Nice To Haves

Preferred/Optional: Master's degree in Social Work or related field.
Preferred/Optional: Experience in Community Health or hospital continuing care/discharge planning. Three to five years' acute care facility preferred.
Preferred/Optional: Wisconsin Social Work license upon hire.

Responsibilities

overall care coordination
psychosocial assessment and intervention
complex discharge planning
knowledge of community resources
appropriate documentation in the medical record
networking and collaborating with other hospital disciplines and community agencies
effective management of the identified needs
intervening with patients and families
monitor psychosocial status and issues that impact the clinical progression and transition/discharge plan for patients, coping and decision making
proactive, individualized planning for patients' progress across the continuum that optimizes quality of care, patient satisfaction, and cost