Social Worker II

Tenet Healthcare Corporation•El Paso, TX

17h

About The Position

The Social Worker facilitates care along a continuum through effective resource coordination, helping patients achieve optimal health, access care, and appropriately use resources while considering their resources and right to self-determination. The role assesses transition needs, including identifying and assessing patients at risk for readmission, and conducts complex psychosocial assessments and interventions to promote timely throughput, safe discharge, and prevention of avoidable readmissions. The position applies national case management standards for transition management, care coordination, regulatory compliance, education, and population leadership. This includes promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention, and patient satisfaction; ensuring care is delivered in the right sequence and at the appropriate level; complying with state and federal regulations, TJC accreditation standards, and Tenet policy; educating physicians, patients, families, and caregivers; and serving as a resource for Tenet performance standards.

Requirements

Master's of Social Work.
Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice the profession as required by law or regulation in the state of practice or policy; active license for the state(s) covered.

Nice To Haves

Two years of acute hospital experience.
Accredited Case Manager (ACM) certification.

Responsibilities

Conduct complex psychosocial transition-planning assessments and reassessments and provide interventions.
Assist with adoption, abuse, and neglect cases, including assessment, intervention, and referral to local, state, and/or federal agencies as appropriate.
Coordinate care.
Implement or oversee implementation of the transition plan.
Lead and/or facilitate multidisciplinary patient care conferences, including Complex Case Review.
Make appropriate referrals to other departments.
Communicate the plan of care to patients and families.
Collaborate with physicians, office staff, and ancillary departments.
Ensure patient education is completed to support post-acute needs.
Complete timely, concise documentation in the Case Management system.
Maintain accurate patient demographic and insurance information.
Precept new staff members and serve as a resource to staff.
Facilitate TEMPO as needed.
Participate in department quality improvement initiatives.
Perform other duties as assigned.