Social Worker II
Conifer Health Solutions•Rock Hill, SC
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 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 re-admissions.
Requirements
- Required Education: Master of Social Work.
- Certifications/Registrations/Licenses: 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
- Preferred Experience: 2 years of acute hospital experience.
- Certifications/Registrations/Licenses: 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 and communicating with patients and families about the plan of care
- Performs related duties as required.
