Social Worker MSW Part Time

HCA•Kissimmee, FL

51d

About The Position

The medical social worker is responsible for promoting patient-centered care by evaluating psychosocial needs, providing community service coordination for identified patient populations, and providing support and crisis intervention where indicated. The social worker acts as a liaison between the patient and community resources/post-acute care providers. The social worker creates and facilitates timely implementation of discharge plans and arranges post-acute interventions identified in the plan of care. The social worker facilitates patient movement across the continuum of care and identifies, addresses, and tracks barriers to patient throughput. In partnership with RN CM, the social worker is responsible for ensuring the post-acute medical needs and level of care are appropriate The social worker will respond timely to referrals from RN CM or other staff when risk factors for social determinants of health are identified Perform thorough assessments and develop appropriate plans of care for high risk patients with discharge planning or psychosocial needs Perform proactive discharge planning Provideexpertisein post-acute services and community resources Identifyand address barriers to discharge and recovery, including financial, emotional, psychosocial, medical, spiritual Provide psychosocial support and resources Provide education to patients and caregiversregardingcommunity resources and post-acute level of care criteria, benefits, and coverage Assistin coordinating andfacilitatingfamily conferences Engage in community outreach and program development to support patient and caregiver needs Participate in interdisciplinary care planning process Maintain effective communication between members of the care team Provide expertise in ethics cases Assist patients and caregivers with end of life issues, from advance directives to grief support Provide psychosocial support to patients and caregivers for adjustment to patients' chronic and/ or terminal illness/death

Requirements

Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
Master of Social Work (MSW) required
State licensure preferred (may be required by state regulations)
Knowledgeable about internal, community and post-acute care resources
Basic social worker skills including but not limited to empathy, sensitivity to cultural values, advocacy, communication and crisis intervention

Nice To Haves

Certification in social work or case management preferred
Acute care social work experience preferred

Responsibilities

promoting patient-centered care by evaluating psychosocial needs
providing community service coordination for identified patient populations
providing support and crisis intervention where indicated
acting as a liaison between the patient and community resources/post-acute care providers
creating and facilitating timely implementation of discharge plans and arranges post-acute interventions identified in the plan of care
facilitating patient movement across the continuum of care and identifies, addresses, and tracks barriers to patient throughput
ensuring the post-acute medical needs and level of care are appropriate
responding timely to referrals from RN CM or other staff when risk factors for social determinants of health are identified
performing thorough assessments and develop appropriate plans of care for high risk patients with discharge planning or psychosocial needs
performing proactive discharge planning
providing expertise in post-acute services and community resources
identifying and addressing barriers to discharge and recovery, including financial, emotional, psychosocial, medical, spiritual
providing psychosocial support and resources
providing education to patients and caregivers regarding community resources and post-acute level of care criteria, benefits, and coverage
assisting in coordinating and facilitating family conferences
engaging in community outreach and program development to support patient and caregiver needs
participating in interdisciplinary care planning process
maintaining effective communication between members of the care team
providing expertise in ethics cases
assisting patients and caregivers with end of life issues, from advance directives to grief support
providing psychosocial support to patients and caregivers for adjustment to patients' chronic and/ or terminal illness/death

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
Colleague recognition program
Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.