Social Worker - Case Management

Tenet Healthcare Corporation • Modesto, CA

20h

About The Position

The Social Worker is responsible to facilitate care along a continuum through
effective resource coordination to help patients achieve optimal health, access
to care and appropriate utilization of resources, balanced with the patient’s
resources and right to self-determination.  The individual in this position has
overall responsibility for ensuring that care is provided at the appropriate
level of care based on medical necessity and to assess the patient for
transition needs to promote timely throughput, safe discharge and prevent
avoidable readmissions. Conducts complex psycho-social assessment and
intervention to promote timely throughput, safe discharge and prevent avoidable
readmissions.  This position integrates national standards for case management
scope of services including:      

•    Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission
prevention and patient satisfaction
•    Care Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring
care is sequenced and provided at the appropriate level of care  
•    Compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC
accreditation standards and Tenet policy 
•    Education provided to physicians, patients, families and caregivers
•    Participates in planning the social work component required in selected
hospital programs 
•    Provides in-service education for staff 
•    Collaborate with community providers to develop educational resources
appropriate for staff and patients/patient representatives

This individual’s responsibility will include the following activities: a) care
coordination, b) transition planning assessment and reassessment which may
include complex psycho-social assessment and intervention, c) implementation or
oversight of implementation of the transition/discharge plan, d) assistance with
adoptions, abuse and neglect cases, including assessment, intervention and
referral as appropriate to local, state and /or federal agencies, e) care
coordination,  f) implementation or oversight of implementation of the
transition plan, g) leading and/or facilitating multi-disciplinary patient care
conferences including Complex Case Review, h) making appropriate referrals to
other departments, i ) communicating with patients and families about the plan
of care, j) collaborating with physicians, office staff and ancillary
departments,  k) assuring patient education is completed to support post-acute
needs ,l) timely complete and concise documentation in Case Management system, m
) maintenance of accurate patient demographic and insurance information, n)
precepts new staff members and acts as a resource to all staff, o) facilitates
TEMPO as needed, p) participates in department quality improvement initiatives,
and q) other duties as assigned.

Doctors Medical Center of Modesto Hospital is committed to providing exceptional
patient care in a supportive and collaborative environment. As a member of our
team, you will have the opportunity to work with advanced technology and be part
of a healthcare community dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of
our patients.

At Doctors Medical Center of Modesto, we understand that our greatest asset is
our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we
provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health,
professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and
programs include:

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
Generous paid time off
Career development and continuing education opportunities
Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and
critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home
insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by
employment status

Doctors Medical Center (DMC), part of the Central Valley Doctors Health System,
is the largest full-care hospital between Stockton and Fresno, and from the
Sierras to the San Francisco Bay Area, with a 394-bed general acute care and a
67-bed inpatient psychiatric capacity. DMC is known for providing comprehensive
inpatient, outpatient and emergency care. Doctors Medical Center offers a wide
range of services including cardiology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, emergency and
trauma services, minimally-invasive and robotic surgery, women and childrens
services, medical/surgical, behavioral health, oncology and critical/intensive
care. Join our team!

Responsibilities

• facilitate care along a continuum through effective resource coordination
• ensure care is provided at the appropriate level of care based on medical necessity
• assess the patient for transition needs to promote timely throughput, safe discharge and prevent avoidable readmissions
• conduct complex psycho-social assessment and intervention to promote timely throughput, safe discharge and prevent avoidable readmissions
• Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention and patient satisfaction
• Care Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring care is sequenced and provided at the appropriate level of care
• Compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements, TJC accreditation standards and Tenet policy
• Education provided to physicians, patients, families and caregivers
• Participates in planning the social work component required in selected hospital programs
• Provides in-service education for staff
• Collaborate with community providers to develop educational resources appropriate for staff and patients/patient representatives
• care coordination
• transition planning assessment and reassessment which may include complex psycho-social assessment and intervention
• implementation or oversight of implementation of the transition/discharge plan
• assistance with adoptions, abuse and neglect cases, including assessment, intervention and referral as appropriate to local, state and /or federal agencies
• implementation or oversight of implementation of the transition plan
• leading and/or facilitating multi-disciplinary patient care conferences including Complex Case Review
• making appropriate referrals to other departments
• communicating with patients and families about the plan of care
• collaborating with physicians, office staff and ancillary departments
• assuring patient education is completed to support post-acute needs
• timely complete and concise documentation in Case Management system
• maintenance of accurate patient demographic and insurance information
• precepts new staff members and acts as a resource to all staff
• facilitates TEMPO as needed
• participates in department quality improvement initiatives
• other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees