Social Worker (MSW) Case Manager - Full Time

Kittitas Valley Healthcare • Ellensburg, WA

2d • $32 - $48

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 works alongside Social Service Specialists to support resource coordination and non-clinical discharge tasks, but in collaboration with RN Case Managers, 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, 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

• Masters of Social Work (MSW) degree from an educational program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
• BLS/CPR Certification within 90 days of hire
• At least one year of previous hospital case management experience

Nice To Haves

• Hospital inpatient case management experience
• Case Management Certification
• Rural healthcare experience
• Experience with Cerner EHR

Responsibilities

• Initiate and support discharge planning from the time of admission
• Assess psychosocial needs
• Identify barriers to discharge
• Coordinate community resources
• Manage patient cases
• Maintain timely documentation in the electronic medical record
• Lead the management of complex discharge needs requiring clinical judgment
• Facilitate safe and appropriate transfers to the next level of care
• Arrange for post-acute services such as home health and hospice

Benefits

• KVH puts ‘employee care’ high on the priority list, with health benefits like low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance and a robust employee wellness program.
• KVH offers company contribution toward your choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including coverage available for spouses/ domestic partners, and dependent children.
• KVH believes that continuing education is critical to our mission and vision. We have implemented many educational programs such as the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program and certification pay to encourage continuing education.
• KVH wants our employees to know they are valued. One of the ways we show this is by quickly vesting employees, making them pension eligible after just one year of part-time status.

What This Job Offers

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