Social Worker II

Conifer Health Solutions•El Paso, TX

About The Position

This position may qualify for a sign-on bonus. Full Time, Days Job Summary 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 to assess the patient for transition needs including identifying and assessing patients at risk for readmission. 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:

Requirements

Master's of Social Work
MSW
Must be currently licensed, certified or registered to practice profession as required by law or regulation in state of practice or policy
Active license for state(s) covered

Nice To Haves

2 years of acute hospital experience
Accredited Case Manager (ACM)

Responsibilities

complex psycho-social transition planning assessment and reassessment and intervention
assistance with adoptions, abuse and neglect cases, including assessment, intervention and referral as appropriate to local, state and /or federal agencies
care coordination
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