Social Worker Case Manager - Full Time (40 hours/week)

Kittitas Valley Healthcare • Ellensburg, WA

3d • $37 - $57 • Onsite

About The Position

The Social Worker Case Manager collaborates as part of a multidisciplinary team to initiate and support discharge planning from the time of admission, in compliance with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations. Responsibilities include assessing psychosocial needs, identifying barriers to discharge, coordinating community resources, managing patient cases, and maintaining timely documentation in the electronic medical record. The Social Worker Case Manager supports resource coordination and non-clinical discharge tasks in collaboration with RN Case Managers, but they lead the management of complex discharge needs requiring clinical judgment. They also facilitate safe and appropriate transfers to the next level of care, including: skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation, long-term acute care and long-term care, and arrange for post-acute services such as home health and hospice. This role is integral to ensuring timely, patient-centered discharge planning and continuity of care.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s of Social Work (BSW) degree from an educational program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
• BLS/CPR Certification within 90 days of hire

Nice To Haves

• Master’s of Social Work (MSW) degree from an educational program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
• At least one year of previous hospital case management experience
• Case Management Certification
• Rural healthcare experience
• Experience with Cerner EHR

Responsibilities

• Initiate and support discharge planning from the time of admission, in compliance with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations.
• Assess psychosocial needs.
• Identify barriers to discharge.
• Coordinate community resources.
• Manage patient cases.
• Maintain timely documentation in the electronic medical record.
• Support resource coordination and non-clinical discharge tasks in collaboration with RN Case Managers.
• Lead the management of complex discharge needs requiring clinical judgment.
• Facilitate safe and appropriate transfers to the next level of care, including: skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation, long-term acute care and long-term care.
• Arrange for post-acute services such as home health and hospice.

Benefits

• Low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Robust employee wellness program
• Company contribution toward medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including coverage available for spouses/ domestic partners, and dependent children
• Continuing education programs
• Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program
• Certification pay
• Pension eligible after just one year of part-time status

What This Job Offers

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