Social Worker III - Case Management

Conifer Health Solutions•Boca Raton, FL

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 assessing 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: Transition Management promoting appropriate length of stay, readmission prevention and patient satisfaction Care Coordination by demonstrating throughput efficiency while assuring care is the right sequence and at 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

Requirements

BSW or MSW based on license requirements of the state in which the Tenet Hospital operates.
Demonstrated organizational skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to lead and coordinate activities of a diverse group of people in a fast-paced environment
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills and computer literacy.
Two years’ acute hospital experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

MSW or LCSW
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
assured 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
other duties as assigned