Social Worker Case Management - Full Time

Indiana Regional Medical Center • Indiana, PA

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About The Position

The Social Worker Case Management role provides psychosocial assessments on an as-needed basis in accordance with Case Management Department policies and procedures. The position promotes and adheres to IRMC’s ICARE core values—Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence—and G.R.E.A.T. customer standards: greet, respond, explain, ask, and thank.

The social worker uses brief interventions and supportive, solutions-focused counseling for identified issues; collaborates with multiple disciplines in the hospital and community; and provides crisis intervention when appropriate. The role also requires awareness of the special needs and behaviors of specific age groups, understanding the continuum of care and explaining it to patients, families, and health care team members, understanding third-party payor systems as they relate to discharge planning, and using basic computer skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in a health-related field.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to understand the continuum of care in the health care system and communicate it to patients, families, and health care team members.
• Ability to understand third-party payor systems as they relate to discharge planning.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate curriculum leading to a master’s degree in an accredited school of social work, or documented equivalent education, training, and/or experience.
• Social work experience in an acute care setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessments on an as-needed basis in accordance with Case Management Department policies and procedures.
• Promote and adhere to IRMC’s ICARE core values and G.R.E.A.T. customer standards.
• Use brief interventions and supportive, solutions-focused counseling techniques for identified issues.
• Work collaboratively with multiple disciplines within the hospital and community.
• Provide crisis intervention when appropriate.
• Consider the special needs and behaviors of specific age groups.
• Understand the continuum of care in the health care system and communicate it to patients, families, and other members of the health care team.
• Understand third-party payor systems as they relate to discharge planning.
• Use basic computer skills.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time